A man entered a plea of not guilty for the alleged attempted murder of 10 individuals aboard a crowded train. Anthony Williams, aged 32, was apprehended in Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire, following an incident on an LNER train traveling from Doncaster to London on November 1. He appeared at Cambridge Crown Court and refuted a total of 21 charges.

Williams is facing ten charges of attempted murder, one of causing bodily harm, and one of possessing a bladed weapon in connection to the train assault. Additionally, he is accused of attempting to murder a 17-year-old on a DLR train at Pontoon Dock in London on the same date.

Moreover, Williams is accused of trying to kill a 14-year-old boy in Peterborough on October 31 and a 22-year-old man in the same city on the same day. He is also charged with affray, reportedly occurring at Ritzy’s Barbers on October 31, and with stealing a set of knives valued at £15 from an Asda store in Stevenage.

Court records indicate that the alleged two attempted murder counts and the attempted assault took place around 7 pm on October 31. The affray at the barbershop was purportedly at about 7:20 pm, while the theft occurred around 10:30 pm.

According to Prosecutor Faye Rolfe, the alleged common assault transpired around 7 am on November 1, leading to an armed police response at Huntingdon station on the same day.

Eyewitnesses reported that a knife-wielding individual boarded the train at Peterborough and initiated an assault shortly after the train’s departure at approximately 7:30 pm. Passengers on board described chaos as individuals were trampled, and screams filled the air, prompting some to seek refuge in the train’s toilets.

One witness initially mistook the incident for a Halloween prank before realizing the severity of the situation, ending up drenched in blood. Eleven individuals sustained serious injuries during the stabbing incident and were promptly transported to hospitals for medical care. Williams has been detained in custody pending trial on October 26.