Train Knifeman Anthony Williams Spotted In Barber Shop Moments Before Boy, 14, Stabbed

ByMF Jones

Police are investigating whether Huntingdon train suspect Anthony Williams was linked to three other incidents; including the stabbing of a 14-year-old boy on Friday, one day before the mass stabbing on the Doncaster – London train.

The BBC obtained this footage of Williams entering a barber shop in Fletton, Peterborough, the night before the attacks and causing everyone to scarper in terror:

The three incidents that Cambridgeshire Police are reviewing took place on Friday 31 October and the morning of Saturday 1 November, and are as follows:

–  Friday evening: A man seen with a knife at a barbers in Fletton, Peterborough at 19:25 – reported to the police at 21:10.

–  Saturday morning: A second incident reported by the same barbers at 09.25, while the man was still at the scene. Officers arrived to the location within 18 minutes but were unable to locate the man or identify him.

– Friday evening: A 14-year-old stabbed by a man with a large kitchen knife at at 19:10 on Friday, victim taken to Peterborough City Hospital with minor injuries and later discharged. Despite a search of the area by officers and a police dog, the offender was not identified.

In a statement, Cambridgeshire Police sad: “We are currently reviewing all incidents in the timeframe to understand whether there were any further potential offences. British Transport Police retain primacy for the overall investigation, which will include these three incidents. We voluntarily referred ourselves to the IOPC for independent scrutiny of these incidents, as is standard practice in these cases.”

In all likelihood, it does seem that Peterborough local Anthony Williams, 32, was responsible for these three incidents in the hours prior to his mass stabbing spree on the train at Huntingdon, in which case it’s not a good look for the authorities who failed to apprehend (or even identify) him in time.

Williams has also been accused of another attack in east London on Saturday. He is charged with one count of attempted murder and possession of a bladed article over an incident at Pontoon Dock DLR station in London in the early hours of Saturday, where a victim suffered facial injuries after being attacked with a knife.

Williams was remanded in custody after a brief appearance in Peterborough Magistrates’ Court today.

Here’s a reminder of what he has been charged with:

  • Ten counts of attempted murder following the mass stabbing on a train.
  • Actual bodily harm in connection to an alleged assault on a police officer in a custody suite, following the train attack.
  • One count of possession of bladed article in connection to the incident in Cambridgeshire.
  • Another count of attempted murder in a separate incident at Pontoon Dock Docklands Light Railway (DLR) station, London, in the early hours of Saturday.
  • Another count of possession of a bladed article in connection to the incident at Pontoon Dock DLR station.

Seems like questions need to be answered as to whether authorities did all they could to stop Williams following his initial crimes. Thankfully, he has not been successful in taking anyone’s life (yet), so let’s hope for the continued recovery of his victims and that he gets the book thrown at him when his day in court comes.

For the tube passenger who was stabbed to death after ‘brushing’ past a fellow commuter on the escalator, click HERE. Awful.

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