Williams admits wounding offences but denies attempted murder

Anthony Williams pleaded guilty to multiple wounding and weapons offences at Cambridge Crown Court on October 19, but denies 14 attempted-murder charges and will still face trial, according to court reports. The 33-year-old admitted 12 counts of wounding with intent and two counts of attempting to wound with intent, the reports said. One account described 10 of the wounding pleas as relating to the November 1, 2025, stabbing on an LNER train near Huntingdon, while other reports gave 12 without assigning all of them to that incident. The reports do not establish how the pleas are allocated charge by charge. The train was travelling from Doncaster to London when several people were stabbed. Eleven people were taken to hospital, according to one account. Williams denies attempted murder charges concerning people on the train as well as alleged incidents in Peterborough and at Pontoon Dock DLR station in London. Williams also admitted offences connected to events on October 31 and November 1, 2025, including affray at a Peterborough barber shop, theft of knives from an Asda store in Stevenage and possession of bladed articles in several locations. He pleaded guilty to common...