Two Hampton schoolboys were handed £1,000 each after they stopped 'deranged' knifeman Etham Orhon from attacking even more people after he stabbed four women in a Sainsbury's car park.

Orhon, 67, of Deacons Walk, Hampton was today found guilty of attempted murder and two counts of wounding with intent.

20 years for knifeman who repeatedly stabbed four women in Hampton Sainsbury's car park as they went about their shopping

Suzanna Brand, 54, Rani Chandiramani, 71, Janet Moresey, 62, and Jean Sullivan, 67, were all stabbed during a knife attack in Tangley Park Road outside Sainsbury’s on Friday, May 20 at around 10.30am.

But there could have been more victims had two schoolboys not distracted the defendant and warned others, Kingston Crown Court heard on Monday.

One of the boys rang the police, while the other kept Mr Orhon focused on them, after they realised they were too quick to be caught.

One boy's statement read: "A woman came around the corner screaming. She was hysterical, screaming her head off.

"Then a man came around the corner - not in a hurry. Just a half-shuffle.

"She was shouting 'He's got a knife. He's got a knife'.

"And I think she had been stabbed at this point.

"I was not sure about this guy. He might be old. He might be wrong in the head."

CCTV: Watch the moments before knifeman attacks women in Hampton car park

The pair then alerted bystanders, telling them to leave or lock themselves in their cars.

Mr Orhon was chasing the pair when the police arrived - and the boys pointed the defendant out to them.

Officers threatened Mr Orhon with a taser before he lowered himself to the ground and was handcuffed.

The court also heard Mr Orhon looked 'deranged' and like 'a man on a mission' to hurt bystanders.

Judge Paul Dodgson said there would have been more victims 'almost certainly' if it was not for the boys' bravery. 

He said: "There are cases when a judge can award public funds for bravery. I regard this just such a case. 

"They should know just how highly regarded their conduct is. 

"I ask my thanks, if appropriate, or admiration at least should be conveyed to them. 

"The bravery they showed that day is acknowledged by their community."

The pair will also be invited to a formal ceremony featuring the Sheriff of London. 

Turkish-born Mr Orhon, who came to the UK in 1989, lived in a housing association property just ten minutes' walk from the Sainsbury's.

The court heard there is no record of him having any contact with mental health services in the past, determined he was not legally insane at the time of the attacks.