Anthony Williams ‘not known to security services’, home secretary sayspublished at 16:39 GMT
The home secretary says the train stabbing suspect Anthony Williams, 32, who has been charged with 11 counts of attempted murder, “was not known to the security services, counter-terror policing, or Prevent”.
“For now, there is little I can say about this man and his
past, beyond confirming that he is a British national, and was born in this
country,” Mahmood says.
“I know this House, and the public, will have many
unanswered questions today about who this attacker was and about the events
that led up to the attack.
“Those questions will be answered, but it will take
time – the police and prosecutors must be allowed to do their work.”
