Suspect accused of mass stabbing on Huntingdon train refuses to attend court

"A man charged over a mass stabbing on a train in Cambridgeshire and a spate of knife attacks in Peterborough has failed to attend his court hearing, and will stand trial next year. Anthony Williams, 32, is accused of attempting to murder 10 people on an LNER service from Doncaster to London on 1 November, which led to 11 people being treated in hospital."

"Williams has been charged with the attempted murder of Scott Bletcher; Michael Paffett; Kevin Deely; Jonathan Gjoshe; David Presland; Sachin Balakrishnan; Stephen Crean; Samir Zitouni; Rasza Aslam and Scott Green. Mr Zitouni, who had been working as a train crew member, was left in a critical condition with multiple injuries after being credited with helping to save multiple lives. Williams is also charged with the attempted murder of a 14-year-old boy, who cannot be named for legal reasons,"

"Williams is also charged with the attempted murder of a 14-year-old boy, who cannot be named for legal reasons, and the attempted murder of a 22-year-old man, William Ogelby. The two separate incidents are both said to have happened in Peterborough on 31 October, the former at a footbridge above Henry Penn Walk and the latter at Rail World car park. He is also accused of the attempted wounding of 28-year-old Dawid Taborski on the same footbridge, which occurred at around 7pm."

Anthony Williams, 32, failed to attend his hearing and will stand trial on 22 June 2026. He is accused of attempting to murder ten people on an LNER service, an attack that led to multiple people being treated in hospital. He is also accused of attempting to murder a 17-year-old on a DLR train and of separate knife incidents in Peterborough, including attempted murders of a 14-year-old and a 22-year-old and an attempted wounding. Crew member Samir Zitouni was left in critical condition after helping to save multiple lives. The attack began shortly after leaving Peterborough; passengers pulled emergency alarms and driver Andrew Johnson asked for an unscheduled stop at Huntingdon.

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