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Nottingham Forest Honors Train Attack Hero as Ryanair Refuses Refund After Stabbings

The 61-year-old received a standing ovation on his City Ground return, with donations exceeding £60,000 following his intervention on an LNER service.

Overview

  • Stephen Crean was welcomed back to the City Ground and applauded by all four stands, taking a seat in the directors’ box near owner Evangelos Marinakis.
  • Nottingham Forest donated £10,000 to a supporters’ JustGiving appeal, which has now raised around £60,000 to support Crean’s recovery.
  • Ryanair declined to refund a flight Crean missed due to his injuries, citing its non‑refundable fares policy, prompting anger from some fans and calls for a boycott.
  • Crean says he confronted the knife-wielding attacker to protect passengers and was treated at Addenbrooke’s Hospital; he expects to need plastic surgery for hand injuries.
  • The alleged assailant, Anthony Williams, has been charged with 11 counts of attempted murder and remains in custody after the train was halted at Huntingdon and he was tasered.