{"id":42627,"date":"2025-11-02T16:57:25","date_gmt":"2025-11-02T16:57:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/?p=42627"},"modified":"2025-11-02T16:57:25","modified_gmt":"2025-11-02T16:57:25","slug":"hero-praised-for-protecting-young-girl-in-horrific-knife-attack-that-left-nine-fighting-for-life","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/?p=42627","title":{"rendered":"Hero praised for protecting young girl in horrific knife attack that left nine fighting for life"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p class=\"text_text__nEn66\">A hero has been praised for protecting a young girl in a horrific knife attack.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text_text__nEn66\">Nine people were left fighting for their life after a\u00a0<a class=\"anchor_link__6t7IO\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ladbible.com\/news\/uk-news\/huntingdon-train-stabbing-latest-multiple-people-injured-954115-20251102\">mass stabbing<\/a>\u00a0on a train from Doncaster to\u00a0<a class=\"anchor_link__6t7IO\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ladbible.com\/london\">London<\/a>\u00a0last night (1 November).<\/p>\n<p class=\"text_text__nEn66\">Two people\u00a0<a class=\"anchor_link__6t7IO\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ladbible.com\/news\/uk-news\/huntingdon-train-stabbing-everything-we-know-people-injured-406186-20251102\">were arrested<\/a>\u00a0after it was stopped at\u00a0<a class=\"anchor_link__6t7IO\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ladbible.com\/uk-news\">Huntingdon<\/a>\u00a0station, as it\u2019s said a man with a large knife is understood to have been stunned with a Taser by\u00a0<a class=\"anchor_link__6t7IO\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ladbible.com\/crime\">police<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text_text__nEn66\">As the Defence Secretary describes it as an \u2018isolated attack\u2019,\u00a0<a class=\"anchor_link__6t7IO\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ladbible.com\/terrorism\">counter-terrorism<\/a>\u00a0police are assisting with the investigation as details of whether or not it was a terror-related attack will be provided as soon as the Government has it.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text_text__nEn66\">British Transport Police (BTP) declared a major incident, with a 10<sup>th<\/sup>\u00a0person suffering non-life-threatening injured and no fatalities reported.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text_text__nEn66\">And witnesses have since spoken out about the horror events that unfolded after the high-speed train left Peterborough last night.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-image_articleImage__eyzAn\">\n<div class=\"article-image_imageWrapper__ANtPE\">\n<div id=\"standard_1\" class=\"st-placement standard_1 inImage\">\n<div class=\"st-adunit st-adunit-tagged st-reset st-show\">\n<div class=\"st-adunit-ad st-reset\">\n<div class=\"st-display-render st-reset open 970x250\">\n<div class=\"st-canvas st-reset horizontal-static\">\n<div class=\"x-to-close st-reset\"><\/div>\n<p><iframe id=\"seedtag_creative_233\" class=\"st-reset\" title=\"seedtag_creative_233\" name=\"seedtag_creative\" scrolling=\"no\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts 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https:\/\/images.ladbible.com\/resize?type=webp&amp;quality=70&amp;width=1920&amp;fit=contain&amp;gravity=auto&amp;url=https:\/\/images.ladbiblegroup.com\/v3\/assets\/bltcd74acc1d0a99f3a\/blt622feb90152eca19\/69073280640b9bfbb2a1da65\/train-stabbing.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/images.ladbible.com\/resize?type=webp&amp;quality=70&amp;width=2048&amp;fit=contain&amp;gravity=auto&amp;url=https:\/\/images.ladbiblegroup.com\/v3\/assets\/bltcd74acc1d0a99f3a\/blt622feb90152eca19\/69073280640b9bfbb2a1da65\/train-stabbing.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/images.ladbible.com\/resize?type=webp&amp;quality=70&amp;width=3840&amp;fit=contain&amp;gravity=auto&amp;url=https:\/\/images.ladbiblegroup.com\/v3\/assets\/bltcd74acc1d0a99f3a\/blt622feb90152eca19\/69073280640b9bfbb2a1da65\/train-stabbing.jpg 3840w\" alt=\"The Defence Secretary described it as an 'isolated incident'. (Chris Radburn\/PA Wire)\" data-chromatic=\"ignore\" data-nimg=\"fill\" \/><\/div>\n<p><cite class=\"image-credit_imageCredit__YMlqS\">The Defence Secretary described it as an &#8216;isolated incident&#8217;. (Chris Radburn\/PA Wire)<\/cite><\/div>\n<p class=\"text_text__nEn66\">Olly Foster was a passenger onboard and described \u2018pure panic\u2019 aboard the train.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text_text__nEn66\">Having heard people shouting \u2018run, run, there&#8217;s a guy literally stabbing everyone\u2019, he initially thought it might have been a Halloween prank.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text_text__nEn66\">But it soon became terrifyingly clear that it wasn&#8217;t a prank, with reports estimating the attack lasted about 10 to 15 minutes, but \u2018felt like forever\u2019.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text_text__nEn66\">Foster added that an older man \u2018blocked\u2019 the attacker from stabbing a younger girl, which left him with a gash on his head and neck.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text_text__nEn66\">Wren Chambers was also onboard the train, who too thought it was \u2018some kind of Halloween prank\u2019.