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Train stab suspect could be linked to string of knife incidents in hours before

Anthony Williams faces 11 attempted murder charges after stabbing multiple passengers and staff on an LNER train and at a London DLR station, police said.

  • On Saturday, November 1, Anthony Williams, 32, was charged with 10 counts of attempted murder after several stabbings on an LNER train from Doncaster to London and a separate attack at Pontoon Dock DLR station, police say.
  • Cambridgeshire Police said three knife-related incidents in Peterborough across Friday evening and Saturday morning are linked to the Huntingdon train stabbings, including a 14-year-old boy stabbed at 7.10pm and a Fletton barbershop sighting reported two hours later.
  • Passengers on the LNER service pulled emergency alarms, diverting the train to Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire; an LNER staff member is in critical but stable condition and four others remain in hospital.
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EURO-NEWS broke the news in on Monday, November 3, 2025.
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