Trial date set for Kenton man accused of stabbing two strangers in Kingsbury
Anton Allain will stand trial on December 9 - Credit: PA Wire/Press Association Images
A Kenton man accused of trying to kill two strangers in a random knife attack in Kingsbury will stand trial in December.
Anton Allain, 20, of Lodge Avenue, allegedly stabbed a 34 year-old man on a 183 bus and then knifed a 28 year-old man in the back in a nearby Tesco store in Kingsbury Road.
The attacks happened on July 13 this year.
Allain appeared at the Old Bailey today by video link from Belmarsh for a plea and case management hearing.
The court heard that Allain has a long history of paranoid schizophrenia and may have to be transferred from prison to a psychiatric hospital.
You may also want to watch:
He is charged with the attempted murder of Anand Patel and Samir Rami, two alternative counts of grievous bodily harm with intent, and a single count of having an offensive weapon.
He did not enter a plea and was remanded in custody until a mention hearing on 4 October.
Most Read
- 1 Appeal after woman hit on the head and sexually assaulted in Sudbury
- 2 Mass vaccination centre opens in Wembley Park
- 3 Buyers claim luxury flats are 'nightmare' construction site
- 4 Man arrested in connection with Neasden murder and two stabbings
- 5 Neasden man charged with murder and knife attacks
- 6 Wembley drug dealer jailed for biting, scratching and pushing police
- 7 Police seek witnesses as Kenton crash victim named as Vimla Matai
- 8 Fundraiser launched after beloved mum found collapsed in Barham Park dies
- 9 Third stabbing in Neasden as murder investigation under way
- 10 Woman killed after collision with alleged drunk driver in Kenton
The trial date has been set for December 9.
