Although the 14-year-old boy has been named locally as Daniel Anjorin, the Met Police has not confirmed the name.

Earlier, the school where the boy's mother works released a statement.

Holy Family Catholic School, in Waltham Forest, 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 BBC understands that Daniel was a pupil at Bancroft's School.

The 14-year-old boy who was killed in yesterday’s sword attack in Hainault has been named locally as Daniel Anjorin.

Earlier we told you everything we know about yesterday's attack in Hainault, which resulted in a 14-year-old boy being killed. But there are still some big questions we don't yet have the answers to:

Who are the victims? So far, we don't know much about the victims' identities. We know five people were injured - three members of the public and two police officers. Of the three, one has died - a 14-year-old boy who attended Bancroft's School, and the other two remain in hospital. The two police officers - one male, one female - are also in hospital.

How bad were the injuries? The two police officers are still in hospital with what Met Chief Sir Mark Rowley described earlier as "really horrific injuries". One has injuries to her arm, the other has injuries to his hand. We don't know anything about the extent of the injuries of the other two victims.

Who is the suspect? We know the suspect is a 36-year-old man who has been arrested and is also in hospital. Police have not released any details about his name or background. Yesterday, the Met said police checks had found no trace of a prior incident involving the suspect.

What was the motive? The Met Police said within hours of the incident that it did "not appear to be terror-related" and also that they didn't believe it was a "targeted attack". Police have also said they are not looking for any more suspects and there is no ongoing risk to the public.

Earlier, an eyewitness told BBC London he heard the suspect "shouting about God" as he tried to outrun police.

Ben Woolvin
Reporting from Woodford Green

We have heard from several sources on the ground that the 14-year-old boy who was killed in yesterday's attacks in Hainault was a pupil here at Bancroft's school, in Woodford Green. This is an independent fee-paying school, in this leafy suburban area in north-east London.

It is about half an hour on public transport from here to the location where the attack took place.

We understand the 14-year-old boy was on his way to school when he was attacked just before 07:00 BST yesterday morning.

We are yet to receive official confirmation or a statement from the school. But the flag here is flying at half mast today. We understand the focus now will be in supporting the family of the victim, and all of those in the school community.

This is a school which is coping with an incident of this nature for the second time in a year, because Grace O'Malley Kumar who was killed in a knife attack in Nottingham last June.

We've some comments now from Councillor Jas Athwal, the leader of Redbridge Council, who's been speaking to BBC Radio London.

He praises the residents of Hainault for their bravery and says they were the first at the scene yesterday - "putting their own lives in jeopardy" to help those injured in the attack.

The Metropolitan Police has said the suspect was arrested on Tuesday within 22 minutes of officers first receiving a call.

Athwal says his community is "traumatised, in deep shock" and it'll take a "long time" for them to heal from yesterday's attack.

He goes on to say that the council has specialist officers who'll be visiting the school of the 14-year-old victim - which we now know to be Bancroft's in Woodford Green - to provide support to pupils and teachers.

For context: Hainault, where yesterday's attack was carried out, sits in the borough of Redbridge in north-east London.

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The weekly Prime Minister's Questions session has just wrapped in the House of Commons - and Rishi Sunak started today's proceedings by sending his condolences to the family of the 14-year-old boy killed in yesterday's attack.

"I know the thoughts of the whole House are with the people of Hainault," the prime minister said.

He also reiterated his message of thanks to the emergency services for "embodying the highest standards of public service under such awful circumstances".

Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer joined with Sunak in commending first responders and sending his condolences to the boy's family.

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Here's some footage, which we brought you yesterday, of the moment police officers Tasered and detained the alleged sword-wielding attacker in Hainault.

The clip, taken from a doorbell camera, shows police crowding around the suspect after he falls to the ground.

This morning, Met commissioner Sir Mark Rowley praised his officers for being "on the ground in 12 minutes". Yesterday, we were told that the suspect was Tasered 22 minutes after the first call was made to police.

Warning: This video contains distressing scenes

Our BBC London colleague, Anna O'Neill, has spoken to a man who witnessed the attack in Hainault yesterday morning.

The witness - who lives in the area - said he heard shouting outside his house, and looked to see the attack unfold:

He saw the suspect run down an alleyway, behind his house. The suspect then attacked police officers.

"It's unimaginable," the witness said. "My prayers to his [the victim's] family... it's awful."

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We've just reported that the 14-year-old boy who was killed in the Hainault attack yesterday went to Bancroft's School - where Grace O'Malley-Kumar, the 19-year-old killed in the Nottingham knife attacks last year, was a former pupil.

Earlier today, Grace's parents appeared on Good Morning Britain to back calls for Grace to be awarded a George Cross for her bravery in the moments before she died last June. They also took the time to send condolences to the Hainault victim's family.

Grace's mother, Dr Sinead O'Malley, said she hoped the family will heal in time but that "the hurt never goes away".

Dr Sanjoy Kumar, her father, said the grief likely being felt by the boy's family "is only felt by a few like us who have lost children in these absolutely appalling circumstances".

A flag is flying at half-mast today at Bancroft's - a school in Woodford Green, east London, where the 14-year-old Hainault victim was a student.

This is the second time in less than a year the school has been hit by tragedy.

As we said in our last post, one of its former pupils, Grace O’Malley-Kumar, died last June in a knife attack in Nottingham, where she was studying at university.

The BBC understands that the 14-year-old who was killed in the Hainault attack yesterday was a pupil at the same school as Grace O'Malley-Kumar, a 19-year-old who was one of three people killed in a stabbing attack in Nottingham last June.

