Teen killed in London sword attack named as two police officers treated for 'horrifically serious injuries'

He was attacked on his way to school about 7am and died in hospital.

He went to Bancroft's school, in Woodford Green, a fee-paying private school, where the flag was flying at half-mast on Wednesday, the BBC reported.Police said a 36-year-old man had been arrested on suspicion of murder.Two police officers, a man and a woman, both suffered serious hand and arm injuries in Tuesday's attack in the city's north-east.

Met Police Commissioner Mark Rowley said they both had "horrifically serious injuries", adding the woman almost lost the limb.

"You can't even imagine what the parents are going through. It's the most difficult thing for the parents to endure."Witnesses told the BBC the suspect was "shouting about God, and whether you believe in God, and things like that".

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