Overview
- Ten people were taken to hospital after the stabbing near Huntingdon, with several later discharged and the train’s guard still in a critical condition.
- Friends and witnesses say Stephen Crean told fellow fans he would confront the attacker and he was later treated for injuries before recovering at home, according to a friend’s post.
- British Transport Police initially detained two men, then released one after determining he was not involved, and confirmed the case is not being treated as terrorism.
- Train driver Andrew Johnson raised the alarm and diverted the service to a platform at Huntingdon, allowing emergency crews to reach the scene quickly.
- Witness Alistair Day described passengers fleeing, staff closing buffet car shutters, and seeing the knife-wielding suspect as he observed Crean’s intervention.