Samurai sword maniac guilty of murdering schoolboy in horror rampage

Samurai sword maniac guilty of murdering schoolboy in horror rampage

A cannabis -fuelled killer who claimed to be a “professional assassin” has been found guilty of murdering a 14-year-old schoolboy with a samurai sword . Marcus Arduini Monzo, 37, virtually decapitated Daniel Anjorin as the youngster walked to school in Hainault, north-east London, on April 30, last year, reports the Mirror. The court heard how the crazed killer, who was high on drugs , had skinned and deboned his pet cat Wizard before he launched the spree of violence on his innocent victims, the court has heard. In the horror scenes, he murdered Daniel and attacked a pedestrian, two police officers and a couple in their own home, jurors heard. Afterwards he compared the events to Hollywood movie ‘The Hunger Games’ and claimed he had an alternative personality of a “professional assassin”. Monzo denied Daniel’s murder, and the attempted murders of Donato, Iwule, Sindy Arias, Henry De Los Rios Polania and PC Yasmin Margaret Mechem-Whitfield, as well as wounding Inspector Moloy Campbell with intent. He also denied aggravated burglary and possession of a bladed article relating to a kitchen knife. Monzo previously admitted two counts of having an offensive weapon, namely two swords . On Wednesday, June 25, he was cleared of one count of attempted murder and instead found guilty of intending grievous harm. He was found guilty of all other charges following a trial at the Old Bailey. Opening the case, prosecutor Tom Little, KC , told the jury: “Daniel Anjorin is the boy that was murdered. He was just 14. He had left home and was simply walking to school, minding his own business, looking forward to the day ahead when he was killed. “His life was snuffed out in an instant. In fact most accurately he was slain by the defendant with the use of a sword .” Mr Little told the jury that the first victim, Donato Iwule, was walking along a pavement at 6.51am when Monzo rammed him, “catapulting” him into a garden. CCTV from a Ring doorbell captured Mr Iwule shouting: “I don’t know you”, to which Monzo chillingly replied: “I don’t care, I will kill you.” Despite being stabbed in the neck with a 23-inch blade, Mr Iwule somehow managed to escape with his life. Daniel was the next victim, slashed in the neck as he walked to school, just as police arrived at the scene, the court heard. Brave PC Yasmin Mechem-Whitfield chased Monzo but was slashed three times as she tried to stop the rampage. The horror continued as Monzo broke into a house and attacked a couple sleeping next to their four-year-old daughter, only stopping when the child woke up crying. Officers finally brought him down using a Taser. He did not deny carrying out the attacks but claimed he was suffering from a mental disorder and “psychotic episodes”. Mr Little said it was a “clear case of murder” and four attempted murders sparked by Monzo using cannabis.

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