Man accused of Huntingdon train stabbings faces more charges

A 32-year-old man accused of stabbing 10 people on a train has been charged with further offences related to the day before the attack.

British Transport Police (BTP) said Anthony Williams, of no fixed abode, had been charged with seven other offences, including two counts of attempted murder, after an investigation.

Mr Williams is already charged with 10 counts of attempted murder in relation to a mass stabbing on a Doncaster to London King’s Cross service on the evening of 1 November, which stopped in Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire.

BTP said the further charges related to alleged incidents in Peterborough, Stevenage, and on a train travelling between Hitchin and Biggleswade on 31 October.

Mr Williams did not appear at a brief hearing before Peterborough Magistrates’ Court on Wednesday afternoon in relation to the latest charges, which are:

• Attempted murder of a 14-year-old boy at Henry Penn Walk in Peterborough
• Attempted grievous bodily harm of a 28-year-old man at Viersen Platz in Peterborough
• Attempted murder of a 22-year-old man near Pleasure Fair Meadow Road in Peterborough
• Affray and possession of a bladed article in connection to an alleged incident at Ritzy Barbers in Peterborough
• Theft of knives from an Asda supermarket in Stevenage
• Common assault of a 31-year-old man onboard a train travelling between Hitchin and Biggleswade.

He is already due to appear at Cambridge Crown Court in December, where it is expected the latest charges will also be heard.

Earlier this month he was remanded in custody following the train stabbing charges, and a count of attempted murder in connection with an alleged attack in London.

Deputy Chief Constable Stuart Cundy, for BTP, said the force had “worked closely with our colleagues in Cambridgeshire and Hertfordshire Police, alongside the Crown Prosecution Service” to bring the latest set of charges.

Passengers on the 18:25 GMT LNER service on 1 November said a person brandishing a knife began stabbing people after it passed through Peterborough.

It was diverted to Huntingdon – an unscheduled stop – which prompted a large emergency response.