Schoolboy, 14, killed in Hainault sword attack attended the same school as Nottingham knife victim Grace O'Malley-Kumar

A 14-year-old boy killed in the London sword attack attended the same school where Nottingham stabbing victim Grace O'Malley-Kumar was a pupil, it has emerged.

The boy went to Bancroft's private school in Woodford Green, where Miss O'Malley-Kumar - who was killed last June - was also a former student, reported Sky News .

The horror unfolded in Hainault yesterday morning when a man armed with a sword went on the rampage, killing the teenage boy and injuring two other members of the public as well as the two police officers.

Neighbours said the attacker first spoke to a woman, asking her to confirm his location, before she saw the weapon and fled. She tried to warn the teenage victim, said to be a Nigerian boy, but it was too late.

The boy's mother works at Holy Family Catholic School, which published a statement on its website addressed to parents and carers that said: 'It is with great sadness that I share with you the news of the death of the child of one of our staff members.

'Mrs Anjorin's son was taken from this life suddenly this morning on his way to school. Please keep Mrs Anjorin, her husband and their other children in your prayers.'

The O'Malley-Kumar family are from Woodford Green, which is about three miles away from Hainault, and are said to have offered support to the boy's relatives today.

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