Partner of Grand Central stabber says he had been ‘fighting demons for a while’

NewsWorldAmericasUS Crime NewsPartner of Grand Central stabber says he had been ‘fighting demons for a while’Anthony Griffin, 44, reportedly referred to himself as ‘Lucifer’ as he attacked three people with a machete in the busy transport hub Saturday morningMike Bedigan in New York Monday 13 April 2026 00:44 BSTBookmarkBookmark popoverRemoved from bookmarksClose popover{"translations":{"comments":"Go to comments","share":"Share","copyLink":"Copy link","bookmark":"Bookmark","removeBookmark":"Remove bookmark"},"showComments":false,"showBookmark":true,"articleId":"b2956271","articleMeta":{"url":"https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/crime/grand-central-machete-attack-demons-b2956271.html","title":"Partner of Grand Central stabber says he had been ‘fighting demons for a while’"}}CloseHumanoid robot is seen running and playing with kids in New York parkThe latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekdayYour briefing on the latest headlines from across the USYour briefing on the latest headlines from across the USEmail*SIGN UPI would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our Privacy notice{"className":"sc-1ge0fwe-0","newsletterData":{"regSourceNewsletter":"IND_Evening_Newsletter","regTitle":"Evening Headlines","subscriptionGroup":"us_evening_headlines","subscriptionGroupId":"4326e634-422a-4447-8e1e-604a937cd3b5","type":"daily_news","pathPrefix":["/us","/news/world/americas","/news/world/americas/crime"],"title":"The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday","mobileTitle":"Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US","imageSrc":"https://static.independent.co.uk/static-assets/images/newsletters/usEveningHeadlines1_1.png","label":"I would like to receive morning headlines Monday - Friday plus breaking news alerts by email","newsletterKey":"receiveEveningHeadlinesUSNews","regSourceSection":"US Crime News","regSourceMet...