Bow stabbing: Woman and man in court charged with attempted murder of undercover cop

A woman and a man charged with the attempted murder of an undercover drugs cop during a covert operation in London’s East End have appeared in court today.

The alley next to Bow Bells pub where police officer was stabbed [Google image] - Credit: Google

The officer was stabbed last Tuesday night in an alley off the main Bow Road, next to the Bow Bells pub, while on an operation relating to street gangs in an area known for drug dealing.

Detectives from the Met’s Homicide and Major Crime Command began a hunt for four people seen running from the area after the incident, Scotland Yard later confirmed.

The officer was taken to the Royal London Hospital in Whitechapel where he remains with non life-threatening injuries.

Janine Morris, 24, from Rainhill Way in Bromley-by-Bow, close to the scene of the stabbing, appeared in custody at Thames Magistrates’ Court this-morning with 20-year-old Andrew Beadie, from Basildon.

Both have been remanded in custody to appear at the Old Bailey on January 4, each charged with attempted murder and causing affray. Morris is also charged with assisting an offender.

A 17-year-old youth arrested “on suspicion of attempted murder” on the night of the incident remains on bail until late January, pending further police investigations.