Train hero fights for life as knife attack suspect remains in police custody

Olly Foster, who witnessed the incident, told the BBC an older man “blocked” the attacker from stabbing a younger girl, leaving him with injuries to his head and neck.

Police are examining the train at Huntingdon station in Cambridgeshire after a mass stabbing (Chris Radburn/PA)

A “heroic” railway worker is fighting for his life after trying to stop a knife attacker who targeted passengers on a busy train.

The London North Eastern Railway (LNER) staff member, who has not been named, remains in a life-threatening condition after he was injured while trying to protect passengers during the mass stabbing on Saturday’s 6.25pm service from Doncaster to London King’s Cross.