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Terrorist stabbing at Station.

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Buffybee Tue 01-Jan-19 15:25:19

I'm not sure that this has been widely reported but it has been brought, very close to home.
The 02Arena, where the Arianna Grande atrocity happened, leads directly from Victoria Station and now there has been another terrorist attack there.
My lovely Grandchildren travel to and from Manchester Victoria a lot and had been at the Station only a few hours before on their way to a NYE party.
The couple were just randomly attacked and stabbed, thank goodness so many Police were present, otherwise it could have been much worse.
What a truly, scared World we live in!

janeainsworth Wed 02-Jan-19 16:23:57

Yes mcem.
Not sure why Riverwalk’s post was deleted. I thought it was a rather clever riposte and wished I’d thought of it myself.

Possibly it was deleted because once the first one had gone, as a stand-alone comment without the context of the first, it perhaps could have been seen as libellous.

Riverwalk Wed 02-Jan-19 16:39:32

I received an email from GNHQ - my post was deleted because I quoted from EllanVannin's vile post.

That's taught me - next time I shall paraphrase.

Nonnie Wed 02-Jan-19 17:02:57

Some complain about HQs deletions but I'm glad they did this one.

GabriellaG54 Wed 02-Jan-19 23:05:26

Just the kind of misfit I'd like to be housed in my village.

GabriellaG54 Wed 02-Jan-19 23:09:35

I wonder how many have sympathy for him, a man with mental health issues who needs help?

mcem Wed 02-Jan-19 23:51:40

So there's no place in your village for a man with MH issues- a misfit?
From what you've said boasted about your village most decent folk wouldn't choose to live there.
However the lack of foreign accents and non-white faces clearly suits the Hyacinth Bucket clones!

GabriellaG54 Fri 04-Jan-19 18:50:31

Well well well. Another stabbing, this afternoon on a train from Guildford (Surrey) to London Waterloo. Happened near Horley Station and perp ran. No description yet but the victim, in his 50s, died.

varian Fri 04-Jan-19 18:54:03

We know nothing about the perpretator of this atrocity.

How likely is it that it was someone with mental health issues? Of course it could have been someone with a political agenda, or it might have been both.

Nonnie Fri 04-Jan-19 18:55:43

I don't think the Horley stabbing is suspected to be anything to do with terrorism so why mention it on this thread? It seems it was the result of a fight

Alima Fri 04-Jan-19 19:07:20

Perp? Has someone been watching too much American TV?
What a terrible thing to have happened.

GabriellaG54 Fri 04-Jan-19 19:44:51

Did I mention a link to terrorism? No. I have no idea of the background of either victim or perp(etrator)
I mentioned it as a stabbing st a station...as did another poster.

GabriellaG54 Fri 04-Jan-19 19:46:00

Alima
It saved writing the longer version.

EllanVannin Fri 04-Jan-19 19:52:13

I'm saying nothing in case it happens to be the truth !!

oldbatty Fri 04-Jan-19 20:29:11

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GabriellaG54 Fri 04-Jan-19 20:43:03

Apparently (and sadly) the victim's 14 yr old son was with his dad on the train.

GabriellaG54 Fri 04-Jan-19 20:47:09

Police description: Black, 20s-30s, 6ft with beard dressed all in back plus white trainers.

Anniebach Fri 04-Jan-19 20:59:31

batty sorry but I am upset by your use of ‘nutter’ , uncalled for.

oldbatty Fri 04-Jan-19 21:00:42

OK lets change it to scrounger.

Anniebach Fri 04-Jan-19 21:19:29

Suit yourself batty , you choice to use the term nutter which was and is used to describe a mentally ill person.

This thread is horrible, trying to outdo each other

Iam64 Fri 04-Jan-19 21:28:29

The man arrested at Victoria station, Manchester was detained under the mental health act, to a secure unit. He was known to m.h services. I’ve seen some vile comments on line (not here) talking about him ‘playing the mental health card’. Nope, to be sectioned, he is very ill and a danger to himself and others, as his actions proved. Friends were on the station as the incident was being responded to.

GabriellaG54 Fri 04-Jan-19 21:41:42

Oh dear!
MH services are under so much pressure. I wonder how much MH issues have escalated in the last...say...5yrs, 10yrs and what are the likely triggers or reasons.
Will we ever know?

mcem Fri 04-Jan-19 22:29:47

Is he "just the kind of misfit you'd like to see housed in your village?" As in your post @23.05.26 Wed 02 Jan.