Man charged with stabbing teenager on London train
Summarised from 2 outlets · Updated 3 Nov, 13:39 · Archive
Anthony Williams, 33, is accused of slashing a 17-year-old boy on a Docklands Light Railway train in London.
Anthony Williams, 33, is accused of slashing Isaiah Idris in the face and hand on a Docklands Light Railway train travelling to Pontoon Dock station in the early hours of 1 November last year. The teenager had spent the day at Thorpe Park with friends before boarding the train. When the attack occurred as the train pulled away from West Silvertown station in east London, Mr Idris did not initially realise he was injured until a woman alerted him and he noticed blood dripping from his face. Other passengers fled screaming from the carriage.
Witness Macarena Lopez, who was on the train, told police that Williams appeared to be specifically targeting Mr Idris and repeatedly said 'You are the devil' or 'You are the demon'. She suggested he may have been experiencing a psychotic episode.
Williams denies 14 counts of attempted murder across multiple incidents, including attempted murders of three people in Peterborough on 31 October and of ten people on an LNER train from Doncaster to London on 1 November. He admits 12 counts of wounding with intent and two of attempted wounding with intent. The LNER train was forced to make an emergency stop in Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire. His trial is continuing at Cambridge Crown Court.
How it is being reported
- Huntingdon knifeman 'fixated on teenage boy' on train journey, court is toldAnthony Williams, who is accused of attempting to murder 10 people on an LNER train on November 1 last year, is also accused of attempting to murder a teenage boy on a DLR train earlier that dayThe Mirror · 3 Nov, 13:13
- Teenager, 17, slashed in face and hand by Huntingdon train mass stabber after day out with friends at theme park, court hearsAnthony Williams, 33, attacked the boy on a Dockland Light Railway train in London. He also drew a knife at Ritzy Barbers in Peterborough, pictured.Daily Mail · 2 Nov, 17:25
In this story: Anthony Williams · Isaiah Idris · Docklands Light Railway · Cambridge Crown Court · London · Huntingdon
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