Train-attack accused 'may be linked to other incidents'

"Prime Minister Keir Starmer has praised police, first responders and the "heroic" actions of the driver and the members of staff aboard the train when the "vile and horrific attack" took place."

"Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood also paid tribute to the "breathtaking bravery" and "heroic acts of the passengers and train crew who intercepted the attacker"."

"The offender had left the scene when the call was made and despite a search of the area by officers and a police dog, the offender was not identified."

CCTV and police are investigating whether the man accused of stabbing 10 people on a London-bound LNER train is linked to a separate stabbing of a 14-year-old and two reports of a knifeman at a barbers' shop in Peterborough. The 14-year-old was stabbed at about 19:10, treated at Peterborough City Hospital and discharged. A man was seen with a knife at a Fletton barbers' shop at 19:25; the shop reported the incident at 21:10. Anthony Williams, 32, was charged with 10 counts of attempted murder for the train attack and an attempted murder count for a Silvertown station attack. Cambridgeshire Police raised crimes and launched investigations into all three incidents. National leaders praised the bravery of passengers and train staff.

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