Huntingdon train stabbings suspect’s ‘7-word response’ to victim | UK | News
“The devil will not win,” the suspect in a knife attack on a train from Doncaster to London said as he arrived a terrified victim pleading for his life. Two people were arrested on suspicion of attempted murder but one was released. The attack, which is not considered terrorism-related, took place on a high-speed train in Cambridgeshire on Saturday evening.
Police first arrested two men, a 32-year-old black British citizen and the other a 35-year-old British citizen of Caribbean origin. In the last update this evening, they said the 35-year-old has been released and they are only looking at one suspect at the moment.
Ten people were taken to hospital by ambulance after the train stopped at Huntingdon, while another identified himself later in the evening. Inspector John Loveless of the British Transport Police said in a statement on Sunday morning that two people remained in a “life-threatening” condition and four were discharged.
Couple Dayna Arnold, 48, and Andy Gray, 37, were at the back end of the LNER train when the attack began.
To talk TelegramMs. Arnold recalled an attacker coming toward her and making a six-word comment that “the devil can’t win.”
“I hit some seats. I saw the knife maker running, he came at me with a knife. I said, ‘Please, please don’t do it.’
“Then something changed in his eyes and he said, ‘the devil will not win.’”
Police remained at the scene at Huntingdon railway station all day and forensic teams were filmed inside the train.
Officers were also seen walking in a line in the parking lot looking at the ground, examining bushes and peering into a trash can.
Home Affairs Minister Shabana Mahmood previously said she was “receiving regular updates from the police”.
In a message released by Buckingham Palace, the King said: “My wife and I were truly horrified and shocked to hear of the horrific stabbing attack on a train in Cambridgeshire last night.
“Our deepest sympathies and thoughts are with those affected and their loved ones.
“We are particularly grateful to the emergency services for their response to this terrible incident.”
