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Anthony Williams, 33, denies 14 counts of attempted murder after a series of attacks on 31 October and 1 November last year, including an incident on an LNER train between Peterborough and Huntingdon. On the train, he allegedly attacked 10 people, including David Presland, 71 or 73, who was stabbed multiple times while on the floor, suffering wounds that punctured a lung and broke a rib. Prosecutor Christopher Paxton KC said Williams asked one victim, Stephen Crean, 'do you want to die?' during the attack, which was stopped when the train driver made an unscheduled stop at Huntingdon. CCTV footage showed Williams wielding a knife over Presland, who was described as defenceless. Williams also denies attempting to murder three people in Peterborough on 31 October and a 17-year-old boy at Pontoon Dock DLR station in London early on 1 November. The trial, taking place at Cambridge Crown Court, continues with Williams appearing via videolink from Rampton Hospital.
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