A 32-year-old man has been charged with 10 counts of attempted murder after a mass stabbing on a train in Huntington.
Anthony Williams, from Peterborough, was arrested at Huntingdon station on Saturday night, shortly after multiple passengers were injured in the attack, British Transport Police (BTP) confirmed.
On Monday, the BTP announced that Williams faces ten counts of attempted murder, one count of actual bodily harm, and one count of possession of a bladed article. He has also been charged with an additional count of attempted murder and possession of a bladed article in connection with a separate incident at Pontoon Dock tube station in east London on 1 November.
BTP Superintendent John Loveless, speaking at the scene of the Huntingdon attack on Sunday morning, said Williams was apprehended within eight minutes of the first emergency call.
A second man was briefly detained at the station but later released after police established he had no involvement in the incident.
“At this stage, there is nothing to suggest this is a terrorist incident,” Loveless said. “At this early stage, it would not be appropriate to speculate on the causes of the incident.”
Eleven people were taken to hospital with injuries sustained in the attack, with two victims reported to be in critical condition on Sunday morning, the superintendent added.
The Prime Minister, Keir Starmer, described Saturday’s events as an “appalling incident” and said it was “deeply concerning.”
