Huntingdon Train Stabbings: All we know about the incident on a train from Peterborough
The incident on a train from Peterborough last night has left two people fighting for their life, and has shocked many throughout the country.
This is all we know about the incident last night.
What we know
The incident happened on the LNER Train from Doncaster to London King’s Cross.
The train left Doncaster at 6.25pm.
At 7.42pm, shortly after leaving Peterborough station, 999 calls were received by the police reporting multiple stabbings.
The train made an unscheduled stop at Peterborough, where armed officers from Cambridgeshire Police, along with paramedics boarded the train
Eight minutes after the 999 calls were received, two men were arrested.
The men were arrested on suspicion of attempted murder.
One man, Anthony Williams, a 32 year old, black British national who was born in the UK.
He is described as being a Peterborough man, and boarded the train at Peterborough.
He has now been charged with 11 counts of attempted murder, two counts of possession of a blade in a public place, and one count of assault occasioning actual bodily harm.
He appeared at Peterborough Magistrates’ Court on Monday, November 3. He did not enter pleas, and has been remanded into custody until a hearing at Cambridge Crown Court on December 1
The other arrested man, 35-year-old man, a British national of Caribbean descent, who was born in the UK, has now been released with no further action taken against him.
A total of 10 people were taken to Addenbrooke’s Hospital. One person later ‘self presented’ at hospital.
Initially, nine people were described as having ‘life threatening injuries.’
British Transport Police have now said that after treatment, just one man is still described as having life threatening injuries.
Police have said the man still in a life threatening condition was a member of LNER staff, and have said his actions were ‘heroic’ and saved the lives of many people.
One of the people who needed treatment has been named as Scunthorpe United footballer Jonathon Gjoshe
Cambridgeshire Police have said that they are looking at three other knife related incidents in Peterborough in connection with the incident on the train.
Huntingdon Train Station is set to re-open on Monday afternoon (November 3)
There will be an increased security presence at Railway Stations and on train services throughout today.
Anyone with information is asked to text British Transport Police on 61016, quoting reference 663 of November 1 2025