Man charged with attempted murder after stabbings of Jewish men in London

Police on duty outside Golders Green tube station in London, Thursday, April 30, 2026, near the scene where two people were recently stabbed in the Golders Green neighbourhood, that has a large Jewish community. Alastair Grant/AP hide caption toggle caption Alastair Grant/AP LONDON — A 45-year-old man was charged Friday with attempted murder in the stabbings of two Jewish men in London, the latest in a string of attacks that have sparked fear and anger in Britain's Jewish community. Police said Essa Suleiman faces two counts of the charge related to the attack in Golders Green. He also faces a third count of attempted murder over an incident elsewhere in the city earlier the same day that left a man with minor injuries. Suleiman, a Somalia-born British citizen who lives in London, is due to make his first court appearance later Friday. The British government pledge to tackle antisemitism after the stabbings in an area in north London that is an epicenter of Britain's Jewish community. The victims, aged 34 and 76, were seriously injured. One has since been discharged from a hospital and the other is in stable condition. The stabbings followed a string of arson attacks on synagogues and other Jewish sites in London in recent weeks. …