A man charged over a mass stabbing on a busy train in Cambridgeshire, and a separate attack at a London station earlier that day, has been remanded in custody.
Anthony Williams, 32, was charged with ten counts of attempted murder, one count of actual bodily harm, and one count of possessing a bladed article following an attack on the London North Eastern Railway (LNER) service from Doncaster to London King’s Cross on Saturday, according to British Transport Police.
Williams also faces an additional charge of attempted murder and possession of a bladed article in relation to an incident at Pontoon Dock DLR station in east London, in the early hours of Saturday, in which a victim suffered injuries after being attacked with a knife.
Cambridgeshire Police said three separate knife-related incidents were being investigated as part of the police probe into the train attack.
Williams was wearing a grey tracksuit and in handcuffs as he appeared at Peterborough Magistrates’ Court on Monday, flanked by four security officers.
He was not asked to enter pleas and, when questioned about his address, mumbled “no fixed abode”.
He was remanded in custody until a hearing at Cambridge Crown Court on December 1.
On Monday, Cambridgeshire police said a 14-year-old boy has been identified as a stabbing victim in a separate incident to Saturday’s Huntingdon train attack that the police are investigating as part of the probe into the train attack.
The boy is thought to have been attacked in one of three knife-related incidents in Peterborough on Friday evening and Saturday morning.
Police said: "We are aware of three incidents that occurred in Peterborough on Friday evening (31 October) and Saturday morning (1 November).
“The first incident of a man with a knife at a barbers in Fletton happened at 7.25pm on Friday but was reported to us at 9.10pm – two hours after the incident occurred.
“At the time of reporting the man was no longer there and had not returned, so we did not send officers, but a crime was raised.
“The second incident was reported to us at 9.25am on Saturday again by the barbers in Fletton while the man was still at the scene. Officers were deployed to the location and arrived within 18 minutes.
“Upon searching the area, officers were unable to locate the man or identify him and a crime was raised.
“There was also a third incident that police also believe may be linked which also happened on Friday 31 October at 7.10pm, where a 14-year-old was stabbed by a man with a knife in the city centre. They were taken to Peterborough City Hospital with minor injuries and were later discharged.
“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. A crime was raised and an investigation commenced, with scenes of crime attending."
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