August 14th 2024.
Magda Girla, the mother of a man named Ioan Pintaru, recently spoke about her son's involvement in a shocking incident that occurred in Leicester Square. It was a Monday morning when an 11-year-old girl, who was on holiday with her family from Australia, was brutally stabbed eight times by Pintaru at this popular tourist spot in central London. The young girl was immediately rushed to the hospital with injuries to her face, shoulder, wrist, and neck, but thankfully, they were not life-threatening.
Pintaru, who is 32 years old and has no fixed address, has been charged with attempted murder and possession of a bladed weapon in a public place. His mother, Magda Girla, revealed that she had spoken to her son on the morning of the attack, just before it happened at 11:35 am. She expressed her deep sorrow for the incident and asked for her message to be shared with everyone. She also mentioned that she is from Pintaru's hometown of Pucioasa, Romania.
The stabbing took place in Leicester Square, a bustling area in the West End. Pintaru has been remanded in custody, and his mother mentioned that she understands the pain the victim's mother must be going through, as she is also a mother herself. Girla shared that her son has been working as a long-distance lorry driver for the past ten years and had been living a quiet life until six years ago when he moved to England. He had returned home in May 2022 before going back to Britain in May.
Girla, who is a full-time carer for her elderly father, shared that she would only hear from her son sporadically after he left Romania and did not know where he was living. According to the court, Pintaru allegedly held the young girl in a headlock while stabbing her outside the TWG Tea shop. Police reports initially stated that the girl's mother was also injured, but it was later clarified that it was a mistake and that the mother's injuries were due to the blood from her daughter's wounds.
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