Holloway stabbing: Man sectioned after stabbing his cousin repeatedly with kitchen knife

Sentenced: Mohamed Sharif Omar pleaded guilty to GBH at the Old Bailey
Metropolitan Police
Patrick Grafton-Green1 February 2017
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A man has been sectioned after stabbing his cousin repeatedly with a kitchen knife as he sat in his car in north London.

Mohamed Sharif Omar, 49, of Bartholomew Road, Camden, was sentenced to an indefinite hospital order at the Old Bailey on Tuesday after pleading guilty to GBH with intent.

Omar, who suffers from paranoid schizophrenia, attacked his victim with a long kitchen-style knife - believed to be between six and eight inches long - on August 23 last year, the court heard.

Police officers rushed to the scene in Wartlers Road, Holloway, and found a 47-year-old man with multiple stab wounds to the chest and legs.

Members of the public performed emergency first aid on the victim before paramedics arrived and rushed him to hospital.

After the attack, Omar ran away from the scene and officers later found him at his home address and arrested him.

He was charged the following day.

Omar was sentenced to a hospital order under Section 37 of the Mental Health Act with an indefinite time limit.

Detective Constable Dean Puzey, of Islington CID, said: "This is a tragic case involving an attacker with a mental illness, and a victim who was a relative of Omar’s.

“Were it not for the quick medical assistance from passers-by who witnessed this horrific assault, the victim could have died from his injuries.

"Omar poses a significant danger to the public and will now receive the medical treatment he needs."

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