A district judge has remanded a man in custody on attempted murder charges after two police officers were stabbed in central London. Mohammed Rahman is accused of attempting to murder a male police constable, Pc Gerrard, who was knifed in the neck and chest in Leicester Square at 06.00 on Friday, September 16. The 24-year-old also faces one count of causing grievous bodily harm in connection with the stabbing of a female officer, Pc Mulhall, in the arm. Rahman has also been charged with robbery and possession of a bladed article, as well as assault and two counts of threatening a person in a public place with a bladed article. During a brief hearing at Wimbledon Magistrates’ Court on Monday, the defendant spoke only to confirm his name, date of birth, and address. Rahman, who was dressed in a prison-issued grey sweatshirt, was flanked in the dock by two officers. He did not have to enter a plea to the charges. The female officer who received a stab wound to the arm was released from the hospital on Saturday, while the male officer remained under medical supervision. The officers who were taken to hospital were both assigned to the Met’s Central West Command Unit, which is in charge of policing Westminster. They were performing routine duties and were not part of the larger policing operation put in place following the Queen’s death. Rahman, of Westbourne Park Road in Notting Hill, London, was remanded in custody by District Judge Simon Heptonstall until his next appearance at the Old Bailey on October 14th.
