LONDON: 32-year-old Anthony Williams, a black British national, who stabbed eleven voyagers travelling on UK train, Sat (1st Nov, 2025) appeared before Peterborough magistrates’ court on Monday morning, he has been charged with 11 counts of attempted murder by Tracy Easton, the Chief Crown Prosecutor for CPS Direct.
It is pertinent to mention here that just a night before the Huntingdon train attack, Anthony Williams had also stabbed a voyager at Pontoon Sock DLR station at 1am (on 1st Nov). Tracy Easton, while commenting on the case, stated: “The Crown Prosecution Service has decided to prosecute Anthony Williams with 11 counts of attempted murder, one count of assault occasioning actual bodily harm and two counts of possession of a bladed article – following a police investigation into an incident on a LNER train from Doncaster to London on Saturday Nov 1 2025…
Our team of out-of-hours prosecutors worked to establish that there is sufficient evidence to bring the case to trial and it is in the public interest to pursue criminal proceedings...We worked closely with British Transport Police to review a huge volume of evidence including CCTV. The number of charges will be kept under review as this continues to progress…We know the devastating impact the events on Saturday’s train has had and how the incident shocked the entire country. Our thoughts remain with all those affected.”
SP John Loveless (from British transport Police) while talking to journalists Sunday (2nd Nov, 2025) morning at a Presser held here about mass-stabbing on UK train a day earlier, told that a 32-year-old (black British) man had been taken into custody in suspicion of attempted murder.
According to details, on 1st Nov evening (7.42PM) voyagers (travelling from London North Eastern Railway train from Doncaster to London King’s Cross) were attacked near Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire. The suspect boarded the train at Peterborough. Due to mass-stabbing, 11 people got wounded and taken to hospital. Nine victims have been discharged, while doctors are attempting to save the life of a gravely wounded passenger. Knife used to stab voyagers has also been recovered from the scene.
SP John Loveless informed: “At this stage, there is nothing to suggest that this is a terrorist incident…We continue to work to establish the full circumstances and motivation for this incident…It would not be appropriate to speculate on the cause.” Deputy Chief Constable Stuart Cundy stated: “Our investigation is moving at pace and we are confident we are not looking for anyone else in connection to the incident…As would be expected, specialist detectives are looking into the background of the suspect we have in custody and the events that led up to the attack.”
Previous Attacks: In 2017 a number of such incidents were recorded in UK. Last October too a synagogue was attacked that claimed three lives. A Mosque here has been torched by two arsonists with a couple of namazis still inside, at 9.50 PM (UK time) on 5th Oct, days after a fatal attack on a Synagogue. During the probe it transpired that two arsonists sprinkled fuel at the door of the mosque (situated on Phyllis Avenue, ) and torched the batiment.
A Toyota Prius at the entrance too caught fire and turned into a fireball when its fuel tank exploded. Footage also features a namazi escaping from the burning inferno.Sussex Police, talking to the Media at a Presser held here on 15th Oct: “This is a fast-moving investigation, and we are urging anyone with relevant information to report it to us. This includes anyone with CCTV, ring doorbell, dashcam, and mobile phone footage in the area at the time.
“We understand the concerns this has caused within the community, and the impact that will be felt by the Muslim community as a result. There is already an increased police presence at the scene and there are also additional patrols taking place to provide reassurance at the places of worship across the county. Sussex Police takes a zero-tolerance approach to hate crime and there is no place for hate across the county.” Police have released images of two men, who would , which is being treated as a hate crime.
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