Anthony Williams, 32, faces charges including the attempted murder of a 14-year-old boy.
A man has been charged with seven additional offences following the stabbing spree on a high-speed LNER train from Doncaster to London King’s Cross on November 1, British Transport Police (BTP) said.
Anthony Williams, 32, of Langford Road, Peterborough, faces charges including the attempted murder of a 14-year-old boy and a 22-year-old man in Peterborough on October 31, as well as attempted grievous bodily harm of another 22-year-old in the city.
Williams has been charged with:
- Attempted murder of a 14-year-old boy at Henry Penn Walk, Peterborough
- Attempted grievous bodily harm (GBH) of a 28-year-old man at Viersen Platz, Peterborough
- Attempted murder of a 22-year-old man near Pleasure Fair Meadow Road, Peterborough
- Affray and possession of a bladed article in connection with an incident at Ritzy Barbers, Peterborough
- Theft of knives from an Asda supermarket in Stevenage
- Common assault of a 31-year-old man on board a train travelling between Hitchin and Biggleswade
Williams is due to appear at Peterborough Magistrates’ Court on Wednesday afternoon.
BTP Deputy Chief Constable Stuart Cundy said: “These are a significant set of new charges. Our investigation into the awful Huntingdon incident has also focused on other offences previously reported to police or identified by our investigation.
“We have worked closely with our colleagues in Cambridgeshire and Hertfordshire Police alongside the Crown Prosecution Service to bring these charges. I would again stress the importance of not publishing anything which might jeopardise ongoing criminal proceedings or the integrity of the investigation.”
Williams was previously remanded into custody at Peterborough Magistrates’ Court on November 3, charged with 10 counts of attempted murder over the train attack, which left 11 people treated in hospital.
The new attempted murder and attempted GBH charges relate to three victims: the 14-year-old was treated and discharged, while the two men were uninjured. No further action is being taken over a second reported incident at Ritzy Barbers on November 1.
Siobhan Blake, chief crown prosecutor for West Midlands, said: “These additional charges follow a detailed investigation by British Transport Police. Our prosecutors have established sufficient evidence to bring this case to court and consider it in the public interest to pursue criminal proceedings.”
Williams is due to appear at Cambridge Crown Court on December 1, where prosecutors will seek to join all charges together.
Cambridgeshire Police confirmed this week that it has commissioned an internal review of events leading up to the mass stabbing on the Doncaster-to-London LNER service.
