BBC
A man has been charged with attempted murder after an 11-year-old girl was stabbed in Leicester Square.
Ioan Pinatru, 32, of no fixed address, has also been charged with possession of a bladed article.
It was initially thought that the girl’s mother had also been hurt, but it was later confirmed that blood from her daughter’s wounds had been mistaken for injuries of her own.
The girl was taken to hospital with injuries that are serious but not life-threatening, the Metropolitan Police said.
This breaking news story is being updated and more details will be published shortly. Please refresh the page for the fullest version.
You can receive Breaking News on a smartphone or tablet via the BBC News App. You can also follow @BBCBreaking on Twitter to get the latest alerts.
