Overview
- Samir Zitouni, the LNER crew member praised by British Transport Police as “nothing short of heroic,” briefly woke and spoke with his wife and remains in hospital in a stable condition.
- Fundraising for Zitouni has surpassed £50,000 on GoFundMe, reflecting widespread public support and calls for formal recognition of his actions.
- British Transport Police said ten patients were taken to Addenbrooke’s Hospital and one self-presented after the train made an emergency stop at Huntingdon, where armed officers boarded within minutes.
- Anthony Williams, 32, has been charged with 10 counts of attempted murder over the train attack and faces additional counts linked to an earlier knife assault at Pontoon Dock DLR, with a Crown Court hearing set for December 1.
- Detectives are examining several potentially linked incidents reported in Peterborough, and the IOPC said Cambridgeshire Police’s self-referral did not meet the threshold for an independent investigation.