British Transport Police say rail staff member was recorded on CCTV intervening in attempt to stop attacker
A “heroic” rail staff member who intervened in a mass stabbing to save the lives of high-speed train passengers suffered life-threatening injuries, police said on Sunday, as a suspect remains in custody.
The member of LNER staff was recorded on CCTV attempting to stop the attacker as the train travelled between Peterborough and Huntingdon in Cambridgeshire, British Transport Police said.
A 32-year-old British national from Peterborough is being questioned after BTP declared a major incident on the 6.25pm service from Peterborough to King’s Cross in central London.
Witnesses described a “terrifying” 14 minutes after the train left Peterborough, with bloodied stabbing victims running through carriages.
