Man charged over mass stabbing also accused of attack on different train earlier

Anthony Williams, 32, will appear at Peterborough Magistrates’ Court later on Monday accused of 10 counts of attempted murder, one count of actual bodily harm and one count of possession of a bladed article
Man charged over mass stabbing also accused of attack on different train earlier

Police on the platform by the train at Huntingdon station in Cambridgeshire after a number of people were stabbed. Picture: Chris Radburn/PA

The man alleged to have carried out a stabbing spree on a high-speed train in Cambridgeshire, England, is also accused of a knife attack at a London station earlier that day, police said.

Anthony Williams, 32, will appear at Peterborough Magistrates’ Court later on Monday accused of 10 counts of attempted murder, one count of actual bodily harm and one count of possession of a bladed article following the attacks on the London North Eastern Railway (LNER) 6.25pm service from Doncaster to London King’s Cross on Saturday, British Transport Police (BTP) said.

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