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Emergency crews and police rushed to Huntingdon Station in Cambridgeshire after 999 calls from the London-bound train
A 32-year-old man accused of stabbing 10 people on a train has been charged with further offences relating to the day before the attack.
British Transport Police (BTP) said Anthony Williams, of no fixed abode, had been charged with seven other offences, including two counts of attempted murder, as part of a wider investigation.
Mr Williams is already charged with 10 counts of attempted murder in relation to a mass stabbing on a Doncaster to London King's Cross service on the evening of 1 November.
BTP said the further charges relate to incidents which occurred in Peterborough, Stevenage and a train travelling between Hitchin and Biggleswade on 31 October.
Mr Williams is due to appear at Peterborough Magistrates' Court later, charged with the following:
- Attempted murder of a 14-year-old boy at Henry Penn Walk in Peterborough
- Attempted grievous bodily harm of a 28-year-old man at Viersen Platz in Peterborough
- Attempted murder of a 22-year-old man near Pleasure Fair Meadow Road in Peterborough
- Affray and possession of a bladed article in connection to an incident at Ritzy Barbers in Peterborough
- Theft of knives from Asda supermarket in Stevenage
- Common assault of a 31-year-old man onboard a train travelling between Hitchin and Biggleswade
Deputy Chief Constable Stuart Cundy, for BTP, said: "Our investigation into the awful incident at Huntingdon has also focused on other offences previously reported to police or identified by our investigation."
Passengers on the 18:25 GMT LNER service on 1 November said a person brandishing a knife began stabbing people after it passed through Peterborough.
It was diverted to Huntingdon - an unscheduled stop - which prompted a large emergency response.
