Man denies attempted murder of 10 people on train at Huntingdon

A man accused of multiple stabbings on a Huntingdon train has pleaded not guilty to 10 charges of attempted murder.

Anthony Williams (33) of Langford Road, Peterborough, entered the not guilty pleas at a hearing at Cambridge Crown Court and will stand trial on October 26.

A number of passengers were left seriously injured after being stabbed on the 6.25pm London-bound LNER train just after it left Peterborough on November 1 last year.

In total, Williams faces 21 charges and has pleaded not guilty to them all.

The London-bound LNER service near Peterboroughplaceholder image
The London-bound LNER service near Peterborough

At the hearing, he also entered not guilty pleas to one count of actual bodily harm and one count of possession of a bladed article.

He pleaded not guilty to another count of attempted murder and possession of a bladed article in connection with an incident at Pontoon Dock DLR station in London on November 1.

In addition, Williams has pleaded not guilty to the attempted murder of a 14-year-old boy, a 22-year-old man and a 28-year-old man on October 31.

He has also denied being in possession of a bladed instrument in a public place, affray in connection to an incident at Ritzy Barbers in Peterborough on October 31 and theft of knives from Asda supermarket on October 31.

He pleaded not guilty to common assault of a 31-year-old man on-board a train travelling between Hitchin and Biggleswade on October 31.

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