Huntingdon train attack passengers thought stabbing was a 'joke'
Summary
Passengers on a York-to-London train initially thought a stabbing victim was joking when he warned them to run, a court heard. Anthony Williams denies 10 counts of attempted murder over the train attack and four more counts relating to alleged earlier incidents; jurors must decide whether he intended to kill.Key Facts
- The train made an unscheduled stop in Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire, after the attack on 1 November 2025.
- Prosecutors allege Williams stabbed 10 people on the train between Peterborough and Huntingdon.
- Jonathan Gjoshe, the first person stabbed, said he warned other passengers to run, but some stayed seated because they thought he was joking.
- Gjoshe spent four days in hospital and said he asked staff whether he would die.
- Another passenger, Sachin Balakrishnan, said he heard people screaming and running before he was stabbed in the arm.
- Williams, 33, denies 10 attempted-murder charges over the train attack and four charges tied to alleged incidents in Peterborough and London.
- The court has heard that Williams carried out the attacks; jurors must decide whether he intended to kill.
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