London police chief says suspect in stabbing attack has history of violence, mental health issues

Police officers patrol the high street after two people were stabbed in Golders Green neighborhood, that has a large Jewish community, in London, April 29, 2026. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung)
Police officers patrol the high street after two people were stabbed in Golders Green neighborhood, that has a large Jewish community, in London, April 29, 2026. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung)

LONDON — The head of London’s Metropolitan Police, Mark Rowley, says the 45-year-old suspect in the London stabbing attack that wounded two Jewish men had a history of serious violence and mental health issues.

Rowley, during a news conference, says this was a “horrendous act of violence” directed against the Jewish community.

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