Anthony Williams admits wounding but denies attempted murder
Anthony Williams has admitted wounding with intent and other charges but denies 14 counts of attempted murder over the Huntingdon train stabbings and earlier incidents.
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A man accused of a mass stabbing on a train has admitted wounding with intent but denies attempted murder. Anthony Williams, 33, from Peterborough, appeared by video link at Cambridge Crown Court a week before his trial.
He pleaded guilty to 12 counts of wounding with intent and two counts of attempting to wound with intent. He also admitted seven further minor charges, making 21 charges in total. The charges relate to the attack on an LNER service from Doncaster to London on 1 November last year and to incidents in Stevenage, Peterborough and London in the hours leading up to it. The train made an unscheduled stop at Huntingdon after the attack, and emergency services attended within minutes. Ten people were severely wounded. Williams was arrested shortly afterwards.
Williams denies 14 counts of attempted murder. These include the attempted murders of nine passengers and a member of the LNER catering staff on the train. They also include four other people in the hours leading up to the train attack. One of the attempted murder charges concerns a 14-year-old boy. Williams, who is being treated and held at Rampton Hospital, spoke quietly to confirm his name and enter his pleas.
His trial is due to start next week at Cambridge Crown Court and is expected to last six weeks. He is due back in court on Monday.
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| Anthony Williams admitted 12 wounding-with-intent charges and two attempted wounding-with-intent charges. | |
| Anthony Williams denied 14 attempted murder charges and is due to face trial at Cambridge Crown Court. | |
| The train involved was travelling from Doncaster to London and stopped at Huntingdon shortly after 7.30pm on November 1. | |
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The BBC's coverage centred on the court hearing and the legal split between admitted wounding charges and denied attempted murder charges. It gave the trial timetable and the defendant's hospital detention. The later bulletin added more detail on the train's diversion to Huntingdon, the arrest and the separate incidents in Stevenage, Peterborough and London.
- “Anthony Williams appeared via video link here at Cambridge Crown Court a week before he is due to stand trial”
- “He also pleaded guilty to seven further minor charges.”
- “In total Anthony Williams denies 14 charges of attempted murder”
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