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Teenager, 17, slashed in face and hand by Huntingdon train mass stabber after day out with friends at theme park, court hears
A 17-year-old has told a court how Anthony Williams slashed his face and hand on a Docklands Light Railway train while he was travelling home from Thorpe Park with friends. His account forms part of a trial over a series of knife attacks across two nights, including assaults on passengers aboard a train from Doncaster to London.
The attack took place as the train left West Silvertown in the early hours of 1 November. The teenager said he did not realise he was hurt until others pointed out the blood, and that Williams later threatened him with a knife before a passenger intervened. Williams, 33, denies 14 charges of attempted murder but admits 12 counts of wounding with intent and two of attempted wounding with intent; witnesses also described his erratic behaviour on an earlier train.
In short
- A teenager described being attacked on a DLR train.
- The incident is part of a trial involving 14 attempted murder charges.
- Other passengers reported Williams behaving erratically beforehand.
Explained simply
The case concerns a series of knife attacks on trains over two nights. One incident happened on a Docklands Light Railway train near West Silvertown, where a 17-year-old passenger was injured while travelling home with friends.
Anthony Williams, 33, is on trial over the attacks. He denies 14 charges of attempted murder, while admitting 12 charges of wounding with intent and two of attempted wounding with intent.
The case matters because the court is examining what happened to passengers on public transport and whether the attacks amounted to attempted murder. Evidence includes accounts from people who were on the trains.