Man accused of train stabbings faces more charges
Emergency crews and police rushed to Huntingdon Station in Cambridgeshire after 999 calls from the London-bound train
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A 32-year-old man accused of stabbing 10 people on a train has been charged with further offences related to the day before the attack.
British Transport Police (BTP) said Anthony Williams, of no fixed abode, had been charged with seven other offences, including two counts of attempted murder, after an investigation.
Mr Williams is already charged with 10 counts of attempted murder in relation to a mass stabbing on a Doncaster to London King's Cross service on the evening of 1 November, which stopped in Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire.
BTP said the further charges related to alleged incidents in Peterborough, Stevenage, and on a train travelling between Hitchin and Biggleswade on 31 October.
Mr Williams is due to appear at Peterborough Magistrates' Court later, charged with the following:
Attempted murder of a 14-year-old boy at Henry Penn Walk in Peterborough
Attempted grievous bodily harm of a 28-year-old man at Viersen Platz in Peterborough
Attempted murder of a 22-year-old man near Pleasure Fair Meadow Road in Peterborough
Affray and possession of a bladed article in connection to an alleged incident at Ritzy Barbers in Peterborough
Theft of knives from an Asda supermarket in Stevenage
Common assault of a 31-year-old man onboard a train travelling between Hitchin and Biggleswade.
Deputy Chief Constable Stuart Cundy, for BTP, said the investigation into the Huntingdon incident "had also focused on other offences previously reported to police or identified by our investigation".
"We have worked closely with our colleagues in Cambridgeshire and Hertfordshire Police, alongside the Crown Prosecution Service, to bring these charges," he said.
Passengers on the 18:25 GMT LNER service on 1 November said a person brandishing a knife began stabbing people after it passed through Peterborough.
It was diverted to Huntingdon - an unscheduled stop - which prompted a large emergency response.
Mr Williams was previously remanded into custody by Peterborough Magistrates' Court on 3 November in relation to the train stabbing charges, and a count of attempted murder in connection with an alleged attack in London.
He is due to appear at Cambridge Crown Court on 1 December in relation to those charges.