BY JAMES SIMONS
The brother of the man guilty of stabbing three people at Leytonstone Tube station has told reporters that his brother was suffering with mental health issues and received no help despite contacting both Waltham Forest council and the police for urgent assistance. Meanwhile, Lara Cerroni, spokesperson for Waltham Forest Council told eye of media that the council had searched for records of the stated complain but found none whatsoever. In a statement, they said:
”Waltham Forest Council have no record of any contact with family members of this individual prior to these dreadful events”
DRUG TAKING
Mohamed said his brother, Muhaydin, had a history of drug taking as well as mental health issues and needed urgent attention that was never provided despite desperate cries for help. The 29-year-old, of Sansom Road, Leytonstone, is charged with attempted murder after the tack described by police as “terrorist incident”. The reality of the incident now seems to be one of a man with mental health illness who used the political situation in Syria as an excuse to express his mental issues.
The accused is said to have claimed he was acting in protest of the overwhelming Parliamentary vote to bomb Syria a few days ago. Brandishing a knife, he attacked individuals at random at Leytonstone station station, east London, shouting ” this is for Syria”. A 56-year-old man was consequently left with “serious” stab wounds, and another two people were badly injured during the frenzy last Saturday .
Muhaydin was remanded in custody following his attendance in court yesterday and will appear at the Old Bailey on Friday. His unhappy brother, Mohamed, told Channel 4 News last night: “He had drugs influenced on him. Just cannabis. It give him mental problem. Bit paranoia. He was diagnosed by doctors and treated in 2007 for paranoia.
MENTAL HEALTH
“He had mental issues, bit of paranoia. Mental problem. He was in hospital for three months in 2007.
He added: “He started calling me and talking funny, funny.
“That started in August of this year.
“He started calling me up and saying odd things. “Not radical, it’s a bit like jumping around talking nonsense and sort of like talking saying he’s seeing demons and stuff, people following him. Britain, like many other countries, has a hoard of individuals suffering with mental health issues, and unfortunately not all of them get the appropriate dose of treatment. Many are allowed back in the streets prematurely, after undergoing questionable assessments which many are often able to put on a front of being fit.
TICKET
Mohamed said he had bought his brother a ticket to fly home to Somalia on Sunday after he claims there was no help forthcoming from authorities.
He said: “I explained to the family the situation. “They were aware of it. “We tried to get him help.
We tried to call the local authority, they could not help him because they said he’s no harm to people and he’s no harm to himself. I talked to the police and they came and looked at him and that was October 22. And then I decided to move him out the country. I decided to book a ticket for him on this Sunday.
He was okay as far as I know. He wanted to go.
Meanwhile, the metropolitan Police has said there was no indication he was a danger to the public. A spokeswoman said: “The family contacted us approximately three weeks before the incident on Saturday, but there was no mention of radicalization. However, the met has promised to have more visible policing at tube stations all over the capital to protect travelling passengers who remain their ”top priority”.
