A MAN has been charged with attempted murder and grievous bodily harm after allegedly stabbing two cops in Leicester Square.
Footage showed the aftermath of the alleged attack in London's West End on Friday morning.
A male police officer was stabbed three times in the neck and once in the chest, and a young female officer suffered a serious stab wound to her arm, which may be life-changing.
Mohammed Rahman, 24, has been charged with attempted murder in relation to the male officer, and GBH with intent in relation to the female officer.
He was also charged with assault and two counts of threatening a person in a public place with a bladed article, which related to three other officers.
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He will appear in court on Monday.
The suspect was taken to hospital for injuries and was being kept under armed guard on Friday.
A long-handled bloody weapon with a blade was seen lying on the pavement following the alleged attack.
The Met Police said in a statement: "A man has been charged by detectives investigating the stabbing of two police officers in Westminster on the morning of Friday, 16 September.
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"Mohammed Rahman, 24, of Westbourne Park Road, W2 was charged on Saturday, 17 September, with attempted murder and Section 18 GBH with intent.
"The attempted murder charge relates to a male police constable, the GBH to a female police constable.
"He was also charged with assault (ABH) and two counts of threatening a person in a public place with a bladed article.
"These charges relate to three other police constables.
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"In addition, he was charged with robbery and possession of a bladed article.
"Rahman will appear in custody at Wimbledon Magistrates’ Court on Monday, 19 September."
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