Just hours before a knife attack left 11 people injured on a packed train, a small barber shop in Peterborough faced terror of its own.
CCTV footage shows a man storming into Ritzy Barbers, waving a knife and shouting as terrified customers fled. “I thought my life was over,” said barber Cody Greene, who shielded his client. “He looked lost — like the lights were on but no one was home.” Moments earlier, police had been called to a nearby stabbing of a 14-year-old boy.
Officers never arrived at the barbers. They told staff to upload the footage online — hours later, the same man allegedly boarded an LNER train and began a violent rampage, attacking passengers mid-journey. Witnesses say panic spread through the carriages as travelers barricaded themselves in toilets, praying for safety.
The suspect, Anthony Williams, 32, now faces 11 attempted murder charges. But many are asking whether this tragedy could have been prevented. “We called for help,” Greene said quietly. “If someone had acted sooner, maybe those people wouldn’t be hurt.”
Tonight, Britain mourns what feels like more than a single crime — it’s a haunting reminder of how moments missed can change lives forever.
