United Kingdom, April 30 -- King Charles has said his thoughts and prayers are with the family of a teenager stabbed to death in a sword rampage.

The monarch, 75, spoke out after the 14-year-old boy was knifed in Hainault, north-east London on Tuesday (30.04.24) in a horrific attack that also saw two police officers and three members of the public taken to hospital after a knifeman launched a series of assaults from around 7am.

After police confirmed the teen had died in hospital, a spokesman for Buckingham Palace said: "Following the horrific scenes in Hainault this morning, the King has asked to be kept fully informed as details of the incident become clearer.

"His thoughts and prayers are with all those affected - in particular, the...