Anthony Williams, 33, has pleaded not guilty to 10 counts of attempted murder following a mass stabbing on an LNER train in Cambridgeshire, as well as a series of other attacks. He is due to stand trial later this year.
Appearing by video-link at Cambridge Crown Court on Thursday, Williams entered pleas of not guilty to a total of 21 charges. The charges stem from multiple incidents on October 31 and November 1 last year.
Train Stabbing and Other Attacks
Several people were stabbed on the LNER service from Doncaster to London on November 1. Williams also denied assault occasioning actual bodily harm for an alleged attack on a male police officer in custody on November 2.
He pleaded not guilty to possession of a bladed article on a train between Peterborough and Huntingdon on November 1.
Incidents Across London and Peterborough
Williams denied one count of attempted murder and possession of a bladed article for an incident at Pontoon Dock DLR station in London in the early hours of November 1, where a victim suffered facial injuries after being attacked with a knife.
He also pleaded not guilty to the attempted murders of a 14-year-old boy, a 22-year-old man, and a 28-year-old man in Peterborough on October 31. Additionally, he denied affray at a barbershop in Peterborough on October 31 and the theft of a pack of knives from an Asda store in Stevenage on October 31.
He pleaded not guilty to the assault of a man on a King’s Cross to Peterborough train on November 1, and denied possessing a bladed article in a public place at a footbridge near Henry Penn Walk, the Rail World car park, and Queen’s Walk in Peterborough on October 31.
Trial Date Set
Judge Mark Bishop remanded Williams in custody until his trial, stating: “You’ve pleaded not guilty and so there will be a trial which will take place on October 26.” A further case management hearing is scheduled for October 2.
