Leicester Square stabbing: Moment suspect arrested shown in exclusive body camera footage

This is the moment that a man was arrested in connection with the stabbing of an 11-year-old in London’s Leicester Square. Two police officers were filmed handcuffing the man on Monday, moments after private security guards from a nearby shop had bundled him to the ground before police arrived. In the video, thought to have been shot by one of the private security guards, one of the Metropolitan police officers can be heard reading the man his rights, telling him: “The time is . You’re under arest on suspicion of GBH”. The officers then ensure the man is properly secured before asking one of their colleagues to use police tape to ensure the crowd of onlookers is kept well back from the scene. Ioan Pintaru, 32, of no fixed address, was later charged with attempted murder and possession of a bladed article. The Metropolitan Police said its officers went to the scene of an attack in London on Monday where the girl was found with stab wounds. She was taken to hos