Hero father who ‘shielded his spouse and four-year-old daughter from sword-wielding killer’ is pictured for the primary time – as he sister tells courtroom how suspect ‘burst into their bed room as they slept earlier than murdering boy, 14, on rampage’

A father mentioned to have shielded his spouse and four-year-old daughter from a sword-wielding killer has been pictured for the primary time. 

Henry De Los Rios Polania, 35, is preventing for his life in hospital having suffered accidents when a knifeman broke into his household dwelling, his sister Jessica De Los Rios, 31, mentioned.

Marcus Arduini Monzo, 36, appeared in courtroom yesterday accused of being behind a 22-minute rampage that left schoolboy Daniel Anjorin useless and 4 others severely wounded – together with a policewoman who almost misplaced a hand.

However IT engineer Mr De Los Rios, from Hainault in North-East London, was in a position to shield his daughter and associate from the attacker, his sister mentioned. 

‘To us, he is our hero. He protected them, my niece and my sister-in-law. They have been simply actually sleeping, opened their eyes to see a person with a giant machete sword,’ Jessica mentioned. 

‘He felt helpless within the second, however to us he’s our hero. It might have been extraordinarily worse.’  

Ms De Los Rios mentioned her brother sustained a deep wound to his hand and the household have been so psychologically broken that they have been unlikely to wish to return to the home.

Flanked by three burly male dock officers and one feminine, Monzo, a twin Spanish-Brazilian nationwide, wore a prison-issue gray tracksuit and held his left hand over his chest for the whole seven-minute listening to at Westminster Magistrates’ Court docket.

When requested to substantiate his title, he responded very slowly: ‘My full title? As of my recollection it’s Marcus Aurielo Audini.’

David Burns, prosecuting, mentioned Monzo allegedly drove a van at velocity at Donato Iwule, who was strolling on the road, earlier than leaving the car and slashing him across the neck, leaving an damage that required hospital therapy.

Monzo, who describes himself on-line as a ‘mystic and a musician’, then pressured entry into the De Los Rios dwelling because the household and their four-year-old little one slept, slashing Mr De Los Rios Polania within the neck, the prosecutor mentioned.

Mr Burns mentioned Monzo was shouting: ‘If you don’t consider in God he’ll trigger you hurt.’

The prosecutor added: ‘He has then left the scene and attacked 14-year-old Daniel Anjorin, who was on his approach to college.’

Senior District Choose and Chief Justice of the Peace Paul Goldspring mentioned: ‘I’m going to ship your case, all seven fees, to the Central Prison Court docket, you would possibly understand it because the Previous Bailey.

‘I haven’t got the facility to contemplate bail. You’ll subsequently be remanded in custody to look on the Central Prison Court docket on 7 Might.’

Daniel, described by his household as an exquisite little one who was ‘properly beloved’ and ‘laborious working’, later died in hospital.

‘No household ought to should undergo what we’re experiencing,’ family members mentioned in a press release. ‘Any household will perceive it is an absolute tragedy.’ The courtroom heard that whereas officers have been tending to Daniel’s accidents, Monzo appeared from a bush and attacked a feminine officer, Yasmin Margaret Mechem-Whitfield, whereas she was on the bottom. A second officer named Moloy Campbell was additionally injured, the courtroom heard.

Social media pictures present Monzo smiling and doing a thumbs-up with a set of medals spherical his neck after profitable a sports activities contest.

He’s listed on-line because the director of a panorama gardening firm which dissolved on Tuesday – the identical day because the alleged sword assault.

Tributes have been paid to Daniel, the son of well being and security marketing consultant Dr Ebenezer Anjorin, 59, and science instructor mom Grace Anjorin, 49, by his college, Bancroft’s College in close by Woodford Inexperienced, which has flown its flag at half mast.

The £24,999-a-year institute, which was additionally attended by Nottingham stabbing sufferer Grace O’Malley-Kumar, posted on its web site: ‘We’re devastated by the heartbreaking information of the dying of Daniel. ‘This has left us in profound shock and sorrow.

‘He joined Bancroft’s at seven years previous and shortly grew to become a core member of our group. He was a real scholar, demonstrating commendable dedication to his tutorial pursuits.

‘His optimistic nature and mild character will go away a long-lasting influence on us. Dropping such a younger pupil is one thing we are going to at all times wrestle to return to phrases with.’

Neighbour Aiste Dabasinskaaite mentioned she tried to warn the schoolboy of the upcoming hazard however he had his headphones on so he didn’t hear.

‘My intuition was to shout and wave at him, which is what me and one other neighbour did, however as a result of he had his headphones on, I do not assume he heard us,’ she mentioned.