I’m not a hero, says officer slashed

A police officer who confronted Marcus Monzo after killing a samurai sword in Hazeli in East London last year, said he did not see himself as a hero.

Inspector Moloy Campbell fought face-to-face with Monzo-Trying to disarm his hand took a bent line wound.

However, the civil servant team, “heroic” for the action of stopping the attack, he said.

Reminding the conflict in April 2024, Insp Campbell said to the BBC: “This is a natural instinct: fighting or flight and a fight at that moment. After the event and everything died, but there was no fear.”

“And I don’t think there’s a lot of fear from anyone, because the police officers and they are expected to take action, and that’s hard and good for them.”

The attack series began on April 30, 2024 at 06:45 BST, when Monzo puts Monzo into a minibus of a 33 -year -old pedestrian Donato Iwule and chased him around his neck.

Monzo then turned his attention to Daniel, who was unaware of his existence, wearing the school PE kit and headphones on the settlement street where he lived. Monzo wounded him in a fatal way with a 60 cm (24 -inch) sword.

Later, he entered a nearby house where a couple and four -year -old daughters slept.

After being found guilty of killing Daniel, 37 -year -old Monzo was sentenced to prison in Old Bailey on Friday and attempted to be murder and injury.

Insp Campbell said that the only thought of the attack was called to the scene and then heard that his colleague PC Yasmin Mechem -whitfield was stabbed by Monzo.

“The only feeling I had was the need to complete what needs to be done, which made Mr. Monzo and ultimately protect life.”

InSp Campbell and his colleagues ran to Monzo and squeezed him with a series of garage.

Officer, Monzo’nun “hit me and I hit him and hit the sword of the batonum and crushed each other.

“He went to the top of my chest and cut some of my body’s worn camera and set up a little contact with him, but it’s not enough to cause a real concern for him.

“I could see that there was a real determination in his eyes. Then we went back to each other and hit each other and at that point the knife went down my arm, cut my wool, and then put my hand on the way out.

“I looked at my hand and I could see the interior and my thumb was hanging.”

Former delivery driver Monzo managed to escape, but the officers finally found him at a short distance, fired a series of designs and managed to arrest him.

The hearing was told about the courage of the officers that day, but despite being seriously injured, Insp Campbell, who tried to return to fight Monzo, brushed the suggestions he was a hero.

“I think everyone who sees themselves as a hero is unpleasant, so I don’t see myself as a hero.

However, it was clear that his officers showed heroism every day and that Hinault thought was not different from the courage they normally exhibited.

Insp, Campbell, said that protecting the people and preventing deaths and injuries is what the officers do here and that they are ready to put their lives in order to do their job.

Daniel Anjorin’s family paid tribute, the school discovered that the death of the hospital was only upset in the hospital, he said.

Henry de Los Rios Plania, who protected his wife and four -year -old daughter after entering the bedrooms while Monzo sleeps, said the attack affected the whole life.

Speaking with the BBC, Mr. De Los Rios Polania said Monzo asked them if they believed in God. At first they both said yes, but the second time his wife said no.

“This is the moment he caught his sword with both hands and tries to cut his head from Carolina. So I can’t let it happen when I see his intentions, he’ll kill us there. So I tried to get my sword with my own hands.”

He suffered severe wounds and had to have three operations and he faced two more.

IT engineer Monzo’nun only four -year -old girls stopped when he began to cry and “mother” and “Pope” said.

“He did not wait for the small one in the room because he pointed to my little child’s face, and then Carolina and then he said to me and ‘I will let you live because of the small one’.”

Mr. De Los Rios Polalania said he couldn’t work last year, just trying to heal.

“All I can say is, I survive,” he said.

He gave evidence in the court, initially he was afraid to see Monzo again, but he managed to stay calm and the defendant rejected his eye contact and looked away from him.

His courage to keep his family safe did not feel anything compared to others.

“If people want to call me a hero, I managed to protect my family, then they are most welcomed. But real heroes are the police and NHS. These are real heroes because they saved my life. Because I don’t think I would be here if it wasn’t for them.”

Monzo from Canning Town in the east of London will be sentenced to the murder of Daniel Anjorin; The murder of Sindy Carolina Arias, PC Mechem-Whitfield and Mr. Iwule; Insp Campbell and Mr De Los Rios Rios Polania; Accusation of aggravated theft and two weapons.