It's a miracle I survived, Golders Green victim tells BBC

It's a miracle I survived, Golders Green victim tells BBC22 minutes agoShareSaveAdd as preferred on GoogleLucy Manning,Special correspondentandDaniel WittenbergPA MediaA Jewish man stabbed in the Golders Green attack has told the BBC "it's a very big miracle" he survived. Speaking from hospital, Shloime Rand said: "I feel like God's given me back my life."The 34-year-old was stabbed alongside Moshe Shine, 76, in north London on Wednesday. The BBC understands Essa Suleiman, 45, from south-east London is the man police have arrested on suspicion of attempted murder. He remains in custody.Rand told the BBC he is thankful the injuries he suffered were not worse. "I would have been even happier if nothing would have happened, but you know, in this situation I'm very happy that I survived and I can talk," he said. "I've had a stab to my chest, and yes, my lungs have to recover. "The oxygen was now reduced, and I hope I'll be better soon."He hopes to be discharged from hospital "within the next few days". Golders Green attack: Follow live updatesWatch: How the Golders Green attack unfolded'Thank God he didn't take my life' Recounting Wednesday's attack, Rand said he was walking down the street when the attacker came towards him and "just stabbed me in the chest"."I managed to jump back, so thank God he didn't manage to take my life."Police later Tasered and arrested a man, whom the BBC understands to be Essa Suleiman. He came to the UK from Somalia in the early 1990s.The Metropolitan Police said he had a "history of serious violence and mental health issues", and he was referred into the government counter-terrorism Prevent programme in 2020. A spokesman said the referral was closed that same year.Addressing the nation on Thursday, Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer said his government was doing "everything in our power to stamp this...