A 32-year-old man has been charged with attempted murder after a stabbing on a U.K. train injured 11 people, including a railway worker now in critical condition.
Anthony Williams, from Peterborough in eastern England, was charged on Monday with 10 counts of attempted murder, one count of actual bodily harm, and possession of a bladed article, British Transport Police said.
The charges stem from a stabbing spree on Saturday evening aboard a train travelling from Doncaster to London. The train had just left Peterborough when police began receiving emergency calls.
Williams is also charged with attempted murder in connection with a separate incident earlier the same day at Pontoon Dock transit station in east London. Investigators said they were looking into “other possible linked offences”, but confirmed the attacks were not being treated as acts of terrorism.
He was arrested when the train made an emergency stop in Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire, just eight minutes after the first reports.
Passengers described panic as travellers fled through carriages to escape the attacker. The most seriously wounded victim is a member of railway staff who attempted to intervene. Police described his actions as “nothing short of heroic”. He remains in hospital in a critical but stable condition.
Authorities have increased security at major train stations, including the deployment of armed officers, though police said the attack appeared to be isolated.
Williams is due to appear in court later on Monday.
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