Man denies attempted murder of 10 people on train

A significant story is unfolding on the international scene. Man denies attempted murder of 10 people on trainByAimee Dexter and Daniel Sandford, at Cambridge Crown CourtPublished9 July 2026, 11:33 BSTUpdated 3 minutes agoA man has denied the attempted murder of 10 people who were stabbed on a train. Passengers were seriously injured on the LNER service which was travelling from Doncaster to London King's Cross, shortly after it called at Peterborough on 1 November. Anthony Williams, 33, from Langford Road in Peterborough, appeared at Cambridge Crown Court, where he entered his pleas via video link.

He also pleaded not guilty to 11 other offences, including four more attempted murder charges related to other attacks in Peterborough and east London prior to the train incident. He appeared via video link from Rampton Hospital and was wearing a white T-shirt. Williams sat hunched as he said "not guilty" to each of the charges.

The Details

On the day of the incident, the 18:25 service from Doncaster was diverted and stopped at Huntingdon, where Williams was arrested. Multiple 999 calls had been made from the train. Williams faces a total of 21 charges.

He is charged with attempting to murder Jonathan Gjoshe, Sachin Balakrishnan, David Presland, Scott Bletcher, Scott Green, Kevin Deely, Stephen Crean, Raza Aslam, Michael Paffett, and Samir Zitouni on the train near Huntingdon on 1 November 2025. He is also charged with attempting to murder Dawid Taborski, William Ogelby and a 14-year-old boy in Peterborough the day before, and attempting to murder a 17-year-old boy in East London in the early hours of 1 November. The other seven charges include three of possessing a bladed article, one of assaulting a police officer, and one of common assault on another train.

His trial is scheduled for 26 October. This breaking news story is being updated and more details will be published shortly. Please refresh the page for the fullest version.

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