Leyton Stabbing: Man Charged With Attempted Murder After Police Officer Attacked With Machete In East London

A 56-year-old to appear in court after leaving male officer seriously injured.
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A 56-year-old man has been charged with attempted murder and possession of an offensive weapon following an attack in Leyton, east London, that left a police officer seriously injured in hospital.

Muhammed Rodwan, 56, of Villiers Close, will appear at Thames Magistrates’ Court on Friday morning.

The officer, aged 28, remains in hospital in a serious but stable condition. His injuries are not believed to be life-threatening.

His family have been informed and are receiving support from Metropolitan Police family liaison officers.

Screengrab from video of police and ambulance services treating someone at the scene in Leyton, east London, where an officer was stabbed shortly before midnight after attempting to stop a van.
Screengrab from video of police and ambulance services treating someone at the scene in Leyton, east London, where an officer was stabbed shortly before midnight after attempting to stop a van.
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The patrol officer was attacked by a machete after trying to stop a van suspected of having no insurance.

The driver was Tasered by the officer despite him being seriously injured in the “sudden and brutal” assault which lasted just seconds, Scotland Yard said.

Witnesses described the attacker being pinned to the ground as he was arrested by another officer, who was not armed with a Taser, before being bundled into a police van after more than a dozen emergency vehicles arrived on the scene.

The officer, who has around a decade of police experience, was treated by colleagues and paramedics in Leyton High Road as his uniform lay next to him on the ground.

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