A passenger revealed that a man who intruded a train in Huntingdon and proceeded to stab passengers repeated a threatening phrase before being apprehended by authorities.
Stephen Crean from London, who courageously confronted the assailant during the violent incident on Saturday, recounted the harrowing encounter: “He brandished a blade at me and menacingly asked ‘do you want to die’ three times.” Crean, a supporter of Nottingham Forest, described the chaotic turn of events shortly after boarding the train at Grantham on Saturday evening. He witnessed multiple passengers sprinting through his carriage, alerting others about the presence of a knife-wielding individual.
“Everyone rushed to the train’s lower section where the buffet area was located, but I couldn’t gain access, and the restrooms appeared occupied,” recounted Stephen in an interview with Nottinghamshire Live. “It eventually boiled down to a face-off between him and me. He menacingly waved the blade at me and repeated ‘do you want to die’ on three occasions.”
During the violent incident on the 6:25 pm LNER train from Doncaster to London King’s Cross, eleven passengers sustained injuries. The train was diverted for an emergency halt at Huntingdon in Cambridgeshire approximately one hour into the journey. Among those treated in hospitals, four victims were discharged, while two individuals, including a heroic train staff member, are in critical condition.
Anthony Williams, aged 32, has been formally charged at Peterborough Magistrates’ Court with ten counts of attempted murder and one count of bodily harm stemming from the knife attack on Saturday. Additionally, the 32-year-old faces another attempted murder charge related to an incident on London’s DLR network early on November 1, as confirmed by the British Transport Police.
Appearing in court today dressed in a grey tracksuit and restrained by two officers, Williams was denied bail by the court due to the severity of the charges. Judge Sheraton informed him that he is scheduled to appear at Cambridge Crown Court on December 1, 2025. As the charges were read out, Williams kept his gaze downwards.
When prompted, Williams declined to enter pleas and when asked about his address, he responded with “no fixed abode.”
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