Man who killed schoolboy, 14, with samurai sword 're-enacted attack in hospital'
A man accused of hacking a schoolboy to death with a Samurai sword re-enacted the attack in hospital afterwards, a jury was told.
Marcus Arduini Monzo, 37, is on trial for murder and attempted murder after going on a terrifying rampage that left Daniel Anjorin, 14, dead and five people injured.
He claims he has no memory of the attack in Hainault, east London on April 30 last year, when he was allegedly under the influence of cannabis.
Under cross-examination at the Old Bailey today, Monzo was asked about a conversation he had with a member of staff at Broadmoor secure psychiatric hospital, where he was transferred to after his arrest.
Prosecutor Tom Little KC said: 'What about other films about killing? Can you remember shortly after you were transferred to Broadmoor a member of staff indicated that they liked horror films and as a result you became animated and you started undertaking a stabbing motion with your arms?'
Monzo replied: 'I don't like horror movies at all. I like action movies with killing in them.'
Mr Little continued: 'You asked the member of staff if they liked 'killing movies'.
'Your stabbing motion is exactly what you do to at least one of the individuals on April 30.'
Monzo replied: 'I don't know.'
The prosecutor asked: 'Do you remember attacking anybody on April 30?'
Monzo replied: 'I don't remember anything.'
Mr Little also asked him about a video before the attacks in which he shows off a sword and describes it as 'frigging sexy'.
The prosecutor said: 'Did you think that the sword that you used on April 30 was 'frigging sexy'?'
Monzo replied: 'I was trying to be funny. If I had watched it back I would not have liked it and deleted it.'
Earlier, the defendant told jurors he believed the earth was flat and the 9/11 terrorist attack in the United States was 'probably' a conspiracy.
He told jurors his views were largely formed after he visited India and started consuming hallucinogenic tea ayahuasca and cannabis.
To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video
Monzo denies Daniel's murder and the attempted murders of Donato Iwule, Sindy Arias, Henry De Los Rios Polania and Pc Yasmin Mechem-Whitfield, as well as wounding Inspector Molloy Campbell with intent.
He also denies aggravated burglary and possession of a bladed article relating to a kitchen knife.
Monzo admits having two swords.
Mr Little previously told jurors: 'There is no issue then that it was that man in the dock that carried out that string of attacks and who killed Daniel Anjorin and seriously injured a number of others.
'What you have to decide is very largely as straightforward as why he did so and what his state of mind was at the material time.
'The prosecution case is that this is a clear case of murder and that it is also a clear case of four attempted murders. We say that the defendant's conduct was brought about by self-induced intoxication in the form of drugs. This, we say, led to a psychotic disorder.' More Trending
He added: 'The defence case is that the defendant was 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.'
Daniel had been on the way to school wearing his PE kit and earphones in when he was killed.
His head was virtually decapitated in the horrific slaying.
Thetrial continues.
Get in touch with our news team by emailing us at webnews@metro.co.uk.
For more stories like this, check our news page.
MORE: Nursery worker Roksana Lecka found guilty of punching and kicking children while addicted to cannabis
MORE: Ex-Tory MP pleads not guilty to alleged sexual assaults at London's Groucho club
MORE: Rachel Zegler's West End debut sparks controversy over shock move
Try Our AI Features
Explore what Daily8 AI can do for you:
Comments
No comments yet...
Related Articles
Metro
11 hours ago
- Metro
Moment officer tells Christian street preacher 'it's not right' outside station
To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video A British Transport Police officer was captured on film telling a group of Christians to stop preaching outside a busy London station. The group had been on the concourse between Kings Cross Station and St Pancras International when the officer told the religious group, 'It's so loud'. 'These people just want to do their journey, they're not coming here to listen to you,' the officer said. Preacher Mon B, who leads Mad 4 Jesus Ministries, asked if she was performing a happy song, and if it would be okay for them to be present outside the station. The officer then began to walk away from the discussion, before adding: 'I just think it's all wrong.' The moment happened shortly after the group were allegedly told they couldn't stand in front of the barriers near the station. Metro has contacted BTP for more information. Preachers have previously had run-ins with police – one preacher who was forcibly stopped and moved on by police for 'attracting a crowd' with his public speaking and singing was awarded £1,250. Dominic Muir, who runs Christian charities Now Believe and Jesus Fields, was preaching and singing Amazing Grace in Blandford, Dorset, on April 22, 2020, when the UK was in its first lockdown. A police officer asked him to move on and then grabbed him by the wrist to get him to leave. Dorset Police believe the officer used 'reasonable force', but they reached an out-of-court settlement paying Dominic £1,250 in damages and costs. Onlookers filmed the encounter, and a video shows the preacher speaking about the gospel on the back of a truck. More Trending The 44-year-old said at the time: 'I couldn't believe it, there I was out bringing the message of the gospel, the message of hope, people were listening and a police man came and put a stop to what I was doing. 'Suddenly, out of nowhere gets on the back of my vehicle, grabs my arm strongly. 'It was humiliating. It was intimidating. It was shocking. I felt like a criminal. And the whole outreach, the message of salvation, was totally halted. 'The reason why this case matters so much is right now we are in the middle of a pandemic where people are committing suicide, there's mass depression, domestic violence, people are losing their jobs. Get in touch with our news team by emailing us at webnews@ For more stories like this, check our news page. MORE: Sister charged with murdering film director in missing diamond Rolex case MORE: 10 of London's best rooftop bars for summer MORE: 'We need more spaces in London to nurture creativity' – how this venue is paving the way
