A MONSTER has been found guilty of stabbing a 14-year-old boy to death and slashing at cops with a Samurai sword in a “ferocious” rampage.
Marcus Arduini Monzo ambushed Daniel Anjorin on April 30 last year as he made his way to school in Hainault, East London.
Daniel Anjorin was stabbed to death as he walked to school[/caption]
The youngster suffered a “devastating and unsurvivable chopping injury” to his neck and face during the horror.
Monzo also tried to kill Yasmin Mechem-Whitfield, Henry De Los Rios Polina, Sindy Arias and Donato Iwule in the 20-minute attack.
The Brazilian “mystic” has now been found guilty of murder and three counts of attempted murder following a trial at the Old Bailey.
Jurors heard he killed and skinned his own cat at home before setting off on the rampage after believing he was in the “Hunger Games”.
He carried out the attack with “murderous intent” over a 20-minute period on April 30.
Donato was the first to be attacked when Monzo “deliberately” drove into him in his van.
As he was knocked into a garden, Monzo got out the van and slashed his neck with the Samurai sword.
Donato managed to escape as emergency crews were scrambled to the residential street.
Meanwhile, Daniel was walking to school “minding his own business” when his life was “snuffed out in an instant”.
Chilling footage showed the attempts by brave officers to stop Monzo as Daniel lay gravely injured on the ground.
One officer yelled “drop it” but the so-called “mystic” replied: “Do you believe in God?”
He then fled through nearby gardens before being chased down an alleyway by PC Mechem-Whitfield.
The footage shows the brave cop approach Monzo, who then slashes at her with a sword as an officer yells “police officer stabbed”.
He also stabs another cop in the arm as they desperately tried to block the sword with a baton.
Monzo then burst into a house to attack a couple in their bedroom as their child slept next to them.
He shouted out “do you believe in God?” about four times then began to attack Henry De Los Rios Polania with the sword before attempting to stab his wife.
Jurors were told their lives were only spared because the youngster woke up and started to cry.
The court heard the “talented” martial artist spent nearly £1,000 on swords in December 2023 before cancelling the order.
He then bought two handmade Katana swords for £427.80 on February 21, 2024, with delivery coming through to his home in early April.
Footage showed Monzo branding a sword “freaking sexy” as he lunged around holding the weapon.
Monzo attacked officers in an alleyway[/caption]
He also slashed at an ambulance as paramedics arrived to treat Daniel[/caption]
Monzo was eventually Tasered and handcuffed[/caption]
NHS systems were checked and revealed there were no documented mental health concerns or access to mental health services by Monzo.
But his brother Eduardo told the court Monzo had consumed ayahuasca – a hallucinogenic plant-based drink commonly used in South America – during a stay at a remote retreat in the Amazon.
He said he was “concerned” as the drink has caused a “negative response” in some people.
Eduardo said his brother began to withdraw from his family when he returned from the retreat.
The court heard no trace of DMT – the hallucinogen found in ayahuasca – was detected in Monzo’s system.
But prosecutors said his “conduct was brought about by self-induced intoxication in the form of drugs” that led to a “psychotic disorder”.
Monzo, of West Beckton, Newham, denied murder, four counts of attempted murder and one of wounding with intent.
He was remanded into custody to be sentenced at a later date.
The so-called ‘mystic’ had bought the Samurai sword online[/caption]
Four people were injured in the horror attack[/caption]
