Former Scunthorpe United defender Jonathan Gjoshe has shared the harrowing details of being stabbed seven times during a mass knife attack on a train in Cambridgeshire last year. The 23-year-old was travelling from Doncaster to London in November 2025 when the assault occurred.
The Attack Unfolds
In an interview with the BBC, Gjoshe recalled the terrifying moment the attack began. "I was just sitting on the train, chilling. The train's done this stop. Then suddenly someone's come over my right shoulder and stabbed me," he said. "I got stabbed in the shoulder first, that was the first stab. I remember jumping over the table, jumping over the chairs."
Gjoshe described how he ran through the train, alerting fellow passengers. "I was just running down the corridor, telling people, 'There's a guy with a knife, run, I've been stabbed, run.' I was screaming. I think I was the first person that got stabbed. I felt the pain. But adrenaline kicked in." He added: "As I got down the first carriage or the second carriage, I pulled the alarm and I was just drenched with blood."
Injuries and Aftermath
When asked about the number of blows he sustained, Gjoshe confirmed: "Seven. Seven wounds. I got stabbed seven times." At the time of the attack, he was on loan at Bottesford Town from Scunthorpe and had been playing for them earlier that day.
Scunthorpe announced earlier this month that Gjoshe had not been retained, but the defender is determined to resume his football career. "It's happened, it's life, thank God I'm alive, that's the main thing. Can't look back at it, just got to move on," he said. "My main thing was getting back to football, that was the only thing on my mind. Getting back to football, playing and hoping I would get that chance."
Legal Proceedings
Anthony Williams, 32, has been charged with 10 counts of attempted murder in connection with the incident. He is scheduled to stand trial at Cambridge Crown Court in October 2026.
