Man Marcus Arduini Monzo is accused of attempting to murder in van attack to give evidence

CCTV show route van used to drive into Donato Iwule took, on day of attacks, court hears

A metropolitan Police officer is now giving evidence in court and tells the jury the force has reviewed in excess of 100 hours of CCTV footage for this case.

The prosecution explains the jury will be taken through a series of CCTV clips in order.

The first shows a dark grey van, parked on a street early on Tuesday 30 April 2024, with a figure dressed in yellow emerging from the left and opening the front passenger door of the vehicle.

The police officer tells the jury the man - who he believes is Monzo - reveals a large rectangular shaped object from the van.

The second, very short, clip is at the same location. Again, the Met officer says the man can be seen at the van.

Subsequent clips show the route the dark grey van took on the day of the attacks.

For context: We heard last week that Donato Iwule had left Hainault station just before 6.45am on 30 April 2024 to walk to the Co-op, where he worked.

As he approached the junction with Laing Close at 6.51am, Monzo's grey van drove directly at Iwule.

It struck with "such force" that it sent him and the van into a garden, smashing a fence and a concrete post.

Monzo 'was talented martial artist'

Now, jurors are hearing a witness statement from the part-owner of a martial arts club in Hackney, where Monzo was previously a member.

In his statement, the owner describes Monzo as a "talented martial artist", particularly in Ju Jitsu. 

But he left the club in 2023 - around seven years after he joined.

The court hears that at the time that he left, Monzo was "quieter" and "trained less regularly".

Court hears of Monzo's views on 9/11 and 'plandemic'

The prosecution reads out a witness statement shedding light on Monzo's views. 

It describes Monzo telling someone of his view that the coronavirus pandemic would be better referred to as a "plandemic". 

The authorities created the pandemic in order to "shut down" the "many people" who learned the truth about the world, Monzo told the witness. 

Monzo would also talk about an area of Antarctica where, when anyone tries to go there, dies.

Monzo believed 9/11 was also a conspiracy, they added. 

The witness said Monzo was extremely passionate in his views and clearly believed in what he was saying.

Jury shown footage from Monzo's phone showing sword being unwrapped

Next, the jury are shown a video, which the prosecution says is four minutes in length. 

At one point in the footage, a man wearing a yellow top, black shorts and headphones says to the camera while unwrapping the sword "this is handmade in Japan". 

A cat be seen at the man's feet as he gets excited while taking the sword out of a box and packaging.

During the clip, the sword is brandished at the camera and the man performs various movements with the weapon in his hand.

The jury has already heard that the footage was recovered from Monzo's iPhone after his arrest on 30 April 2024.

Monzo purchased swords with paypal account

The jury is being told about purchases Monzo made for swords ahead of the attacks on 30 April.

They are shown invoices and payments Monzo made via paypal for these weapons.

The invoices were addressed to "Marcus Monzo".

Previously, during a plea hearing at the Old Bailey, Monzo pleaded guilty to two counts of possessing an offensive weapon - a katana sword and a tanto katana sword.

The judge began today's session by explaining the concept of "agreed facts" - which means the prosecution and defence both agree on certain things in the case.

The prosecution then lists a number of agreed facts - including the injured people in the case, the time Daniel Anjorin left home, what he was wearing, and the fact Monzo made online purchases of swords.

Other facts given to the jury include that Monzo was 36 on 30 April 2024, and is 37 now.

He lived on his own in a one-bed property, and was the registered keeper of a grey Ford Transit van, which he used for work.

'I don't know you': What victim shouted during alleged attempted murder

More background now to the witness we're expecting to hear from today.

In footage played to the jury last week, Donato Iwule can be heard shouting "I don't know you" as he screams and flees.

The prosecution says Iwule was Monzo's first victim.

After Monzo allegedly struck him with a van, footage shows a figure get out and approach Iwule, who can be heard screaming repeatedly.

He's then chased briefly, with the prosecution arguing Monzo "swings" a sword towards Iwule's neck and then torso.

But "somehow", Iwule managed to roll away, jump a fence and escape, the prosecution added. 

They said Monzo then made his way back to his van, the court heard last week.

Monzo accused of attempting to murder Donato Iwule in van attack: What the court heard last week

We'll be hearing evidence from Donato Iwule shortly. 

Iwule, prosecutor Tom Little KC told the jury last week, left Hainault station just before 6.45am on 30 April 2024 to walk to the Co-op, where he worked.

As he approached the junction with Laing Close at 6.51am, Little said Monzo's grey van drove directly at Iwule.

It struck with "such force" that it sent him and the van into a garden, smashing a fence and a concrete post, Little added.

The jury was shown doorbell camera footage of a van swerving off the road towards a figure on the pavement.

After the van crashed to a stop, three screams could be heard.

It was "remarkable" Iwule was not killed or significantly injured, Little told the jury.

-SKY NEWS