Man stabbed girl, 11, eight times in Leicester Square attack, court told

Ioan Pintaru, 32 appears in court charged with attempted murder after girl was attacked in central London on Monday

A man has appeared in court charged with the attempted murder of an 11-year-old girl who was stabbed eight times while visiting Leicester Square as a tourist with her mother.

Ioan Pintaru, 32, appeared at Westminster magistrates court on Tuesday and is also charged with possession of a bladed article in a public place, which the court heard was a steak knife.