A man has been charged with stabbing five people in a knife rampage that left one victim paralysed when their spinal cord was severed.

Jason Kakaire, 29, appeared at Highbury Corner Magistrates's Court charged with five counts of attempted murder after the spate of attacks in Edmonton.

He was also charged with five counts of knife possession in relation to the offences that allegedly took place between March 30 and April 2.

Kakaire, of Edmonton, spoke only to give his name, address, national insurance number, and nationality of British.

Police at the scene of the fifth stabbing, in Aberdeen Road, Edmonton, on Tuesday

With short dark hair, light facial hair, and wearing a grey tracksuit he stared blankly throughout the hearing.

Timeline of stabbings Saturday, March 30 7.02pm: A woman, aged 45, is left in a 'critical condition' after she is knifed in the back in Aberdeen Road, Edmonton. Sunday, March 31 00.15am: A man aged 52 is stabbed in Park Avenue and rushed to hospital with non-life threatening wounds. 3.55am: A 23-year-old man is stabbed in Silver Street, Edmonton, before being found at Seven Sisters Tube station. 9.43am: A man aged 29 is knifed in the back in Brettenham Road in another 'bloodbath attack'. Tuesday, April 2 5.05pm: A man, in his 30s, is found with knife injuries in Aberdeen Road, Edmonton after being stabbed in Fairfield Road. Advertisement

Senior Crown Prosecutor Harika Yuksel said: 'None of the victims had possessions stolen from them.

The sole intention was to kill them.

'All the victims were defenceless and approached from behind and stabbed in the back.

'The victims were both male and female and of varying ages and ethnicities and none had been robbed.'

The prosecutor said a man in his 30s suffered a severe back wound.

She added: 'One of the victims suffered a severed spinal cord injury resulting in paralysis.'

The defendant, of Edmonton, was remanded in custody to next appear at the Old Bailey on May 3.

District Judge Julia Newton said: 'These matters are now being sent to the Central Criminal Court where you will next appear on May 3 at 10am in the morning.'

Kakaire was remanded in custody and walked stiffly as he was led out of the dock.