A man who stabbed a mother-of-two to death and attempted to kill another in separate unprovoked attacks has been sentenced to life.
James Sinclair, 31, knifed Shadika Patel in the face and shoulders seven times as she was waiting at a bus stop in eastThe 40-year-old victim had been on her way to deliver a food parcel to her two sons before the UK went into its first Covid lockdown.
Shadika was taken to Newham General Hospital where medics tried to save her life, but she sadly died. Despite being stabbed in the face and body, she survived, and her attacker was arrested a week later. Detective Inspector John Marriott said: ‘It is incomprehensible why he chose to attack two lone women at night. Incidents such as this are rare and my team of detectives worked at pace to identify Sinclair before he could attack anyone else.’He stressed the importance of tackling violence against women and girls for the Metropolitan Police, explaining officers were working on improving the safety in public spaces in the capital.
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