A 32-year-old man accused of stabbing 10 people on a train between Doncaster and London has been charged with further offences relating to the day before the attack – including attempted murder.

British Transport Police (BTP) said Anthony Williams, of no fixed abode, had been charged with seven other offences, including two counts of attempted murder, as part of a wider investigation.

He is already charged with 10 counts of attempted murder in relation to a mass stabbing on the LNER Azuma service to King’s Cross on the evening of 1 November.

BTP said the further charges relate to incidents which occurred in Peterborough, Stevenage and a train travelling between Hitchin and Biggleswade on 31 October.

A man has been charged with further offences after ten people were stabbed on a Doncaster to London train. (Photo: Getty).

placeholder image — A man has been charged with further offences after ten people were stabbed on a Doncaster to London train. (Photo: Getty).

Williams is due to appear at Peterborough Magistrates' Court later, charged with the following:

Attempted murder of a 14-year-old boy at Henry Penn Walk in Peterborough

Attempted grievous bodily harm of a 28-year-old man at Viersen Platz in Peterborough

Attempted murder of a 22-year-old man near Pleasure Fair Meadow Road in Peterborough

Affray and possession of a bladed article in connection to an incident at Ritzy Barbers in Peterborough

Theft of knives from Asda supermarket in Stevenage

Common assault of a 31-year-old man onboard a train travelling between Hitchin and Biggleswade

Deputy Chief Constable Stuart Cundy, for BTP, said: "Our investigation into the awful incident at Huntingdon has also focused on other offences previously reported to police or identified by our investigation."

Passengers on the 18:25 GMT LNER service on 1 November said a person brandishing a knife began stabbing people after it passed through Peterborough.