The suspect accused of stabbing two men in Golders Green has been identified as Essa Suleiman - a 45-year-old man who had previously been referred to the government’s counter-terror programme.

The 45-year-old, a Somali-born man who came to Britain legally as a child in the 1990s, was arrested on suspicion of attempted murder on Wednesday after two British Jewish men were attacked in north London.

Met Commissioner Sir Mark Rowley revealed in a statement at the scene that the suspect, who is now understood to be Suleiman, has a history of serious violence and mental health issues.

It emerged on Thursday that the suspected knifeman, believed to be a former translator, had been referred to the counter-extremism scheme Prevent in 2020.…