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Man is charged over sword attack
2:09pm Tuesday 25th December 2012 in National News © Press Association 2013
Weapons found after a police officer tackled a samurai sword wielding man who launched a random attack in north London (Metropolitan Police/PA)
A man has been charged with attempted murder after a woman was attacked with a samurai sword.
Ahla Timofei, 25, of Frampton Street, Marylebone, London, has been charged with two counts of attempted murder.
He will appear at Highbury Corner Magistrates' Court on Wednesday.
B Police were called to Holloway Road early on Monday to find the woman bleeding heavily on ground.
The 22-year-old victim suffered a number of wounds to the legs, arms and face, and was described as being in a serious, but not life-threatening, condition in hospital. Her parents have travelled from Italy to be with her.
