Police arrest man after 11-year-old girl stabbed and ‘seriously injured’ in London

LONDON: London’s Metropolitan Police said Monday (Aug 12) a 32-year-old man had been arrested after an 11-year-old girl was “seriously injured” in a stabbing in Leicester Square in the city centre.
The young victim will require further treatment in hospital but her condition is “not life-threatening”, while her 34-year-old mother also suffered minor injuries, police added.
The police said in a statement the 32-year-old man was arrested at the scene and that officers were not looking for anyone else in connection with the attack.