Huntingdon train attack suspect denies attempted murders
A man has denied attempting to kill 10 people who were stabbed on a train.
Passengers were seriously injured on the LNER service from Doncaster to London King’s Cross shortly after calling at Peterborough on 1 November.
Anthony Williams, 33, of Langford Road, Peterborough, appeared at Cambridge Crown Court and entered his plea via video link.
He also denied 11 other offences, including four charges of attempted murder, relating to other attacks in Peterborough and East London before the train incident.
He appeared via video link from Rampton Hospital and was wearing a white T-shirt.
Williams hunched over as he pleaded “not guilty” to each of the charges.
On the day of the incident, the 18:25 service from Doncaster was diverted and stopped to Huntingdon, where Williams was arrested.
Multiple 999 calls were made from the train.
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