Man accused of mass stabbing in Huntingdon train attack denies attempted murder of ten people

Published: 13:27, 9 July 2026 | Updated: 13:39, 9 July 2026 A man accused of a mass stabbing on a train pleaded not guilty to all the charges today and will stand trial later this year.  Anthony Williams, 33, denied ten counts of attempted murder after several people were injured on an LNER train from Doncaster to London’s King’s Cross on the evening of November 1. The train made an unscheduled stop in Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire, after numerous 999 calls were made. Williams also entered pleas of not guilty to 11 other offences involving separate incidents on the two days previous and the day after, including four more attempted murder counts. The defendant, who is currently being held at Rampton Secure Hospital in Nottinghamshire, appeared at Cambridge Crown Court by video-link. Wearing a plain white T-shirt, he sat quietly in a small, grey room with his hands in his lap throughout the hearing, except to answer ‘not guilty’ as each charge was read out. Anthony Williams, 33, shown in an artist's impression at Cambridge Crown Court today, denied 21 charges including 14 attempted murders Williams was arrested at Huntingdon station by armed police who were alerted to reports about an incident on the 6.25pm LNER service from Doncaster. He was later charged with the attempted murder of nine other passengers and a train buffet worker. Other charges from November 1 he denies include attempted murder and possession of a bladed article following an incident at Pontoon Dock DLR station in London in the early hours, where a victim suffered facial injuries. Williams pleaded not guilty to assaulting a man on a King’s Cross to Peterborough train and possession of a bladed article on a train between Peterborough and Huntingdon on the same day. The defendant entered not guilty pleas to the attempted murders of a 14-year-old boy, a 22-year-old man, and a 28-year-old man in Peterborough on October 31.  Other alleged offences on that date in Peterborough are affray at a barbershop and two counts of possessing a bladed article in a public place - one at a footbridge near Henry Penn Walk, the Rail World car park, and Queen’s Walk. Armed police were called to Huntingdon train station on the evening of November 1 last year following 999 calls from passengers Williams was told he would face trial at the court on October 26 He also denies the theft of a pack of knives from an Asda store in Stevenage on October 31. The final count he denied was assault occasioning actual bodily harm over an alleged attack on a male police officer while in custody on November 2. Judge Mark Bishop remanded Williams in custody until his trial, which is estimated to last between six and eight weeks.  He told the defendant, who lives in Peterborough: ‘You’ve pleaded not guilty and so there will be a trial which will take place on October 26.’  A further case management hearing will take place on October 2. Sorry we are not currently accepting comments on this article.