Man, 45, charged with attempted murder after Golders Green attack

Essa Suleiman, 45, has been charged with attempted murder after two Jewish men were stabbed in Golders Green, north London, on Wednesday.

He was charged following a Counter Terrorism Policing investigation into the attack – the latest in a series of attacks on Jewish sites over recent weeks.

Following authorisation from the Crown Prosecution Service, Essa Suleiman, of Camberwell, south London, has been charged with two counts of attempted murder and one count of possession of a bladed article in a public place.

Suleiman was also charged with attempted murder in relation to a separate incident on the same date in Great Dover Street.

He has been remanded in police custody and is due to appear at Westminster Magistrates’ Court on Friday, 1 May.

Police tasered and arrested the suspect after the double stabbing which saw two Jewish men – Shloime Rand, 34, and Moshe Ben Baila, 76, named locally as Moshe Shine – taken to hospital.

Mr Rand has been discharged from hospital and is now recovering at home after receiving stitches, Rabbi Levi Schapiro from the Jewish Community Council, who has visited both victims, said on social media.

Mr Shine remains in hospital and in a stable condition.

Commander Helen Flanagan, Head of Counter Terrorism Policing London, which is leading the investigation said: “Our thoughts remain with the victims involved and specialist officers continue to provide them with support as their recovery continues.

“We are determined to get justice for the victims and now that a person has been charged, I would urge everyone to avoid any further speculation in relation to this case so that justice can run its course.”