Teen who attacked gurdwara given hospital order

A teen who launched an onslaught astatine a gurdwara successful Kent has been detained successful hospital.

The 17-year-old boy, who cannot beryllium named for ineligible reasons, was held by constabulary aft the disturbance wrong the Sri Guru Nanak Darbar Gurdwara successful Gravesend connected 11 July.

Two women were besides assaulted extracurricular the gathering and constabulary recovered a bladed weapon.

The lad was handed a infirmary bid astatine his sentencing astatine Westminster Magistrates Court.

Nobody was earnestly injured during the attack, Kent Police antecedently said.

Officers besides said the incidental was "not terrorism-related", but was being treated arsenic "religiously aggravated".