Jon Yates, chief executive of violence-prevention charity the Youth Endowment Fund, says children and teachers at the victim's school will likely be "traumatised".

Speaking to Eddie Nestor on BBC Radio London, Yates says teachers "will be desperately trying to find the right words, and there are no words".

"The shock, the trauma of it. That empty seat in the classroom."

One of the toughest aspects is trying to keep normal business going after an event like this.

"You can’t afford for everything to stop," he says. "A lot of people need to be reminded that life continues amidst the horror, because it’s in the normality that we can reconnect with reality."

Hainault, where yesterday's attack was carried out, is in the borough of Redbridge in north-east London.

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Police said the incident began in Thurlow Gardens, a street next to Hainault Tube station.

They were called to the area shortly before 07:00 BST on Tuesday to reports of a vehicle being driven into a house there.

Five people went on to be injured in the area, including a 14-year-old boy who died. A 36-year-old man carrying a sword has been arrested and is in hospital.

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Azadeh Moshiri
Reporting from Hainault

Someone has laid flowers at the scene of the attack, by the police cordon. It’s a reminder that a child lost his life here yesterday.

Right next to them, several police officers are here to greet the area’s residents, parents and children. They're adjusting to a new reality in Hainault - an area that has been described as quiet and residential, now home to a tragedy.

I speak to one resident, who's standing here in disbelief and doesn’t want to be named. He tells me he was in bed when he started hearing police sirens yesterday.

He points to his home around the corner and tells me the area cordoned off is his usual route to work.

Like many others, he says "nothing like this has ever happened here before". He adds that it's strange to see his neighbourhood get all this national attention but “for the wrong reasons”.

If you're just joining us, here's a summary of the Hainault attack's key details:

What happened? A man wielding a samurai-style sword killed one victim and injured four more in a spate of attacks.

Where did it happen? Hainault, north-east London, in a residential area.

When? Yesterday morning - in the space of about half an hour, around 07:00 BST.

Who were the victims? A 14-year-old boy died after being stabbed. Four other people were injured, including two police officers - one has a "seriously damaged" arm and another a badly damaged hand, according to Met Chief Sir Mark Rowley.

What happened next? Police pursued a suspect, cornered him in a garden and Tasered him.

Who is the suspect? A 36-year-old man was arrested at the scene. He's yet to be questioned by police because he's in hospital for injuries sustained when he crashed a van into a house - apparently before the attacks.

What don't we know? We still don't know the identities of the victims, including the 14-year-old who died. Police haven't named the suspect, either. And we don't know anything about his background or motivation for the attacks.

We'll keep you updated as we find out more.

Jared Evitts
Newsbeat, reporting from Hainault

I've been speaking to Connor Allen, who lives with his family near the scene of the attack in Hainault.

"It's just so scary that it's happened so close to home," Allen says. He lives "about two minutes away" from where it happened.

Like many other residents, Allen expresses his shock at the news: "I've lived here all my life and nothing [has] ever happened like this."

"How can someone actually do this?" Allen asks.

What we know about the Hainault attack:

• A 14-year-old boy and four other people were attacked in the space of less than half an hour in Hainault, north-east London - the child died of his injuries in hospital
• Witnesses captured footage of a man who was prowling the streets with a samurai-style sword, as residents were warned to lock their doors
• A 36-year-old man was arrested at the scene on suspicion of murder, 22 minutes from the first call to the police, the Met said

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The parents of Grace O'Malley-Kumar, a 19-year-old student who was killed in a knife attack in Nottingham last year, have sent their condolences to the family of the boy killed in Hainault yesterday.

Speaking to Good Morning Britain, Grace's father Dr Sanjoy Kumar describes the attack in Hainault as "horrific", and says the grief likely being felt by the 14-year-old's family "is only felt by a few like us who have lost children in these absolutely appalling circumstances".

Her mother, Dr Sinead O'Malley, says she hopes the family will heal in time but adds that "the hurt never goes away":

They were on Good Morning Britain backing calls to award Grace a George Cross for her bravery in the Nottingham attack last June - she was found to have died trying to protect her friend, Barnaby Webber, a fellow student who also died.

The O'Malley-Kumar family are from Woodford Green, east London, which is about 15 minutes by car from Hainault.

Here's the moment yesterday's attack seemingly began - with a van driving into a house near Hainault Tube station, apparently hitting a pedestrian as well.

What happened to the pedestrian is not known, but the Metropolitan Police says no one is in hospital having been hit by a van.

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Sir Mark Rowley's been speaking to LBC radio this morning - we brought you some key lines in earlier posts, but here's a more comprehensive round-up of what he said:

• He expressed his condolences to the parents of the 14-year-old boy who lost his life yesterday, describing it as "everyone's worst nightmare"

• Rowley said he's been to hospital to see the officers who were injured, describing their injuries as "really horrific injuries"
• He said the female officer was taken to hospital with a "seriously damaged" arm and it had seemed "not a million miles away" that she might lose her hand - but a surgeon had since spent "many many hours basically putting her arm back together"
• He added that "based on what the surgeon was saying yesterday, we're increasingly optimistic that with months and years, and lots of physio, full recovery might be possible"
• The other officer, a male inspector, had a badly damaged hand with a lot of "patching up" to be done - but was in "good spirits" when Rowley saw him

• He described the bravery of the men and women who work for the Met as "just extraordinary"
• Asked whether officers need guns in light of the dangers they face, Rowley defended the police's current "largely unarmed model"