Man charged with further offences following Huntingdon incident – Cambridgeshire

Anthony Williams will appear at court on 19 November charged with further offences linked to the major incident on a train at Huntingdon earlier this month.

Williams, 32, of Langford Road, Peterborough, will appear at Peterborough Magistrates’ Court this afternoon charged with seven further offences.

Following the incident at Huntingdon, British Transport Police (BTP) took primacy on a wider investigation into Williams and the events leading up to what happened on the train.

Williams has been further charged with:

• Attempted Murder of a 14-year-old boy at Henry Penn Walk, Peterborough, on 31 October.
• Attempted Grievous Bodily Harm (GBH) of a 28-year-old man at Viersen Platz, Peterborough, on 31 October.
• Attempted Murder of a 22-year-old man near Pleasure Fair Meadow Road, Peterborough, on 31 October.
• Affray and Possession of a Bladed Article in connection to an incident at Ritzy Barbers in Peterborough on 31 October.
• Theft of knives from Asda supermarket in Stevenage on 31 October.
• Common Assault of a 31-year-old man on-board a train travelling between Hitchin and Biggleswade on 1 November.

These are in addition to the charges already authorised in relation to the major incident on the train at Huntingdon, listed here.

BTP Deputy Chief Constable Stuart Cundy said: “These are a significant set of new charges. Our investigation into the awful incident at Huntingdon has also focused on other offences previously reported to police or identified by our investigation. We have worked closely with our colleagues in Cambridgeshire and Hertfordshire Police alongside the Crown Prosecution Service to bring these charges.

“I would once again like to stress the importance of not saying or publishing anything which might jeopardise or prejudice ongoing criminal proceedings, or the integrity of the investigation."