Man admits wounding charges after stabbings on train to London

A man accused of carrying out a mass stabbing aboard a train last year admitted to a string of charges on October 19, 2026. Anthony Williams pleaded guilty to offences including wounding with intent, the Daily Mail and the Hunts Post reported. The Daily Mail gave his age as 32 in one reference and 33 in another. [1][4]

The incident occurred on a London North Eastern Railway service travelling between Doncaster and London King's Cross. According to the Daily Mail, Williams was arrested in Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire, on November 1 last year following the attack. [1][6]

The Daily Mail noted that Williams had previously denied 21 total charges, which included 14 counts of attempted murder. Ten of those attempted murder charges related directly to the train attack, while four involved other incidents. [1]

On November 1, 2025, an attacker boarded an express train at Peterborough station at around 19:30 GMT before beginning to assault passengers indiscriminately. [6]