Knifeman ‘lured cops to flat with hoax call’

A hooded knifeman tried to murder four police officers after luring them to a flat with a bogus emergency call, a court heard. Alex Traykov, 20, allegedly slashed at the constables’ heads after they responded to calls of a fight at a flat in Liverpool Road, Islington, north London. WPC Istarlin Ali, 31, was the first officer confronted by hooded Traykov standing in the doorway shortly before 11pm on 6 October 2018, the Old Bailey heard. Without uttering a word…