Overview
- Anthony Williams, 32, appeared at Peterborough Magistrates’ Court and was remanded in custody on attempted murder charges tied to the November 1 train attack.
- British Transport Police took primacy of the case and formally linked the train stabbings to several earlier incidents, including a reported DLR attack and confrontations in Peterborough.
- Eleven people were injured on the train, and an LNER staff member remained in hospital in a critical but stable condition as of Tuesday, according to local reporting.
- Cambridgeshire Police said an October 25 report of a car being kicked on the suspect’s street is now part of an internal review after the neighbor said no officers were sent at the time.
- Media published CCTV that purportedly shows a man brandishing a knife at a Peterborough barber’s shop before the train attack, and witnesses described confronting the attacker as passengers fled.