Suspect in Huntingdon train stabbing pleads guilty to multiple wounding charges

Anthony Williams, 32, was taken into custody in Huntingdon after the alleged mass stabbing on a train between Doncaster and London’s King’s Cross. Appearing via video link at Cambridge Crown Court, he entered guilty pleas to wounding with intent for ten passengers injured on that service. He also admitted two further wounding with intent offences and two attempts to wound relating to earlier incidents on October 31.

Additional pleas covered possession of a bladed article at Pontoon Dock DLR Station, a common assault on a Govia Thames Link train between St Pancras and Biggleswade, and an assault causing actual bodily harm to a police constable on November 2. The prosecutor noted that the guilty pleas do not conclude the case, with the trial set to start on October 26 and last about five weeks. Sentencing will be postponed until after the trial’s conclusion.