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text_text__nEn66\">The passenger also recalled: \u201cThere was a girl who was nearer to where the stabbings happened and she said the man on the floor stepped in front of her and got stabbed to the neck with multiple other injuries.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"text_text__nEn66\">It is said people on board tried to use items of clothing to stem the bleeding from those injured.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text_text__nEn66\">The man\u2019s condition and identity is currently not known.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-image_articleImage__eyzAn\">\n<div class=\"article-image_imageWrapper__ANtPE\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"article-image_image__XvzgU\" src=\"https:\/\/images.ladbible.com\/resize?type=webp&amp;quality=70&amp;width=3840&amp;fit=contain&amp;gravity=auto&amp;url=https:\/\/images.ladbiblegroup.com\/v3\/assets\/bltcd74acc1d0a99f3a\/blt60120e02c822a4aa\/690732d79b06b107f02d9236\/hero-train-stabbing.jpg\" sizes=\"(max-width: 430px) 33vw, (max-width: 768px) 50vw, (max-width: 1024px) 50vw, 33vw\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.ladbible.com\/resize?type=webp&amp;quality=70&amp;width=256&amp;fit=contain&amp;gravity=auto&amp;url=https:\/\/images.ladbiblegroup.com\/v3\/assets\/bltcd74acc1d0a99f3a\/blt60120e02c822a4aa\/690732d79b06b107f02d9236\/hero-train-stabbing.jpg 256w, https:\/\/images.ladbible.com\/resize?type=webp&amp;quality=70&amp;width=384&amp;fit=contain&amp;gravity=auto&amp;url=https:\/\/images.ladbiblegroup.com\/v3\/assets\/bltcd74acc1d0a99f3a\/blt60120e02c822a4aa\/690732d79b06b107f02d9236\/hero-train-stabbing.jpg 384w, https:\/\/images.ladbible.com\/resize?type=webp&amp;quality=70&amp;width=640&amp;fit=contain&amp;gravity=auto&amp;url=https:\/\/images.ladbiblegroup.com\/v3\/assets\/bltcd74acc1d0a99f3a\/blt60120e02c822a4aa\/690732d79b06b107f02d9236\/hero-train-stabbing.jpg 640w, https:\/\/images.ladbible.com\/resize?type=webp&amp;quality=70&amp;width=750&amp;fit=contain&amp;gravity=auto&amp;url=https:\/\/images.ladbiblegroup.com\/v3\/assets\/bltcd74acc1d0a99f3a\/blt60120e02c822a4aa\/690732d79b06b107f02d9236\/hero-train-stabbing.jpg 750w, https:\/\/images.ladbible.com\/resize?type=webp&amp;quality=70&amp;width=828&amp;fit=contain&amp;gravity=auto&amp;url=https:\/\/images.ladbiblegroup.com\/v3\/assets\/bltcd74acc1d0a99f3a\/blt60120e02c822a4aa\/690732d79b06b107f02d9236\/hero-train-stabbing.jpg 828w, https:\/\/images.ladbible.com\/resize?type=webp&amp;quality=70&amp;width=1080&amp;fit=contain&amp;gravity=auto&amp;url=https:\/\/images.ladbiblegroup.com\/v3\/assets\/bltcd74acc1d0a99f3a\/blt60120e02c822a4aa\/690732d79b06b107f02d9236\/hero-train-stabbing.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/images.ladbible.com\/resize?type=webp&amp;quality=70&amp;width=1200&amp;fit=contain&amp;gravity=auto&amp;url=https:\/\/images.ladbiblegroup.com\/v3\/assets\/bltcd74acc1d0a99f3a\/blt60120e02c822a4aa\/690732d79b06b107f02d9236\/hero-train-stabbing.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/images.ladbible.com\/resize?type=webp&amp;quality=70&amp;width=1920&amp;fit=contain&amp;gravity=auto&amp;url=https:\/\/images.ladbiblegroup.com\/v3\/assets\/bltcd74acc1d0a99f3a\/blt60120e02c822a4aa\/690732d79b06b107f02d9236\/hero-train-stabbing.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/images.ladbible.com\/resize?type=webp&amp;quality=70&amp;width=2048&amp;fit=contain&amp;gravity=auto&amp;url=https:\/\/images.ladbiblegroup.com\/v3\/assets\/bltcd74acc1d0a99f3a\/blt60120e02c822a4aa\/690732d79b06b107f02d9236\/hero-train-stabbing.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/images.ladbible.com\/resize?type=webp&amp;quality=70&amp;width=3840&amp;fit=contain&amp;gravity=auto&amp;url=https:\/\/images.ladbiblegroup.com\/v3\/assets\/bltcd74acc1d0a99f3a\/blt60120e02c822a4aa\/690732d79b06b107f02d9236\/hero-train-stabbing.jpg 3840w\" alt=\"Investigations are taking place at Huntingdon train station. (Joe Giddens\/PA Wire)\" data-chromatic=\"ignore\" data-nimg=\"fill\" \/><\/div>\n<p><cite class=\"image-credit_imageCredit__YMlqS\">Investigations are taking place at Huntingdon train station. (Joe Giddens\/PA Wire)<\/cite><\/div>\n<p class=\"text_text__nEn66\">Other witnesses have spoken of seeing a man with a large knife with passengers hiding in toilets and running through the carriages to the other end of the train in order to escape the rampage.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text_text__nEn66\">Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer described the \u2018appalling\u2019 incident as \u2018deeply concerning\u2019.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text_text__nEn66\">British Transport Police released a statement in the early hours of Sunday morning, stating: &#8220;We can confirm that at 7.42pm today (1 November) British Transport Police were called to reports of a multiple stabbing on board the 6.25pm train service from Doncaster to London King\u2019s Cross.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text_text__nEn66\">&#8220;Officers immediately attended Huntingdon station alongside paramedics.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text_text__nEn66\">&#8220;Armed police from Cambridgeshire Police boarded the train and arrested two people in connection to the incident who have been taken to police custody.&#8221;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; &nbsp; A hero has been praised for protecting a young girl in a horrific knife attack. 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