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Suspect Charged Over LNER Train Stabbings as Crown Court Date Set

CPS charges follow CCTV review, with police probing a possible linked DLR incident.

Overview

  • Anthony Williams, 32, has been charged with 11 counts of attempted murder across the train attack and a separate Pontoon Dock DLR case, alongside ABH and bladed‑article offences.
  • He appeared at Peterborough Magistrates’ Court and was remanded in custody to appear at Cambridge Crown Court on 1 December.
  • Eleven people were treated in hospital; an LNER crew member remains in a critical but stable condition, and Scunthorpe United’s Jonathan Gjoshe sustained non‑life‑threatening injuries.
  • Passenger Stephen Crean, hailed for confronting the attacker, described being asked “Do you want to die?” before suffering multiple stab wounds.
  • The driver diverted the DoncasterLondon service to Huntingdon, where armed officers boarded and made arrests, as investigators continue to assess possible links to earlier incidents that day.