Romanian Man Stabs Australian Girl, Detained Indefinitely
Update: 2025-12-16
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A Romanian man, Ioan Pintaru, was sentenced to indefinite detention in a high-security mental hospital for stabbing an eleven-year-old Australian girl in Londons Leicester Square. The attack left the girl with eight stab wounds, and she believed she was going to die. Pintaru, who had no fixed address, pleaded guilty to causing grievous bodily harm with intent and possessing a knife. The judge sentenced him to a hospital order due to his psychosis at the time of the attack. The girls mother witnessed the attack and described Pintarus crazed and vacant expression. A security guard named Abdullah intervened, and the court commended his bravery. The victim has physically recovered but is expected to carry psychological scars for life. Pintaru had a history of psychiatric hospitalization in Romania.
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