Train attacker asked man 'do you want to die?', trial hears
Summary
Anthony Williams, 33, denies 14 counts of attempted murder over a series of alleged knife attacks in Peterborough, London and aboard a train in November 2025. Prosecutors told Cambridge Crown Court that passengers fled or tried to protect one another during the train attack; jurors must decide whether Williams intended to kill the people he allegedly attacked.Key Facts
- Prosecutors say the train made an emergency stop in Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire, on 1 November 2025.
- Williams is accused of attempting to murder 10 passengers and staff aboard the train.
- He is also accused of attacking three people in Peterborough on 31 October and a 17-year-old on a Docklands Light Railway train in east London.
- Williams denies all 14 attempted-murder charges.
- The prosecution says the jury must consider whether Williams intended to kill those he allegedly attacked.
- The court heard that passengers fled, hid in toilets and used items from the train buffet car to defend themselves.
- Train crew member Samir Zitouni allegedly tried to stop Williams with a frying pan and was stabbed multiple times.
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