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Passengers describe train knife attack during attempted murder trial
Passengers described a knife attack on a train in testimony heard at Cambridge Crown Court.
Jonathan Gjoshe said he was stabbed first and warned others to run, but some passengers initially thought he was joking.
Several passengers said they were stabbed or feared for their lives, including a 73-year-old man who told the court he thought he would die.
One passenger said his pet cockapoo startled the attacker, while another threw luggage to try to stop him.
Williams, 33, denies 10 counts of attempted murder relating to the train attack.
He also denies four other alleged attempted murders in earlier incidents in Peterborough and London.
The court heard the accounts through witness testimony and recorded interviews.
Passengers told Cambridge Crown Court they initially mistook a knife attack on a train for a joke or a fight.
Victim Jonathan Gjoshe said he was stabbed in carriage J and warned other passengers to run.
Other passengers described fleeing, fighting back and trying to help the wounded.
A 33-year-old man, Williams, denies 10 counts of attempted murder and four further alleged attempted murders in earlier incidents.
- Who
- Williams is accused of the attacks; passengers including Jonathan Gjoshe, Sachin Balakrishnan, David Presland, Scott Green and Kevin Deely described what happened.
- What
- Passengers recounted a knife attack on a train during Williams's attempted murder trial.
- When
- The court heard the passenger accounts by 4 November 2026. The date of the train attack is not stated.
- Where
- On a train; the court hearing was at Cambridge Crown Court.
- Why
- Not stated
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Gjoshe said he was stabbed in carriage J and ran through the carriage warning people to flee.
Gjoshe spent four days in hospital.
Cambridge Crown Court heard passenger accounts during Williams's trial.
- Court
- Cambridge Crown Court
- Defendant
- Williams, 33, of Langford Road in Peterborough
- Charges denied
- 10 counts of attempted murder and four further alleged attempted murders
- Gjoshe's hospital stay
- Four days
- Victim
- David Presland, aged 73
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What people are saying
It was like a movie, it was quite horrific.
This guy was running behind me, there was nowhere to go. Nowhere was safe.
I thought I was going to die
If I don't get this knife now I think he's going to kill me