UK police charge Anthony Williams with attempted murder over train stabbing
Attack on London-bound service injured multiple passengers, including two critically.
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Britain train stabbings: Police say attack is not being treated as terrorism
By Al Jazeera Staff and News Agencies
Published On 3 Nov 20253 Nov 2025
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Prosecutors in the United Kingdom have charged a man with attempted murder after a mass stabbing on a train.
The attack on the London-bound service on Saturday injured multiple passengers, including two critically. The suspect was arrested when the train made an emergency stop in the town of Huntingdon in eastern England.
British Transport Police said on Monday that Anthony Williams, from Peterborough, was charged with 10 counts of attempted murder, one count of actual bodily harm and one count of possession of a bladed article in connection with the Huntingdon incident.
The 32-year-old was also charged with another count of attempted murder and possession of a bladed article in connection with a different incident at Pontoon Dock DLR station on Saturday, police said.
Williams is due to appear at Peterborough Magistrates’ Court later on Monday.
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