Locals have described speaking to the 'distraught' passengers on board, while a taxi driver recalled how one suspect pleaded, 'kill me, kill me', with police. | ITV News Anglia

TERRIFIED onlookers told how a “possessed” and “dead behind the eyes” knifeman swaggered down a platform after leaving a train where he stabbed 11 people in 15 minutes. Our exclusive footage shows

Olly Foster, who witnessed the incident, said an older man intervened to block the attacker from stabbing a younger woman, sustaining head and neck injuries in the process. Fellow passengers reportedly used clothing to try to stem the bleeding and help the injured. Thomas McLachlan, 19, described seeing people leaving the train “drenched in blood.”

An unnamed member of staff, who is in a critical condition in hospital, has been praised as heroic for stopping the attacker from hurting more people.

As terrorism is ruled out, police are working to uncover the motive for the horrific knife attack that took place on a UK train last night

Deputy Chief Constable Stuart Cundy, of British Transport Police (BTP), said CCTV from the train showed the man’s actions “were nothing short of heroic and undoubtedly saved people’s lives”. Passengers have spoken of the horror which unfolded shortly after the train left Peterborough station,

Anthony Williams, 32, who is facing 11 counts of attempted murder, has been linked to several incidents involving knives within a 24-hour period.