Huntingdon train knife rampage suspect is charged with string of new alleged offences including attempted murder and GBH

Police announced that a man accused of stabbing 10 people on a train has also been charged with other crimes in connection with the incident.

Anthony Williams will appear in court this afternoon to face a further seven charges following a mass stabbing on a train diverted to Huntingdon station in Cambridgeshire earlier this month.

Williams, 32, of Langford Road, Peterborough, is also accused of attempting to murder a 14-year-old boy in Peterborough city center on October 31 and attempting to cause grievous bodily harm to a 28-year-old man in the city the same day.

He is also charged with the attempted murder of a 22-year-old man near Pleasure Fair Meadow Road in the city on Oct. 31, as well as affray and possession of a bladed article in connection with an incident at Ritzy Barbers in Peterborough the same day.

Wiliams is also accused of stealing a knife from an Asda in Stevenage, Hertfordshire, on October 31 and common assault on a 31-year-old man on a train traveling between Hitchin and Biggleswade on October 31.

British Transport Police said these were in addition to the charges already authorized in connection with the major incident on the Doncaster-London Kings Cross train at Huntingdon.

Williams appeared in Peterborough Magistrates’ Court earlier this month on ten counts of attempted murder in connection with the train attack that left a railway staff seriously injured.

LNER customer homeowner Samir Zitouni, 48, was credited with ‘acting as a shield’ to save ‘multiple lives’.

LNER staff Samir Zitouni ‘acted as a shield’ to save passengers

Mr Zitouni, known as Sam, suffered multiple injuries but was released from hospital two weeks after the attack.

Williams was also previously charged with assault occasioning actual bodily harm and possession of a bladed article following the incident on an LNER train on November 1.

The suspect was also charged with a further count of attempted murder and possession of a bladed article in connection with the alleged attack at Pontoon Dock station on the London Docklands Light Railway in the early hours of that morning.

It was claimed that one victim was injured in the face.

During the train attack, brave train staff and passengers intervened to stop the alleged attacker as he passed through the train with a knife. The train made an unplanned stop at Huntingdon station in Cambridgeshire, where the suspect was arrested.

Williams is expected to appear before Peterborough Magistrates again this afternoon.

A coroner examines a London North Eastern Railway (LNER) train after the incident

Following the incident at Huntingdon, British Transport Police (BTP) prioritized a wider investigation into Williams and what happened on the train.

BTP Deputy Chief Constable Stuart Cundy said: ‘These are a significant number of new charges. Our investigation into the horrific incident in Huntingdon also focused on any other crimes previously reported to police or identified through our investigation.

‘We worked closely with our colleagues at Cambridgeshire and Hertfordshire Police, as well as the Crown Prosecution Service, to bring these charges.

‘I would like to reiterate the importance of not saying or publishing anything that could compromise or harm the ongoing criminal investigation or its integrity.’

Following his release from hospital, Mr Zitouni’s family said in a statement: ‘We are so grateful for the support shown by the public and touched by all 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 left alone so we can look after him as a family.’

In the Huntingdon attack, brave train staff and passengers intervened to stop the alleged attacker as he ran through the train with a knife.

The suspect is understood to have boarded the train in Peterborough before allegedly attacking the moving train.

To protect themselves, passengers ran through the carriages, barricading themselves behind the shutters of the toilets and the shop in the buffet carriage.

Driver Andrew Johnson, a Second Gulf War veteran, worked frantically with Network Rail staff to arrange for LNER Azuma to make an emergency stop at Huntingdon station in Cambridgeshire.

Police at the scene at Huntingdon railway station in Cambridgeshire on the evening of November 1

Hero driver Andrew Johnson (pictured) had seconds to decide to divert the London-bound train to Huntingdon station after being warned about the mass stabbing

When the train pulled into the station, the unflappable railway staff hurriedly guided passengers off the platform, with the suspect following closely behind.

The suspected attacker, still brandishing a knife, crossed railway tracks and jumped a fence before being subdued by police.

While 9 of the 11 injured people are struggling to survive, 5 people were discharged as of last night.

Mr Zitouni suffered serious injuries while trying to protect other passengers from the attacker.