Golders Green Stabbing Suspect Denies Attempted Murder Charges Essa Suleiman, 45, denied attempted murder of three men in Southwark and Golders Green on April 29. Prosecutors no longer allege a terrorist link. Essa Suleiman, 45, has denied attempted murder charges following a series of stabbings in Southwark and Golders Green on April 29 this year. The Somalia-born defendant, currently detained at Broadmoor secure psychiatric hospital, appeared at the Old Bailey via video link on Friday and pleaded not guilty to three counts of attempted murder and possessing a black-handled knife in a public place. Charges and Not Guilty PleasSuleiman is accused of trying to murder his friend Ishmael Hussein at his home in Southwark before travelling to north London to attack Shloime Rand, 34, and Moshe Shine, 76. The court heard that he attacked Mr Hussein, a friend of 20 years, with a knife at his home address.He then allegedly travelled to Brent Cross underground station before going on to Golders Green, where police were called at 11.16am following reports of people stabbed. The incident only ended when a member of the public intervened and tried to take the knife from him, before police arrived and Tasered him.Prosecution Drops Terror LinkDespite the incident being formally declared a terrorist incident at the time, the prosecution told the court that they no longer considered Suleiman to have launched a terrorist attack. Deanna Heer KC, prosecuting, said the evidence had been reviewed to decide whether it revealed a terrorist link to the conduct of the offence.She stated that they concluded there was not sufficient evidence to make that submission, adding that this did not prevent the court from considering, were there to be a conviction, whether there was a racial or religious aggravation. Ms Heer had told an earlier hearing that the victims in Golders Green were obviously members of the orthodox Jewish community, apparent from the way they were dressed.Details of the Golders Green AttacksThe second victim, Shloime Rand, 34, was leaving a study session at a synagogue in Golders Green dressed in traditional Jewish Orthodox attire when he crossed the road and was allegedly punched in the chest. The court heard that Mr Rand realised his chest was bleeding and sustained a punctured lung.The third victim, Moshe Shine, 76, was also wearing traditional Jewish clothing and adjusting his Kippah at a bus stop when he was stabbed in the neck. Although the injuries were not life-threatening, they were serious, the court was told.Suleiman became a British citizen in 1995 and came to the UK from Somalia legally as a child. He was living in supported accommodation for individuals released from a secure psychiatric hospital, served by the South London and Maudsley NHS trust. He previously worked as a Somali translator, a security guard, and sometimes at sports pitches at a school in Wiltshire.The case was adjourned for psychiatric reports and a three-week trial is due to go ahead on March 1, 2027.