# Train stabbing trial hears passenger’s 999 call after he confronted attacker

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/moment-hero-passenger-calls-999-after-confronting-train-knifeman-who-asked-do-you-want-to-die-and-stabbed-him-is-played-to-jury/
- Published: 2026-10-30T09:05:30+00:00
- Updated: 2026-10-30T09:17:38+00:00
- Original publisher: Daily Mail (publisher lean: Right)
- Original article: https://www.dailymail.com/news/article-16251615/Moment-hero-passenger-calls-999-confronting-train-knifeman-asked-you-want-die-stabbed-played-jury.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490
- Topics: Culture, Travel, World

## Key points

- Stephen Crean’s 999 call was played to jurors.
- He was stabbed after confronting the train attacker.
- Williams denies 14 attempted murder charges.

## Summary

Jurors at Cambridge Crown Court have heard a 999 call from passenger Stephen Crean, who was stabbed while confronting Anthony Williams during an attack on an LNER train. The call captures Crean hiding in a toilet, bleeding and frightened, as an operator reassures him that officers are coming. The evidence forms part of the trial over a series of attacks on the train and helps describe how passengers and staff tried to protect one another.

Prosecutors said Williams asked Crean, “Do you want to die?” before stabbing him several times. LNER worker Samir Zitouni used items including a frying pan and toaster to try to stop the attacker, while car delivery driver Raza Aslam was also stabbed as he intervened. Ten people were attacked on the train and four others were targeted beforehand; Williams has admitted some offences but denies 14 counts of attempted murder.

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