Overview
- Eleven people were treated in hospital and five have been discharged, while a railway employee who intervened remains in a life‑threatening condition after actions police called heroic.
- British Transport Police said a 35-year-old initially detained was released without charge, and a 32-year-old suspect remains in custody on suspicion of attempted murder.
- Officers say there is no indication of a terrorist motive at this stage and evidence points to a single attacker.
- Police are probing the suspect’s background and the lead‑up to the assault; a knife was recovered and the man is reported to have boarded the train at Peterborough, with the motive still unknown.
- Reports citing government sources indicate additional officers will patrol the rail network in the coming days, with a focus on major stations.