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Man accused of Huntingdon train stabbings refuses to attend court

On Monday, December 1 Anthony Williams refused to attend Cambridge Crown Court via video link, facing 21 charges including 13 counts of attempted murder.
On November 1, the LNER service from Doncaster to London King's Cross was attacked shortly after leaving Peterborough station, with ten alleged victims and 11 treated in hospital.
Emergency services diverted the 18:25 service to Huntingdon after multiple 999 calls, and Cambridgeshire Police remanded Williams into custody and launched an internal review.
Judge Mark Bishop adjourned the hearing to January 28 and set a provisional trial date for June 22, with Williams remaining in custody and an extension application due before the May 1 custody limit.
Amid wider allegations, prosecutors say incidents span Peterborough, Stevenage and London, including attempted murder charges against a 14-year-old boy and William Ogelby, 22, plus knife theft from an Asda supermarket and affray at Ritzy's Barbers on October 31.

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Man accused of Huntingdon train stabbings refuses to attend court

Anthony Williams could face a trial in June. The 32 year-old is charged with 10 counts of attempted murder and one count of possession of a knife over the alleged attack on a LNER train from Doncaster to London on 1 November.

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