Overview
- Anthony Williams, 32, refused to attend the Cambridge Crown Court hearing via video link and remains in custody.
- Judge Mark Bishop set a provisional trial date of June 22, 2026 and listed the next court date for January 28.
- Prosecutors confirmed a consolidated 21-count indictment, including 10 attempted murder charges tied to stabbings on an LNER train on November 1.
- Additional counts cover an alleged attempted murder at Pontoon Dock DLR, attempted murders and attempted wounding in Peterborough on October 31, and multiple bladed-article possession offences at named locations.
- Further allegations include theft of a pack of knives from an Asda in Stevenage, affray at a Peterborough barbershop, assault on a train on November 1, and actual bodily harm against a police officer in custody, with an application expected to extend the current May 1 custody time limit.