NBC News
12 hours ago
- NBC News
Searchers recover 2nd body after rockfall near Canada's Banff National Park hiking trail
CALGARY, Alberta — Search teams located a second body Friday following a massive rockfall off a hiking trail in Canada's Banff National Park. The University of Alberta confirmed one of the two people killed in the rockfall in Banff National Park was retired educator Jutta Hinrichs, who was a leader in the Faculty of Rehabilitation Medicine. Parks Canada officials say she was 70 and lived in Calgary. The slide happened Thursday afternoon north of Lake Louise on the Icefields Parkway, about 124 miles northwest of Calgary. It is also about 85 miles from the site of the Group of Seven summit held in Kananaskis, Alberta, this week. Three others were taken to the hospital and were reported in stable condition. Officials said no one else has been reported missing and there are no unidentified vehicles at the trailhead. The route rus along the edges of Bow Lake and is considered a moderate challenge for hikers and is used by tourists and day-trippers, including families. It's a region with limited cellular service. Niclas Brundell, a trail guide who lives in nearby Canmore, said he was hiking in the area with his wife Thursday when they both started seeing concerning signs of rocks tumbling and boulders the size of tires starting to fall. 'This was unimaginable to me, that such a big piece of mountain would fall off,' he said. As rocks started rolling at the top of the waterfall, he said, they didn't hit anyone, but he and his wife wondered why nobody seemed to be reacting. 'Then all of a sudden, I hear the start of another rockfall, and I turn around, and the whole mountainside is coming off.' He said the slab seemed about 50 meters (164 feet) wide and 20 meters (60 feet) deep, and he and his wife started sprinting. When he turned around, he could see a group of between 15 and 30 people at the waterfall disappear under a cloud of dust. 'The only place I've ever seen something similar is like watching videos from 9-11, when you see New York being cast over,' he said. He said there was a roar, 'and I just didn't see them anymore.' Brundell said when they got far enough to feel safe, he sent a satellite message to Parks Canada, while his wife ran to a nearby lodge to call for help. He said it's a popular trail because it's considered relatively easy, and on any given summer day there are 15 people or more hiking the trail.
Metro
a day ago
- Metro
Prisoner painstakingly dug a tunnel but failed to escape after getting stuck
To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video This is the moment an inmate was found wedged in a hole during a bungled escape attempt in Brazil. Prisoner Alan Leandro da Silva, 32, spent two days using a broomstick handle and a nail to dig the opening in his cell at Rio Branco Penitentiary. Thinking the hole was wide enough, he tried to slip through while the guards were distracted, only to find himself lodged firmly in the concrete. Wardens foiled the attempted prison break after seeing 'strange movement' in the cell on June 16. They called firefighters to help free da Silva, whose upper body had started to strain from dangling over the floor. Footage shows the convict leaning on a blue chair as rescuers drill through the concrete around his torso. Officers completed the painstaking extraction and freed da Silva unharmed. A fire department spokesman said: 'According to the inmate's own account, the hole was dug for two days using a nail and a broomstick. 'However, during the escape attempt, he was trapped inside the opening. In view of the situation, the Criminal Police called the Fire Department to carry out the rescue. 'After thorough work, the rescue team was able to successfully release the victim, who was safely handed over to the Criminal Police team that was already on standby at the scene.' The man was given first aid before being hauled back into his cell, but it's unclear how he got the tools to make his escape attempt possible. In 2018, a prisoner suffocated to death just metres from escaping after digging a 70-metre-long tunnel from his cell toilet to freedom. More Trending Judson Cunha Evangelista, 26, suffered from a lack of oxygen as he carved the tunnel, which had already passed under the perimeter wall of the maximum security jail in Boa Vista, northern Brazil. The escape route was discovered by police after the inmate, who was serving time for murder, managed to make it back to his cell after becoming ill inside the hole, but he died soon after. Shocked officers discovered a hole which began underneath the toilet in Evangelista's cell in Wing 7 of the Monte Cristo penitentiary, the largest prison in Brazil's northernmost state of Roraima. The dirt tunnel continued for 70 metres underneath the prison and had already passed under its heavily-fortified outer walls and electric fences, according to prison authorities. Get in touch with our news team by emailing us at webnews@ For more stories like this, check our news page. MORE: Model who posted revenge porn photos of woman online spared jail MORE: Moment cab passenger dives out of car to avoid paying fare MORE: British journalist Charlotte Peet who vanished in Brazil four months ago has been found
