Drivers prepare to move the LNER Azuma train, on which a mass stabbing took place, away from Huntingdon Station in Huntingdon, eastern England, on November 3, 2025. CHRIS RADBURN / AFP
A man has been charged with 10 counts of attempted murder following a mass stabbing on a London-bound train, as a critically wounded train worker was hailed on Monday, November 3, as a hero for stepping in to protect passengers. "He went in to do his job and he left work a hero. And there are people who are alive today because of his actions and his bravery," Transport Minister Heidi Alexander said of the attack on Saturday evening.
Alexander also praised the train's driver, whose quick thinking ensured it was able to make an unscheduled emergency stop at Huntingdon in eastern England that allowed passengers to escape the train.
Transport police said the suspected attacker, Anthony Williams, 32, also faced a separate attempted murder charge over another incident at a train station in London hours earlier on Saturday. He appeared in court on Monday and was remanded in custody.
Police are also probing whether Williams was involved in three other knife incidents in his hometown of Peterborough on Friday and Saturday, including one in which a 14-year-old was stabbed. Cambridgeshire Police said it had referred itself to Britain's independent police watchdog to scrutinize its response to those incidents.
