Daniel Anjorin: Murder accused Marcus Monzo sought after to kill, courtroom informed

The guy accused of stabbing a 14-year-boy to demise in east London had “a clear intention to kill,” a jury has heard.

Marcus Monzo, 37, denies murdering Daniel Anjorin because the schoolboy left his house and walked to college in Hainault at 07:00 BST on 30 April closing 12 months.

The defendant could also be accused of wounding 5 different individuals who have been severely injured all the way through the 20-minute assault. He denies a complete of 8 fees, together with 4 counts of tried homicide.

On the primary day of the trial on the Old Bailey, the jury heard Daniel had suffered a “devastating and unsurvivable injury to his face.”

Warning: this tale accommodates main points some would possibly in finding distressing

Opening the prosecution’s case, Tom Little KC stated Mr Monzo had “a clear intention to kill a number of people… it did not matter who they were, or indeed how old they were.”

Mr Little stated Daniel didn’t know the defendant and used to be “just 14 years of age”.

“He had left home and was just walking to school, minding his own business, looking forward to the day ahead when he was killed by the defendant.

“His existence used to be snuffed out right away.”

The prosecutor added: “He must had been ready to stroll to college safely.

“He was wearing school sports clothes and he had his backpack for school on. He put some headphones on.”

Mr Little persevered by way of telling the courtroom that Mr Monzo should have observed Daniel and “moved quickly like a predator” in the back of him.

“He lifted the sword above his head and then swung it downwards towards Daniel’s head and neck area. Daniel instantly fell to the ground,” he stated.

The jury later heard that at the identical morning, Mr Monzo broke into the house of a pair and the went to their bed room the place they have been asleep with their four-year-old daughter.

The prosecutor stated whilst maintaining the similar sword he had used to assault Daniel, Mr Monzo started shouting at them “do you believe in God?”

“What happened must have been truly horrifying and confusing,” he stated.

The jury heard that he persevered shouting about God and attacked the male resident with the sword, simplest preventing when the couple’s daughter began crying.

The courtroom used to be then proven police frame digital camera photos showing to turn the officer the usage of his baton to battle in opposition to the sword held by way of the defendant as he attempted to disarm him, after he left the home.

The jury used to be additionally proven video from an ambulance showing to turn the defendant hitting the automobile with the sword.

As law enforcement officials seemed, the courtroom heard the defendant approached them brandishing his sword.

In additional photos performed to the jury, police are observed time and again shouting at him to drop his sword as they known as for backup.

The defendant then asks them numerous occasions if there used to be “anyone here who believes in god”.

Officers seem to make use of pepper spray on Mr Monzo, however he assists in keeping grasp of the sword and runs off, being chased by way of the officials.

Mr Little informed the courtroom Mr Monzo’s behaviour used to be caused “by self-induced intoxication in the form of drugs” which resulted in a psychotic dysfunction.

He added the defence’s case used to be that the defendant used to be “most likely suffering from a pre-existing condition which created a vulnerability to experiencing psychotic episodes with schizophrenia-like symptoms, prompted by his use of cannabis”.

Mr Monzo additionally denies wounding with intent, irritated housebreaking and ownership of an offensive weapon with regards to a kitchen knife.

The trial continues.