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Man denies attempted murder of 13 in knife attacks

Summarised from 2 outlets · Updated 2 Nov, 13:22 · Archive

Anthony Williams, 33, denies ten counts of attempted murder over a knife attack on an LNER train, and three more attempted murders in separate incidents.

Anthony Williams, 33, is on trial at Cambridge Crown Court accused of attempting to murder 13 people across three separate knife attacks in late October and early November 2025. The most serious attack occurred on 1 November when he stabbed ten people on an LNER train travelling from Doncaster to London King's Cross. The train made an emergency stop in Huntingdon, where CCTV footage of the attack was shown in court. Williams denies all charges relating to these incidents.

Before the train attack, he is accused of stabbing three people in Peterborough on 31 October and a 17-year-old boy at Pontoon Dock DLR station in London in the early hours of 1 November. A 14-year-old boy who was stabbed on Halloween whilst walking near an Asda store in Peterborough described the attacker as having 'eyes wide open like he was on something'. The boy told police in a video-recorded interview played in court on Friday: 'We've pretty much got right up close to him as we're walking past him and he's pulled out a knife and just stabbed me.'

Judge Mr Justice Calver told jurors that whether Williams carried out the attacks is not in question. The jury must instead consider whether he intended to kill those he attacked when carrying out the assaults.

Man denies attempted murder of 13 in knife attacks
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In this story: Anthony Williams · Cambridge Crown Court · LNER · Peterborough · London · Huntingdon

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