11-year-old Leicester Square victim ‘put in headlock and stabbed eight times’, court told

An 11-year-old girl in Leicester Square was attacked, put in a headlock, and stabbed eight times by a man. The man appeared in court charged with attempted murder and carrying a steak knife in public. The girl is in hospital receiving treatment, including plastic surgery. Police intervened to prevent further harm, and the suspect has been remanded in custody to appear in court on September 10. It is not believed to be a terror-related incident. Officers say the suspect and victims were not known to each other.