Huntingdon train attacker appeared to believe his victim was the devil
Anthony Williams denies trying to kill 14 people
A man accused of stabbing a teenage boy on a DLR train in London reportedly believed his victim was the devil, a court has heard.
Anthony Williams, 33, denied attempting to murder Isaiah Idris, who was 17 at the time, during the incident in the early hours of November 1st last year.
Williams is also accused of attempting to murder three people in Peterborough on October 31st and 10 people aboard a London-bound LNER train that was halted at Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire, on the same evening.
Witness Macarena Lopez told police that Williams became loud and was seen "brandishing a knife" on the DLR train.
In a video interview played to jurors at Cambridge Crown Court, Lopez described how Williams seemed to target a young man, declaring him as "the devil" or "the demon."
Lopez said she thought Williams might have been having a "psychotic episode" and "was seeing things that were not clear to the rest of us."
The court heard that Williams cut Idris, who is now 18, on the face and hand as he defended himself.
Lopez described the ordeal as unpredictable and senseless, expressing her fears: "I remember hyperventilating a lot and really hoping he didn’t do any more harm as it was so unpredictable ... it was so senseless, there was no story to it."
When the train reached Pontoon Dock station, the atmosphere shifted, and Williams departed quickly. "It’s almost like by magic his brain just switched off ... he just left the station as soon as he could," Lopez said.
Judge Mr Justice Calver informed the jury that while the acts themselves are not disputed, they must determine whether Williams intended to kill his victims.
Mr Idris recounted his experience in a separate video interview, recalling Williams saying: "Are you beefing with the devil?"
The trial continues.