Girl stabbed in Leicester Square granted wish to see Taylor Swift perform

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Taylor Swift perform at Wembley Stadium – find out more below.On August 12, 11-year-old Laila Johnson became the victim of a stabbing while visiting Leicester Square with her mother.

The pair were reportedly “approached” by 32-year-old Ioan Pintaru, when he grabbed the child and proceeded to stab her eight times around face, shoulder, wrist and neck area in what has been described as a “random attack”.Pintaru — a Romanian citizen of no fixed address — was last week charged with attempted murder and possession of a bladed article in a public place.Speaking to Australian news outlet 7news, Laila Johnson’s mother Samantha revealed that they had been visiting London on holiday, and that Laila “dreamed” of watching Taylor Swift performing at Wembley.

After the stabbing, Laila was hospitalised and treated with plastic surgery for her serious but non-lethal injuries.A week after the ordeal, after recovering from most of her injuries, Laila and her mother were treated to VIP tickets to see Taylor perform, where they were escorted by two police officers.Laila recalled attending the concert to the Australian Daily Telegraph: “I had to get to the Taylor Swift concert.

It was amazing. Some people organised for us to go into a VIP box and there was food being served and a private toilet, which was very exciting.” She added: “I’ve met so many lovely people, especially in the hospital and the police who have been looking after me.