The Romanian chef

‘Everyone was running ... people, they were fainting’

♦a Romanian chef thought on his feet when he hit an attacker over the head with a crate and let 20 terrified people into the bakery where he works during the terror attack on Borough Market.

Florin Morariu, who works at Bread Ahead, said: “We were looking out of the window because we saw that everyone was agitated, everyone was running, people, women... they were fainting, falling.”

When he went outside and saw two people stabbing others, he “froze”, but then rushed over to hit one of the attackers on the head with a crate. He ran when the police ordered people to leave and threw a grenade.

Mr Morariu then let about 20 “desperate” people into the bakery and pulled the shutters down.