Survivor of UK train stabbing reveals attacker’s 6-word statement
11 people were wounded in the tragic event and required treatment. 9 of the 11 were considered to be in critical condition according to officials.
Eyewitness accounts and survivors’ stories are now emerging about the harrowing events of the evening. Danya Arnold was a survivor of the incident who shared their narrow escape from the knifeman and how they helped those who had been attacked.
Danya said in an interview, that she was in the same carriage as the attacker and witnessed him sink his knife into ‘anyone he could find.’
She shared that at one point, the 48-year-old was face-to-face with the suspect.
“I was going with the crowd but then I got knocked into some seats,” she recalled, adding, “I looked back and saw the knifeman running so I slid down to the floor.”
She continued the harrowing tale, “He came at me with the knife and I begged ‘please don’t.’
She revealed what happened next, “Then something shifted in his face and he just carried on. I feel very fortunate to still be alive.”
She said she came face-to-face with him in another instance, when he actually spoke to her.
