Huntingdon train stab suspect could be linked to string of knife incidents in hours before rampage
Police investigating if train attack suspect linked to other knife incidents
- Anthony Williams, 32, has been charged with 10 counts of attempted murder following a knife attack on an LNER train to London King’s Cross on Saturday evening.
- Williams also faces an attempted murder charge for a separate knife incident at Pontoon Dock DLR station in London earlier on Saturday, where a victim was slashed.
- Police are investigating potential links between Williams and three prior knife incidents in Peterborough, including the stabbing of a 14-year-old boy and two occurrences at a barber’s shop.
- Victims of the train attack include Stephen Creen, who was stabbed six times, Scunthorpe United player Jonathan Gjoshe, an LNER staff member in critical condition, and four other hospitalised individuals.
- Williams appeared in court, was remanded into custody, and is due at Cambridge Crown Court on 1 December; the Prime Minister has ruled out airport-style scanners for train stations.