'I was trying to save a life,' man who intervened in Golders Green attack tells BBC
Summary
A man named Ashkan Asadian stopped a knife attack on a 76-year-old Jewish man, Moshe Shine, at a bus stop in Golders Green, London. Asadian tried to disarm the attacker and helped hold him in a shop until the police arrived. Shine was seriously injured but has now left the hospital.Key Facts
- The attack happened on a Wednesday morning near a bus stop in Golders Green, north London.
- Moshe Shine, the victim, was adjusting his kippah (a Jewish cap) just before being attacked.
- Ashkan Asadian, 61, saw the stabbing and jumped in to help without thinking about the danger.
- Asadian struggled with the attacker and tried to make him drop the knife.
- The attacker ran into a greengrocer’s shop, where Asadian blocked him inside with a shopping trolley.
- The attacker later walked away calmly before police arrived.
- Two people, Moshe Shine and Shloime Rand, were seriously injured in the attack.
- Essa Suleiman, 45, was charged with attempted murder related to this and another attack the same day.
- Suleiman’s next court hearing is scheduled for May 15 at the Old Bailey in London.
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