A man accused of perpetrating a mass stabbing on a high-speed train is also charged with a knife assault at a London station earlier that same day, according to the police. Anthony Williams, 32, is set to appear at Peterborough Magistrates’ Court on Monday facing 10 counts of attempted murder, one count of actual bodily harm, and one count of possession of a bladed item for the incidents on the London North Eastern Railway service.
Williams, residing on Langford Road, Peterborough, is additionally accused of another attempted murder charge and possession of a bladed item related to a separate incident at Pontoon Dock DLR station in London on November 1. The victim sustained facial injuries in the knife attack.
During Saturday’s incident, eleven passengers were injured while traveling from Doncaster to London King’s Cross on the 6:25pm LNER service. The train was promptly rerouted for an emergency stop at Huntingdon in Cambridgeshire about an hour into the journey. British Transport Police (BTP) reported that two men were apprehended on the train within eight minutes of officers being summoned, with one individual reportedly being subdued with a Taser after wielding a knife.
Among the eleven individuals treated in hospitals, four were discharged later, while two patients, including a courageous train staff member, remained in critical condition, as per the police’s statement on Sunday. Deputy Chief Constable Stuart Cundy emphasized the priority of the criminal investigation and victim support for BTP. He urged refraining from making statements or publications that could jeopardize or bias ongoing legal proceedings or the investigation’s integrity after the charges were approved by the Crown Prosecution Service.
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