A London court has fixed June 3, 2025, as the date for the trial of Marcus Monzo, a Spanish-Brazilian national charged with the murder of a 14-year-old Nigerian student, Daniel Anjorin, in Hainault, North-East London.
Monzo, 37, is facing charges after he allegedly launched a violent knife attack on April 30, 2024, fatally injuring Anjorin with two Japanese-style swords as the teenager made his way to school.
The suspect, who refers to himself as a “mystic musician,” reportedly used a katana and a tanto katana sword during the attack.
British media, including the Daily Mail UK, reported that Monzo is also accused of injuring four other individuals within a span of 20 minutes during the same incident.
Among the victims named in the case are Donato Iwule, Sindy Arias, Henry Polania, and Yasmin Mechem-Whitfield.
A police inspector, Moloy Campbell, was also reportedly wounded during the confrontation.
Appearing at the Central Criminal Court—commonly called the Old Bailey—on Friday, Monzo denied eight of the ten charges brought against him, including murder, multiple attempted murders, aggravated burglary, and possession of a bladed article.
However, he admitted to carrying two offensive weapons: the katana and tanto swords.
Court documents also detail how Monzo allegedly rammed a van into a fence on Laing Close, striking Iwule before exiting the vehicle and attacking nearby pedestrians with a sword.
Daniel Anjorin, one of the victims, was rushed to a nearby hospital but died from his injuries shortly afterward.
The upcoming trial is expected to examine the full scope of the events of that tragic day, as well as Monzo’s mental state and motivations behind the attack.
