A man accused of a mass stabbing on a train, which left ten people injured and a member of rail staff in a critical condition, is now facing a significant number of further charges linked to the incident and other alleged offences.
Expanded List of Charges
Anthony Williams, a 32-year-old from Langford Road in Peterborough, is due to appear at Peterborough Magistrates' Court this afternoon to face seven additional charges. These new allegations are connected to a series of incidents that occurred on October 31.
The fresh charges include the attempted murder of a 14-year-old boy in Peterborough city centre and the attempted grievous bodily harm of a 28-year-old man in the city on the same day. Williams has also been charged with the attempted murder of a 22-year-old man near Pleasure Fair Meadow Road in Peterborough.
Furthermore, he faces charges of affray and possession of a bladed article for an incident at Ritzy Barbers in Peterborough, the theft of knives from an Asda in Stevenage, Hertfordshire, and the common assault of a 31-year-old man on-board a train travelling between Hitchin and Biggleswade. All these alleged offences took place on October 31.
The Huntingdon Train Attack and Previous Charges
These new charges are in addition to those already authorised in relation to the major incident earlier this month. Williams had previously appeared in court charged with ten counts of attempted murder following a rampage on a Doncaster to London Kings Cross train.
The attack, which saw brave train staff and passengers intervene, forced the train to make an unscheduled stop at Huntingdon station in Cambridgeshire, where the suspect was arrested. A member of rail staff was left critically injured.
Williams was also previously charged with assault occasioning actual bodily harm and possession of a bladed article for the November 1 train incident, as well as another count of attempted murder and possession of a bladed article for an alleged attack at Pontoon Dock station on London's Docklands Light Railway.
Ongoing Investigation and Legal Proceedings
Following the incident at Huntingdon, the British Transport Police (BTP) took the lead on a wider investigation into Williams and the events leading up to the train attack.
BTP Deputy Chief Constable Stuart Cundy stated: 'These are a significant set of new charges. Our investigation into the awful incident at Huntingdon has also focused on other offences previously reported to police or identified by our investigation.'
He added that the force had worked closely with colleagues in Cambridgeshire and Hertfordshire Police alongside the Crown Prosecution Service to bring these charges. Cundy also stressed the importance of not publishing anything that might prejudice the ongoing criminal proceedings or the integrity of the investigation.
Williams is scheduled to appear before the same court this afternoon as the legal case against him continues to expand.
