11-Year-Old Australian Tourist Stabbed in Leicester Square
Girl discharged from hospital after being attacked by a man now charged with attempted murder.
- The victim, an 11-year-old girl from Australia, was stabbed eight times in central London.
- Ioan Pintaru, 32, has been charged with attempted murder and possession of a bladed article.
- The girl required plastic surgery for wounds to her face, neck, wrists, and shoulders.
- A security guard and members of the public intervened to stop the attack.
- Authorities confirmed the incident is not believed to be terror-related.