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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The 24 hours leading up to Huntingdon mass stabbing
Police are investigating the stabbing of a 14-year-old boy in Peterborough on Friday as one of three knife-related incidents in the city linked to the Huntingdon train stabbings suspect, with a fourth incident in east London. Anthony Williams, 32, has been charged with 10 counts of attempted murder, one count of actual bodily harm and one count of possession of a bladed article following the attacks on an LNER train from Doncaster to London on S…
Train stab suspect could be linked to string of knife incidents in hours before
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Police reviewing three further incidents - including stabbing of boy, 14 - after train knife attack
Anthony Williams, 32, has appeared in court charged with 11 counts of attempted murder over the mass stabbing on Saturday, and another attack hours earlier at a London station.
Further incidents potentially linked to Huntingdon train attacker
In the wake of the Huntingdon train stabbings, the actions of a ‘heroic’ rail worker left with critical injuries are being praised by police. The unnamed LNER staff member tried to stop the attacker, as the driver acted quickly to divert the train to Huntingdon station, where police swarmed the scene to make an arrest. The driver has been named as Andrew Johnson, an ex-Navy Iraq war veteran. Anthony Williams has been named as the suspect, charge…
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