LONDON: Five people have been treated following a stabbing Thursday morning in south London, according to London’s Ambulance Service.
London’s Metropolitan Police said that a man was arrested following the stabbing in Croydon, which British media reports said happened near an Asda supermarket. Authorities didn’t provide a motive for the stabbing.
The ambulance service said that one person was taken to a major trauma center in London and four other people were hospitalized.
“We sent a number of resources to the scene, including ambulance crews, a paramedic in a fast response car, an incident response officer, members of our Tactical Response Unit and London’s Air Ambulance,” the service said.
The violence came on the same day that a teenager faced sentencing for fatally stabbing three girls at a Taylor Swift-themed summer dance class in the northwestern English town of Southport.
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5 treated after stabbing in south London, 1 man arrested
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5 treated after stabbing in south London, 1 man arrested
- Metropolitan Police said that a man was arrested following the stabbing in Croydon
- Authorities didn’t provide a motive for the stabbing
Man convicted of attempting to kill Trump faces sentence
- Ryan Routh was convicted in September of trying to kill then-candidate Donald Trump at his Florida golf course
WASHINGTON: A man faces up to life in prison Wednesday over his attempt to assassinate Donald Trump at his Florida golf course just months before the US presidential election in 2024.
Ryan Routh, 59, was convicted in September of trying to kill then-candidate Trump, the second attempt on the billionaire’s life in the run-up to the vote that brought him back to the White House.
In September 2024, Secret Service agents chased Routh away after spotting him with a weapon near the golf course where Trump was playing. He was arrested shortly afterwards.
At the end of his trial, Routh tried to stab himself with a pen, but guards intervened to stop him.
“Routh’s crimes undeniably warrant a life sentence — he took steps over the course of months to assassinate a major presidential candidate, demonstrated the will to kill anybody in the way, and has since expressed neither regret nor remorse to his victims,” prosecutors argued in a court filing, according to ABC News.
“Routh’s crimes of conviction reflect careful plotting, extensive premeditation, and a cowardly disregard for human life,” they wrote.
Routh defended himself during his trial, pleading not guilty and claiming that he never intended to harm Trump or anyone else.
Trump was also the target of an assassination attempt on July 13, 2024, when Thomas Matthew Crooks fired several shots during a campaign rally in Pennsylvania. One of them grazed Trump’s right ear.
Ryan Routh, 59, was convicted in September of trying to kill then-candidate Trump, the second attempt on the billionaire’s life in the run-up to the vote that brought him back to the White House.
In September 2024, Secret Service agents chased Routh away after spotting him with a weapon near the golf course where Trump was playing. He was arrested shortly afterwards.
At the end of his trial, Routh tried to stab himself with a pen, but guards intervened to stop him.
“Routh’s crimes undeniably warrant a life sentence — he took steps over the course of months to assassinate a major presidential candidate, demonstrated the will to kill anybody in the way, and has since expressed neither regret nor remorse to his victims,” prosecutors argued in a court filing, according to ABC News.
“Routh’s crimes of conviction reflect careful plotting, extensive premeditation, and a cowardly disregard for human life,” they wrote.
Routh defended himself during his trial, pleading not guilty and claiming that he never intended to harm Trump or anyone else.
Trump was also the target of an assassination attempt on July 13, 2024, when Thomas Matthew Crooks fired several shots during a campaign rally in Pennsylvania. One of them grazed Trump’s right ear.
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