From the Guardian · Neha Gohil and press agency · · 1m 40s
Man accused of stabbing 10 on LNER train denies attempted murder
Anthony Williams is on trial for attacking passengers and staff on a London-bound train in November, causing what prosecutors call terror on an unimaginable scale.
In brief
Anthony Williams is on trial for attacking passengers and staff on a London-bound train in November, causing what prosecutors call terror on an unimaginable scale. Anthony Williams, thirty-three, denies fourteen counts of attempted murder after stabbing ten people on an LNER train on November first last year and four…
Man stabbed ten on London-bound train
Anthony Williams, thirty-three, is accused of stabbing ten passengers and staff on an LNER train on November first last year. He also stabbed four people in the twenty-four hours before.
Prosecutor describes terror on unimaginable scale
Christopher Paxton KC told Cambridge Crown Court on Wednesday that Williams caused terror and fear on an unimaginable scale, moving up and down a busy train from which there was no escape.
“caused terror and fear on an unimaginable scale”
Passengers wrestled knife from attacker
Scott Green was stabbed while attempting to grab the knife from Williams. Train crew member Samir Zitouni was stabbed multiple times as he tried to use a frying pan to stop Williams.
Prosecutor praises extraordinary bravery
Christopher Paxton said passengers showed extraordinary bravery, with some running for their lives and hiding in toilets, store cabinets and under seats. Others tried to de-escalate the attack.
“extraordinary bravery”
Williams attacked people before train assault
On November first in the early hours, Williams approached a seventeen-year-old boy on the Docklands Light Railway in London and knifed him in the face and hand.
Williams denies attempted murder charges
Williams, of no fixed abode, previously admitted wounding twelve people but denies fourteen counts of attempted murder. The trial continues on Thursday at Cambridge Crown Court.
At a glance
Anthony Williams, thirty-three, denies fourteen counts of attempted murder after stabbing ten people on an LNER train on November first last year and four others in the twenty-four hours before.
