October 26, 2026
Gillian Jones KC has been instructed to defend Anthony Williams in proceedings arising from the mass stabbing on an LNER train in Cambridgeshire last November.
Mr Williams faces 14 counts of attempted murder, alongside other charges relating to alleged incidents in Peterborough and East London.
He has pleaded guilty to 12 counts of wounding with intent and two of attempted wounding with intent.
The trial starts today (26 October 2026) at Cambridge Crown Court and is expected to last five weeks.
Gillian Jones KC is regularly instructed in complex and high-profile cases involving serious violence, homicide and difficult medical and psychiatric evidence: https://redlionchambers.co.uk/barrister/gillian-jones-kc/.
She is instructed by Tommy Polycarpou of Faraday Solicitors.
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