At East Street Market in south-east London a knife-wielding man attacked several people on a busy sunday morning causing wide-spread panic among shop-keepers and visitors
The incident started around ten-thirty in the morning when a man in his 60s began attacking market-goers at random. A local fabric seller (who wanted to stay un-named) described how the suspect was “stabbing people willy-nilly“ with a large knife
One victim — a man in his 60s passed away at the scene while emergency workers tried to save his life; two other people got stabbed and were taken to hospital for treatment
I had to run away‚ Iʼve never seen anything like it
Benaisa Lourdjane a long-time resident helped catch the attacker: “Me and another guy ran after him and held him till police came“ he explained adding that hes been in the area since the early 80s
Commander Peter Stevens said police dont think its terrorism related and believe mental health issues played a role in the attack. Officers quickly caught the suspect (also in his 60s) and arent looking for anyone else
The market area which is just off Walworth Road saw many people running for safety as the attacker moved through the crowds. Emergency services arrived within minutes after getting calls around ten-forty that morning