Huntingdon prepare stabbings hero speaks for first time after horror knife rampage
Stephen Crean has been hailed a hero after stepping in to save the lives of passengers including children when a brutal mass stabbing happened on a train heading towards Huntingdon station
A hero who courageously intervened to protect passengers’ lives by tackling a knife-wielding attacker on a train insists he “just did what anyone else would do”.
Stephen Crean has been celebrated as a hero following his courageous intervention during the vicious mass stabbing incident on a train bound for Huntingdon station – yet maintains he’s “just a normal guy”.
The Nottingham Forest supporter was travelling home from a Forest v Manchester United match and had joined the LNER service from Doncaster to London King’s Cross at Grantham on Saturday evening – where the terrifying ordeal took place, reports the Mirror.
A few minutes into the journey, Stephen saw several passengers running through his carriage shouting “there’s a bloke with a knife”. He told Nottinghamshire Live: “The doors to our carriage opened and loads of people started running past me.
“They were shouting there’s a bloke with a knife and everyone headed down to the bottom of the train where the buffet bar was but I couldn’t get in there and the toilets seemed full. I got to the stage where it was me and him in confrontation. He was waving this blade in my face and he said ‘do you want to die’ to me three times.”
Train driver Andrew Johnson was also praised after he diverted the service where emergency services were able to arrest two men once the train reached the platform. The ‘brave’ and ‘heroic’ LNER staff member remains fighting for their life.
Today, Anthony Williams, 32, from Peterborough, has been charged with 11 counts of attempted murder, one count of actual bodily harm and two counts of possession of bladed article following the incident.
Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood is expected to make a statement about the attack in the House of Commons on Monday afternoon.
Huntingdon station remains closed and police have thanked the public for their patience.
LNER, which operates East Coast Main Line services in the UK, said it expects normal service to resume on Monday, with passengers advised to check their journey online for the latest information.
Anyone with information they believe could help police is asked to contact BTP by texting 61016 quoting reference 663 of 01/11/25.
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