"A victim impact statement from (the victim's) mother described how when the incident unfolded in front of her she believed with absolute certainty that she was watching her daughter being killed in front of her, and how she relives that moment over and over. The mother told of a profound emotional and psychological harm which has resulted in her constantly scanning for danger, the judge went on."
"A man who furiously and repeatedly stabbed an 11-year-old Australian girl in a random knife attack in London's Leicester Square has been detained indefinitely. The child, who cannot be named for legal reasons, told police she thought she was going to die after she was targeted by Ioan Pintaru in the city's West End on the morning of August 12 last year while on holiday with her mother."
An 11-year-old Australian girl was stabbed eight times in the face, neck and chest in Leicester Square while leaving a Lego store with her mother. The attacker, 33-year-old Ioan Pintaru, placed her in a headlock and inflicted multiple stab wounds. Pintaru pleaded guilty to causing grievous bodily harm with intent and possession of a knife. He was given a hospital order under Section 37 of the Mental Health Act and a Section 41 restriction order allowing indefinite detention. The victim and her mother endure profound, lifelong trauma, including hypervigilance and guilt. An attempted murder charge was not pursued because psychosis precluded proving intent; letters from Pintaru’s mother and a Romanian priest were submitted.
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