Huntingdon train stabbing latest: Man charged also accused of separate London attack earlier that day

Anthony Williams, 32, from Peterborough, has been charged following a mass stabbing attack on a London-bound train on Saturday.

Police said Williams, of Langford Road, Peterborough, was due to appear at Peterborough Magistrates’ Court on Monday morning.

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The man accused of a mass stabbing attack on a London-bound train on Saturday has also been charged with a separate attack in London earlier the same day.

British Transport Police said Anthony Williams, 32, of Peterborough, was charged with 10 counts of attempted murder, one count of causing actual bodily harm and one count of possession of a bladed article.

He is also charged with a further charge of attempted murder and possession of a bladed article in connection with the incident at Pontoon Dock DLR station earlier the same day.

Police have named the man charged following a mass stabbing on a London-bound train on Saturday.

British Transport Police said Anthony Williams, 32, of Peterborough, was charged with 10 counts of attempted murder, one count of causing actual bodily harm and one count of possession of a bladed article.

Deputy Chief Constable Stuart Cundy said: “Criminal investigation and victim support is a priority for British Transport Police.”

“Our investigation is also examining other possible related crimes.

“I would like to emphasize the importance of not saying or publishing anything that could compromise or undermine ongoing criminal proceedings or the integrity of the investigation in line with the charges authorized by the Crown Prosecution Service.”

The LNER train where the mass stabbing took place on Friday has been removed from Huntingdon station.

The train left shortly before 8.45am, according to the BBC.

Many passengers on the train where the mass stabbing occurred on Friday told how the incident unfolded.

Alistair DayTraveling to watch Nottingham Forest’s 2-2 draw with Manchester United, he was near the buffet carriage when he thought a Halloween prank was being played.

“Then it gets louder and louder, there are all kinds of people with blood on them,” he told the BBC. [appeared] and I thought, ‘Oh, shit, this is no good.'”

Thomas McLachlanA 19-year-old Londoner who was on the train returning from a trip to Newcastle described how people left the train “covered in blood”.

He told the BBC: “I saw a lot of passengers getting off covered in blood.

“There was a man with a white sheet pressed to his head and it looked like he had been stabbed twice… there were really severe injuries.”

Dayna ArnoldThe 48-year-old woman said that after separating from her partner in panic, she begged the knife-wielding man standing next to her with a 15cm knife to spare her life.

“I was running and when I looked back I saw the man with the knife running after me,” the project manager said. Mirror.

“I fell down and just said, ‘Please don’t kill me.’ Something changed in his face and he kept going.”

The Independent’s political correspondent Millie Cooke reports:

Transport Minister Heidi Alexander has promised the government will review security measures on train lines following Saturday’s stabbing and increase visible police patrols at stations over the next few days.

Asked whether a temporary increase in patrols would make a long-term difference to passenger safety, Ms Alexander insisted that “public transport is generally a low crime environment”.

Speaking to Sky News, he added: “This incident on Saturday night was absolutely horrific and I don’t want to spoil it in any way – but overall our trains are some of the safest forms of public transport anywhere in the world.

“For every million passenger journeys taken, 27 crimes are committed.”

The transport minister continued: “Now for me one crime is one crime too many, so from now on we will be reviewing all our safety measures because it’s the right thing to do.”

Transport Minister Heidi Alexander paid tribute to the “incredible bravery” of the train staff member who was injured trying to protect passengers during Saturday’s mass stabbing.

Speaking to Sky News, Ms Alexander praised the “incredible bravery of the train staff, the train driver who took the train to Huntingdon station, the Network Rail controller, the signalman who took the train to safety”.

“Most importantly, I want to thank the emergency services and one person in hospital who was in a critical condition in a stable condition, but he went to work that morning to work on that train service, to serve passengers and he put himself in danger.

“He went to do his job and left it a hero. And there are people alive today because of his actions and his courage.”

A 32-year-old man arrested in connection with the stabbing attack on a Huntingdon train is now being treated as the sole suspect, British Transport Police (BTP) said.

The Peterborough man boarded the train from Peterborough station.

Another man, a 35-year-old London man, was released without further action, BTP said in a statement.

Police determined he was not involved in the attack, police said.

Police also confirmed police also recovered a knife at the scene.

Transport Secretary Heidi Alexander said the suspect in the mass stabbing, which occurred on a train from Doncaster to London King’s Cross at 6.25pm ​​on Saturday, was not known to counter-terrorism police or MI5.

He told Times Radio: “I will not speculate about his motivations or the events leading up to the incident.”

He added: “What I can tell you is that he is not recognized by the counter-terrorism police, he is not recognized by the security services and he is not recognized by the Prevent programme.”

Asked if the suspect was known to mental health services, he said: “I’m afraid I’m not in a position to share any further information about this person.”

A minister said the condition of train personnel seriously injured in the attack was critical but stable.

Transport Minister Heidi Alexander told Times Radio: “There are five people still in hospital, one of whom is a train crew member… He is in a critical but stable condition this morning.

“Some of the other people who were hospitalized Saturday night have been discharged.”