UK Court Keeps 19-Year-Old in Custody After London Stabbing Rampage

A spokesman for the Australian foreign office said: “The department of foreign affairs and trade has been providing consular assistance to three Australians caught up in a stabbing attack in Russell Square, London”.

Ms Horton was visiting London with her husband, Florida State University psychology professor Richard Wagner, who had been teaching summer classes in London.

A 19-year-old man charged with the murder of a USA tourist in a knife attack in Russell Square, London has been remanded in custody following a brief appearance at Westminster magistrates court.

Florida State University, where Wagner is a psychology scholar, issued a statement saying: “There are no words to express our heartache over this awful tragedy”.

Floral tributes are seen at the spot in Russell Square where Darlene Horton died following a knife attack, in central London.

“I freaking love London”, he told the AP.

British police have said they found no evidence that terrorism was a motive and the suspect had a history of mental illness. The victims were named in court Saturday for the first time. He praised London’s Metropolitan Police and the staff at Royal London Hospital.

London mayor Sadiq Khan called for the public to remain “calm and vigilant”.

He is also charged with the attempted murder of Martin Hoenisch, Lillie Selletin, David Imber, Bernard Hepplewhite and Yovel Lewronski, who were all injured in the same attack.

Flowers are laid at the scene of the stabbing.

While it is possible that Bulhan was simply a very disturbed young man acting alone, the recent history of terrorist attacks across Europe, practically all perpetrated by refugees from the Middle East or North Africa, will undoubtedly impel police investigators to consider that angle. “They said that when he stabbed the people he didn’t shout or scream anything”.

The attacker managed to slip by Hoenisch and stabbed him in the right arm.

Pol O’Geibheannigh, 45, was walking back from the cinema when he saw a massive police presence and a woman lying in a pool of blood.

“I’m a firefighter. I’m a good guy”, he said Saturday.