Couple took in six passengers after train attack

A couple who live minutes from Huntingdon Station have relived how they took in train passengers running away from the knife attack. One of the six people knocked on Jan and Les Sears' door had blood on her clothes, while another

was so distraught. The couple were unaware of the assault on the Doncaster to London King's Cross service on Saturday evening until they discovered a father and his two children, two sisters, and a young woman outside their front door.

We are just everyday people that could help anyone,Mrs Sears said.You can't see someone who is hurting or someone being frightened, we can's just helping them.

They provided a place of security until the passengers' relatives arrived to collect them.

Anthony Williams, 32, was arrested and charged with 11 counts of attempted murder following the assault and appeared in Peterborough Magistrates' Court on 11 counts. He was also charged with unlawful possession of a bladed and one count of real bodily harm in connection with a suspected assault of securing a police officer detained in detention. Passengers were heading to the capital when the attack occurred just after the LNER train had passed Peterborough. The first calls from train passengers about the incident at 19:39 GMT, and shortly thereafter, the train was diverted to Huntingdon, an unscheduled stop on the route. Ten people were admitted to Addenbrook's Hospital, and one individual was admitted to the hospital for care later.

The couple said they could hear the doorbell of their apartment ringing on Saturday evening, and Mrs Sears begged her husband to see who was outside. Les opened the door and welcomed them in, she said.

There were six people on the train, including a man and his two children, two teenage girls, and a girl on her own, and they were told something had happened on a train and they should run as fast as they could and get as far away as they possibly could.

The couple welcomed the passengers into their Huntingdon home and gave them something to eat and drink.

One of the girls had blood on her and she was a little distressed,

Mrs Sears said. "Obviously, the father was very worried about making sure his children were alright. All he wanted to do was hug them.

However, the couple were unable to determine who was outside in the darkness and immediately suspected it was a prank, and had hoped it was not. Mr Sears said one of the women was unaware she had blood on her clothes and he washe was washing it off for her. Another of the women was so distraught and did not want to be left alone, according to him. You don't think, you do it without thinking, Mrs Sears said. "We were just there at the right time when they came here and we had to assist them. we didn't do nothing.

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