Man refuses to appear at court over train attacks
After refusing to sign a video link from jail, a man accused of stabbing ten people on a train failed to appear in court. After the train, which was going from Doncaster to London King's Cross, stopped at Peterborough on November 1st, passengers were seriously injured. Anthony Williams, 32, of Langford Road in Peterborough, has been charged with 13 counts of attempted murder, which also refer to other suspected assaults. The short hearing was postponed at Cambridge Crown Court, and proceedings are set to resume on January 28th.
Following multiple 999 calls from the train, the 18:25 service was diverted and stopped at Huntingdon, where Mr Williams was eventually arrested. Mr Williams, who was represented in court by barrister Graham Arnold, was charged with 21 offences. Huntingdon is a member of the HuntingTON group. Eleven people were admitted to Addenbrooke's Hospital in Cambridge after the incident on 1 November. They have all since been discharged. Mr Williams had refused to enter the video-link room from jail, according to the court. Judge Mark Bishop scheduled a provisional trial date for June 22.
