Train worker recalls repelling Huntingdon attacker with frying pan
Summary
A train worker told Cambridge Crown Court that he used a frying pan to try to knock away a knife during an attack on an LNER train near Huntingdon. Samir Zitouni said he tried to stop the attacker until the train halted; the defendant denies 10 attempted murder charges relating to the train attack, and the trial continues.Key Facts
- Zitouni was working on an LNER service from York to London King's Cross on 1 November last year.
- The attack led to an unscheduled stop in Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire.
- In a video interview played to jurors, Zitouni said he tried to hit the knife and prevent the attacker from passing.
- Zitouni suffered punctured lungs and needed blood transfusions, chest drains and a ventilator.
- Anthony Williams, 33, denies 10 counts of attempted murder over the train attack.
- Williams is also charged with attempted murders in earlier alleged attacks in Peterborough and London.
- The court has heard that the attacks themselves are not disputed; jurors must decide whether Williams intended to kill.
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