During the three-minute journey between the stations, terrified passengers saw a chance-encounter between the two men escalate into a life-threatening stabbing. Prosecutor Michael Williams detailed that Thomas was standing by the train doors when it pulled into Shortlands, right at the exact spot where the victim stood. This encounter was no coincidence as the violence erupted immediately, making it clear that something preceded this attack, though it remains unclear what the motive was.
Passengers were trapped with no route to escape the violent confrontation. According to eyewitnesses, the fight escalated quickly from initial scuffles to Thomas throwing the victim to the floor, revealing the knife. Witnesses described the weapon as resembling a sword or a Rambo knife, which Thomas used relentlessly, plunging it into the victim multiple times despite the desperate cries from passengers urging him to stop.
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