{"id":588,"date":"2025-11-19T17:16:40","date_gmt":"2025-11-19T17:16:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/badvibes.live\/?p=588"},"modified":"2025-11-19T17:16:40","modified_gmt":"2025-11-19T17:16:40","slug":"huntingdon-train-suspect-charged-with-more-offences-including-attack-on-boy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/badvibes.live\/?p=588","title":{"rendered":"Huntingdon train suspect charged with more offences including \u2018attack on boy\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"

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A man suspected of a mass stabbing on board an LNER train has been charged with two further counts of attempted murder and other offences.<\/p>\n

Anthony Williams is facing further charges following a stabbing rampage on board the train from Doncaster to London<\/a> King\u2019s Cross earlier this month.<\/p>\n

Passengers ran for their lives and hid in the toilets while a train crew member tried to fend off the attack on board the packed weekend service.<\/p>\n

Williams, 32, from Peterborough, is already facing 11 counts of attempted murder following the train attack and a separate incident in London a day before.<\/p>\n

He has now been charged with seven further offences, including the attempted murder of a 14-year-old boy and a 22-year-old man in Peterborough.<\/p>\n

The new charges also include affray and carrying a blade in connection with an incident at Ritzy Barbers, theft of knives from Asda<\/a> and assault of a 31-year-old man on board a train between Hitchin and Biggleswade, all on October 31.<\/p>\n

BTP Deputy Chief Constable Stuart Cundy said: \u2018These are a significant set of new charges.<\/p>\n

\u2018Our investigation into the awful incident at Huntingdon has also focused on other offences previously reported to police or identified by our investigation.<\/p>\n

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\u2018We have worked closely with our colleagues in Cambridgeshire<\/a> and Hertfordshire<\/a> Police alongside the Crown Prosecution Service<\/a> to bring these charges.\u2019<\/p>\n

Train worker Samir Zitouni, 48, has been hailed a hero after protecting passengers when an attack unfolded.<\/p>\n

Mr Zitouni, who has worked for LNER for over 20 years, was critically injured when fending off the attacker but has since been discharged from the hospital.<\/p>\n

Nottingham<\/a> Forest football fan, Stephen Crean, has also been praised for his bravery in trying to protect fellow passengers as he came face-to-face with the suspected attacker.<\/p>\n

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Mr Crean described the chilling moment the attacker asked him \u2018do you want to die?\u2019 as the 61-year-old tried to defend himself with fists before he was stabbed.<\/p>\n

He said he was \u2018lucky\u2019 despite being stabbed six times, including on his head, back, face and arm. The football fan managed to fight off the attacker and lock himself in a toilet until armed police arrived.<\/p>\n

Transport Secretary Heidi Alexander thanked the rail staff and first responders who rushed to the scene within minutes as the train was diverted to Huntingdon station.<\/p>\n

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She said: \u2018It was an honour to meet some of the brave first responders to the horrific train attack in Huntingdon.<\/p>\n

LNER\u2019s train driver, Network Rail\u2019s signaller, British Transport Police officers and the staff at Huntingdon station, told me about the actions they took on Saturday as the attack unfolded.<\/p>\n

\u2018It was incredibly moving to hear, and\u00a0it\u2019s\u00a0clear their quick thinking and selfless responses were nothing short of heroic.<\/p>\n

\u2018The measures they took undoubtedly saved lives and it was a privilege to thank them in person today for their work.\u2019<\/p>\n

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