Peterborough man charged over Huntingdon train stabbing

Anthony Williams, 32, has been charged in connection with a mass stabbing aboard the London North Eastern Railway service from Doncaster to London King’s Cross on Nov. 1 that wounded 11 people and is also accused of a separate knife attack at Pontoon Dock DLR earlier the same day. Video and eyewitness accounts show armed officers tasering and restraining the suspect after the train made an emergency stop at Huntingdon; a knife was recovered and he was detained within minutes. Eleven victims were taken to hospital; an LNER staff member who intervened remains in critical but stable condition and several others have been discharged. The Crown Prosecution Service authorised multiple attempted-murder and related charges (reports list 10 attempted-murder counts, with some outlets reporting 11), and Williams is due to appear at Peterborough Magistrates’ Court. Police say the incident is not being treated as terrorism and continue to examine evidence while urging the public not to publish material that could prejudice proceedings.