TL;DR
- A 32-year-old man named Anthony Williams has been charged with 10 counts of attempted murder following a mass stabbing incident on a train from Doncaster to London King’s Cross.
- The assault, which injured 11 people, saw one rail staff member in critical condition; police praised their heroic efforts in intervening.
- Williams is also facing additional charges related to a prior incident at Pontoon Dock DLR station and will appear at Peterborough Magistrates on Monday.
Man, 32, charged with 10 counts of attempted murder after mass train stabbing | UK News
A 32-year-old man has been charged with 10 counts of attempted murder after a mass stabbing on a high-speed train.
Anthony Williams, 32, from Peterborough, was arrested on Saturday evening following an attack on the Doncaster to London King’s Cross LNER service.
He has been charged with 10 counts of attempted murder, one count of actual bodily harm and one count of possession of bladed article following a knife attack on a train in Cambridgeshire on Saturday, British Transport Police said.
BTP said he has also been charged with another count of attempted murder and possession of a bladed article in connection with an incident on 1 November at Pontoon Dock DLR station.
Williams will appear at Peterborough Magistrates on Monday morning, police said.
Armed police were deployed to Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire, where the train was stopped and made the arrest within eight minutes of the first 999 call.
Another man, 35, from London, who was also detained, was later released after officers established he was not involved.
On Sunday, British Transport Police (BTP) released an update confirming that, of the 11 people treated in hospital, one person remained in a life-threatening condition – a member of LNER rail staff who tried to stop the attacker.
“Having viewed the CCTV from the train, the actions of the member of rail staff were nothing short of heroic and undoubtedly saved people’s lives,” said BTP Deputy Chief Constable Stuart Cundy.
The train driver, named as Andrew Johnson, has also been hailed as “courageous” for his actions during the stabbings