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Man locked up after 'furiously and repeatedly' stabbing 11-year-old girl
A man who "furiously and repeatedly" stabbed an 11-year-old girl during a random attack in London's Leicester Square has been detained indefinitely.
The Australian child was approached by Ioan Pintaru, 33, after she left the Lego store around 11.30am on 12 August 2024 with her mother. The pair had been buying presents for their family while on holiday.
The defendant placed the girl, who cannot be named for legal reasons, in a headlock and stabbed her eight times in the face, neck and chest. The victim's mother, who watched proceedings at the Old Bailey on Tuesday over a videolink, told police she saw Pintaru "furiously and repeatedly" attacking her daughter.
In a witness statement read out in court, she described his arm as moving "like a jackhammer.
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