In a terrifying incident, a teenage boy has been killed after being attacked by a man wielding a  samurai-style sword.

The youngster aged just 14-years-old, was on his way to school in Hainault, a suburb of London, when the early morning unprovoked assault occurred.

Daniel Anjorin was taken to hospital, but died from his injuries a short time later. His devastated family are being supported by specially trained police staff.

Four other people were injured by the man as he wandered the area threatening everyone in his path. Two of those were Metropolitan officers who received slash wounds described as serious and likely to need long-term treatment, but not life-threatening.

The same was said of the injuries sustained by the two members of the public – both men – who received neck and arm wounds.

A large police presence arrived on the scene within minutes, after initially being called to respond to a car crashing into a house and immediately warned the neighbourhood to lock their doors.

After chasing the suspect through gardens and over fences they eventually were able to bring the man down by Taser and proceeded to arrest the 36-year-old, who due to his own injuries was not at that stage deemed fit for interview.

  The Met Police said within hours that it was not terror-related, or a targeted attack.

Loved by whole community

Young Daniel was described as a “core member” of the community. His local school issued a statement saying: “Losing such a young pupil is something we will always struggle to come to terms with.”

Continuing, they said: “He was good at his studies and was also good at his sports; so very much loved by many, many people and came from a wonderful family.”

Peaceful district

Hainault is a quiet, residential area and not the sort of location where such a shocking incident would take place; certainly not at around 7am on a normal Tuesday morning.

However, footage shared on social media showed a scene more akin to a crime drama, that has sadly resulted in a young boy losing his life in tragic circumstances.

Neighbour running for her life

Witness James Fernando painted a vivid picture of the nightmare situation that unfolded. He described how he saw the suspect ask one of his neighbours to take his phone and explain to whoever was on the phone the exact location.

Seemingly the neighbour quickly noticed the sword and started to run away and as she did, she shouted a warning to the young boy, but tragically he was unable to retreat and was struck about the head with the deadly weapon.

Bravery of officers

As the police began to arrive, the man verbally confronted them shouting: “Is there anybody here who believes in God?” while standing next to the body.

He then approached different front gardens apparently trying to gain entry. He attempted to get on to some scaffolding before eventually being brought to the ground by three separate Taser discharges.

Videos showed the suspect being chased by police, with an officer heard yelling to the neighbours to “Lock your doors” as the sword-wielding man went from garden to garden.

Chaotic scene

Manpreet Singh, who also witnessed the attack, told how he had walked out of an office when he heard what he described as “chaos” on the other side of the road.

Continuing, he said: “I saw a group of people, five or six of them, trying to fight off a guy and he had a sword in his hand”.

Commissioner’s update on injured

Met Police Commissioner Sir Mark Rowley first of all paid special mention to the parents of Daniel, calling the attack everyone’s worst nightmare.

Updating on the condition of his two officers, he remarked that one was “not a million miles away” from losing her hand in “horrifically serious” wounds, adding that a surgeon had spent “many, many hours basically putting her arm back together”.

He added that based on what the surgeon had reported back, they were increasingly optimistic that with months and possibly years of physio, a full recovery might be possible.

The other officer also suffered a serious hand injury.

Complex investigation

Detective Chief Inspector Larry Smith described the on-going investigation as “complex” due to the number of crime scenes, forensic evidence, hours of CCTV footage and witnesses involved.

He said: “I know that many people will want answers and we are working to provide them as soon as we can,” before calling for patience as his officers carry out a painstaking investigation to “deliver justice for Daniel, his family, those injured and the wider community.”