Horrifying moment ‘killer' slashes cops with sword after he ‘knifed boy, 14, to death in ferocious rampage'

THIS is the horrifying moment an alleged killer slashed at cops with a sword after he knifed a 14-year-old boy to death in the street, a court heard.
Marcus Arduini Monzo, 37, ambushed Daniel Anjorin, 14, on April 30 last year as he made his way to school in Hainault, East
London
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Marcus Monzo could be seen attacking officers with a sword
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He was Tasered and handcuffed after the 20-minute rampage
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Monzo allegedly stabbed Daniel Anjorin to death
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Jurors heard Monzo also tried to kill female cop Yasim Mechem-Whitfield, Henry De Los Rios Polina, Sindy Arias and Donato Iwule in the
horror
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Footage released by police shows the chilling moments after the rampage as brave officers attempted to stop Monzo.
He was also captured striking an ambulance with the sword as paramedics arrived to treat Daniel.
As an officer attempts to help the victim on the ground, Monzo then approaches while wielding the weapon.
Cops tell him to "drop it" but the so-called "mystic" replies: "Do you believe in God?"
He then flees through nearby gardens before being chased down an alleyway by police.
The footage shows a brave cop attempt to approach Monzo, who then slashes at them with a sword as an officer yells "police officer stabbed".
He also stabs another cop in the arm as they desperately try to block the sword with a baton.
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The 20-minute horror only comes to an end when Monzo is Tasered and then handcuffed in a back garden.
The court heard the "talented" martial artist spent nearly £1,000 on swords in December 2023 before cancelling the order.
Moment 'killer' brands sword 'sexy' before he 'murdered, 14, boy in rampage'
He then bought two handmade Katana swords for £427.80 on February 21, 2024, with delivery coming through to his home in early April.
Previous footage played to jurors showed Monzo branding a sword "freaking sexy" as he lunged around holding the weapon.
The court heard he killed and skinned his own cat at home before setting off on the rampage after believing he was in the "Hunger Games".
He carried out the attack with "murderous intent" over a 20-minute period on April 30, it was said.
The Old Bailey heard Donato was the first to be attacked when Monzo "deliberately" drove into him in his van.
As he was knocked into a garden, Monzo allegedly got out the van and slashed his neck with the Samurai sword.
Donato managed to escape as emergency crews were scrambled to the residential street.
Meanwhile, Daniel was walking to school "minding his own business" when his life was "snuffed out in an instant".
Monzo allegedly used "extreme" force on the youngster, who suffered a "devastating and unsurvivable chopping injury" to his neck and face.
The court heard PC Mechem-Whitfield arrived at the scene of the horror and "bravely pursued" Monzo through alleyways after he tried to flee.
The officer was "struck three times" and suffered significant injuries in the horror.
Monzo then burst into a house to attack a couple in their bedroom as their child slept next to them, it was said.
He shouted out 'do you believe in God?' about four times then began to attack Henry De Los Rios Polania with the sword before attempting to stab his wife.
Jurors were told their lives were only spared because the youngster woke up and started to cry.
NHS systems were checked and revealed there were no documented mental
health
concerns or access to
mental health
services by Monzo.
The court heard Monzo does not dispute he carried out the attacks.
But the jury will have decide "why he did so and what his state of mind was" at the time.
His brother Eduardo told the court Monzo had consumed ayahuasca – a hallucinogenic plant-based drink commonly used in South America – during a stay at a remote retreat in the Amazon.
He said he was "concerned" as the drink has caused a "negative response" in some people.
Eduardo said his brother began to withdraw from his family when he returned from the retreat.
The court heard no trace of DMT – the hallucinogen found in ayahuasca – was detected in Monzo's system.
But prosecutors said his "conduct was brought about by self-induced intoxication in the form of drugs" that led to a "psychotic disorder".
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Monzo, of West Beckton, Newham, denies murder, four counts of attempted murder and one of wounding with intent.
The trial continues.
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Monzo slashed at officers in an alleyway
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He also slashed at an ambulance as it arrived to treat Daniel
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Monzo was eventually stopped by police in someone's garden
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The so-called mystic has denied murder
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Timeline of missing Allan Bryant Jr case November 3 2013: Allan Bryant Jr disappeared on a night out with friends June 2014 : Police Scotland released CCTV of Allan Jr leaving Styx nightclub at 2.02am 2015: Allan's family passed information to police through local contacts that he had gone to a house party the night he vanished 2017: Police searched a house in Glenrothes for 33 days as part of their investigation 2017: Allan's dad Allan Sr voiced fears his son may have had contact with organised gang members weeks before he went missing 2023 : Allan Sr, wife Marie and daughter Amy held a media conference on the 10-year anniversary of the disappearance 'It wasn't until I got a bit older I realised how serious this was.' Advertisement Sophie went on to write that she feels 'bad' for not having as many memories of Allan jr as her older sister Amy 'but all the memories I do have are all good ones'. 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