Train worker who protected passengers in Huntingdon attack leaves hospital | UK news
A train crewman who was seriously injured while protecting passengers during a mass stabbing on a train in Cambridgeshire has been discharged from hospital, police said.
Samir Zitouni, known as Sam, was working on the London North Eastern Railway (LNER) high-speed train from Doncaster to London when the attack took place on 1 November.
LNER said the 48-year-old, who has worked for the company for more than 20 years, was credited with helping save multiple lives after passengers came under threat in Huntingdon.
British Transport police said Zitouni was now able to continue his recovery at home.
The force said on Saturday: “Samir Zitouni was in a critical condition with multiple injuries and thanks to the efforts of NHS medical staff he was able to be discharged from hospital today.”
His family said: “We are so grateful for the outpouring of support from the public and touched by the kind words spoken about Sam’s brave actions on the night of the attack.
“While we are really happy to have him home, there is still a significant recovery process and we now want to be alone so we can care for him as a family.”
Zitouni’s job is that of a customer experience provider, which largely involves providing onboard catering.
He was being treated in hospital among 11 patients injured during the attack, which apparently started shortly after the train left Peterborough station.
Among the injured, Scunthorpe United football player Jonathan Gjoshe (22) and 61-year-old Stephen Crean, who was treated for non-life-threatening injuries, were also stabbed.
Anthony Williams, 32, was remanded in custody at Peterborough Magistrates’ Court on November 3 on charges of 10 counts of attempted murder, two counts of possession of a bladed article and one count of causing actual bodily harm. One of the attempted murder cases relates to a separate incident at London station.
Williams, of Peterborough, is due to appear at Cambridge crown court on December 1.
