A SCHOOLBOY’s life was “snuffed out in an instant” by a drugged-up mystic in a 20-minute sword rampage, a court heard.
Daniel Anjorin, 14, was ambushed as he made his way to school by Marcus Monzo, 37, in Hainault, East London.
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The Brazilian “mystic” allegedly used “extreme” force on Daniel, who suffered a “devastating and unsurvivable chopping injury” to his neck and face.
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.
Opening the case today, Prosecutor Tom Little KC, said: “This case involved a brutal string of attacks with murderous intent primary committed with the use of a large sword.
“It occurred over a period of only about 20 minutes early in morning of 30 April last year in Hainault.
“One of those who was attacked was killed – the others were injured with various degrees of severity but the prosecution say there was a clear intention to kill a number of people that morning on the defendant’s part.
“It did not matter who they were or indeed how old they were.”
The Old Bailey was told 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”.
The court heard PC Mechem-Whitfield arrived at the scene of the horror and “bravely pursued” Monzo through alleyways after he tried to flee.
Mr Little said: “She too could easily have been killed by the ferocious attack upon her. She was struck three times causing significant injuries.”
Monzo then burst into a house to attack a couple in their bedroom as their child slept next to them, it was said.
Jurors were told their lives were only spared because the youngster woke up and started to cry.
Mr Little told the court that 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.
Mr Little added: “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 but not one meeting the requirements to make out the partial defence to murder of manslaughter by reason of diminished responsibility.”
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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