‘Heroic’ rail employee saved many lives in Huntingdon prepare stabbings, police say

A “surge” in police presence at main rail terminals – together with London, Birmingham, Leeds, York and Manchester – is predicted till at the least Tuesday.

A 35-year-old man, who was additionally arrested on the scene, has been launched with no additional motion after it was reported “in good faith” that he had been concerned within the assault. Officers later confirmed this was not the case.

The drive confirmed the LNER workers member in life-threatening situation had tried to cease the attacker.

“Having viewed the CCTV from the train, the actions of the member of rail staff were nothing short of heroic and undoubtedly saved people’s lives,” a BTP spokesman stated.

The suspect, a black British man from Peterborough, boarded the London North Eastern Railway (LNER) prepare on the metropolis’s station, the drive stated.

Dep Chf Con Stuart Cundy added: “Our investigation is moving at pace and we are confident we are not looking for anyone else in connection to the incident.”

“As would be expected, specialist detectives are looking into the background of the suspect we have in custody and the events that led up to the attack,” Cundy added.

The drive stated a knife had been recovered by officers on the scene.

The motive of the suspected attacker continues to be unknown, although police have stated that they don’t consider the incident was motivated by terrorism.