London residents have described their terror after a lunatic attacked two people with a crossbow in the trendy area of Shoreditch in London.
Officers arrested a 47-year-old man in Shoreditch late last night.
The mother-of-two miraculously survived having been rushed to hospital with the bolt still embedded into the back of her skull. Her husband says she is now 'living in fear' as the attacker is still roaming free. But he says instead of calls offering assistance, he only received a call from the police asking him to take down the signs.
Det Chief Supt James Conway , responsible for policing in Hackney and Tower Hamlets,says neighbourhood teams are carrying out 'reassurance patrols'READ MORE: Crossbow owners could face police checks under Government plans in a bid to curb possession after spate of violent attacks Advertisement Susanna Kow, who chairs the Boundary Tenants and Residents Association, told the BBC how parents living there were 'really spooked' following the second attack.
Despite ministers considering new legislation which would place crossbows under similar regulations to guns, the weapons are currently surprisingly easy to purchase online.
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