BLADE HORROR Man ADMITS knifing girl, 11, eight times in random attack as she visited Leicester Square with her mumA MAN has admitted knifing a schoolgirl eight times as she visited Leicester Square with her mum. Ioan Pintaru, 33, is accused of attacking the 11-year-old tourist, who was reportedly on a trip from Australia to see Taylor Swift perform. Pintaru allegedly put the girl in a headlock before stabbing her eight times. Her mum was initially thought to have also been hurt but blood from her daughter's injuries was mistaken for her own. Police confirmed the suspect was not known to either of the victims and the stabbing is not currently being treated as terror-related.