Hainault survivor: 'I thought we were going to die'

Henry De Los Rios Polania told the BBC it is a “miracle” his family survived the attack at their home.

The 35-year-old and his wife and four-year-old daughter were sleeping when a man brandishing a sword broke in.

Mr Los Rios Polania recounted the moment he looked around for something to protect himself with, only to find “pillows and teddy bears".

He suffered serious hand injuries as he fought off the intruder, for which he has undergone almost 10 hours of surgery.