Man charged with attempted murder over train attack

After multiple people were stabbed on a train, a 32-year-old man was charged with ten counts of attempted murder. Anthony Williams was arrested after an LNER train from Doncaster to London King's Cross, which came to a stop in Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire, shortly before 20:00 GMT on Saturday. He had been charged with one count of assault occasioning real bodily harm and one count for possession of a bladed , according to British Transport Police. Mr Williams, of Cuckmere Lane, Southampton, will appear in Peterborough Magistrates' Court later today.

According to police, the charge of real bodily harm was connected to an alleged assault of an officer in a detention facility. Mr Williams has since been charged with another count of attempted murder and the carrying of a bladed in connection with an incident at Pontoon Dock DLR station in the early hours of Saturday. A person sustained facial injury after being assaulted with a knife on a train in Silvertown, east London, at around 00:45, according to officers.

The criminal investigation and care for the victims is a priority for British Transport Police,

deputy Chief Constable Stuart Cundy said.

Our probe is also looking at other potential related offences.

Irma Easton, the Crown Prosecution Service's chief counsel, said the service had

partnered closely with British Transport Police to investigate a substantial body of evidence, including CCTV.

The number of charges will be kept under scrutiny as this continues to unfold. According to Transport Secretary Heidi Alexander, a railway staff member who shielded passengers during the Huntingdon attack is in a critical but stable state in hospital. Eleven people have been hospitalized, five others are still receiving hospitalization, and five others have been treated in hospital.

The assault took place on the 18:25 London North Eastern Railway (LNER) service from Doncaster, South Yorkshire, to London's King's Cross station. At 19:39, police received the first call from passengers on board. An unscheduled stop was made right after the train was diverted to Huntingdon. Ten people were admitted to Addenbrooke's Hospital in Cambridge, which is 30 minutes away from the station, and one person was admitted to the hospital later for medical assistance. Following forensic examination, the train left Huntingdon station around 08:30 GMT on Monday and headed north.