CCTV shows staff member fight Huntingdon train attacker with frying pan
Summary
A jury at Cambridge Crown Court saw CCTV footage of train staff member Samir Zitouni using a frying pan against Anthony Williams during a stabbing attack on a train near Huntingdon on 1 November 2025. Williams denies 14 counts of attempted murder, including alleged attacks on 10 men aboard the train; the trial heard that Zitouni suffered life-threatening injuries and that the violence lasted about five minutes.Key Facts
- Prosecutor Christopher Paxton KC said Zitouni used the frying pan to try to stop Williams and protect others.
- The court heard Zitouni had punctured lungs and received four blood transfusions, chest drains and help from a ventilator.
- The prosecution said Williams stabbed 10 men aboard the train during an attack that lasted about five minutes.
- Williams denies 14 attempted-murder charges, including alleged attacks in Peterborough and London the day before the train incident.
- The court heard passenger Scott Green thought Williams would kill him, and that Green's dog, Poppy, helped drive Williams away.
- The jury saw footage of passengers fleeing the train and heard that Zitouni appeared to be among the last to leave.
- The trial is taking place at Cambridge Crown Court.
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