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The footballer injured in Saturday's Huntingdon train stabbings had played in a game for his club just hours before the attack, it has emerged. Jonathan Gjoshe was travelling on the LNER Doncaster-London King's Cross service when the violent attack unfolded, sustaining "non-life-threatening injuries" according to Scunthorpe United, with whom he signed non-contract terms in September. On Saturday afternoon, Mr Gjoshe had made his fourth appearance of the season for Scunthorpe-based Northern Counties East Football League Premier Division side Bottesford Town, with whom he is also registered, in a 2-1 home defeat against Handsworth. Ten others were injured in the train attack, with Anthony Williams, 32, of no fixed address, later arrested and appearing at Peterborough Magistrates' Court this morning (November 3), charged with 10 counts of attempted murder, one count of actual bodily harm, and one count of possession of a bladed article. "Bottesford Town can confirm that one of our registered players, Jonathan Gjoshe, was involved in the deeply distressing incident that took place on an LNER train travelling to London on Saturday evening," the ninth-tier club confirmed on social media. "We are relieved to report that Jonathan did not suffer life-threatening injuries, however, he is currently receiving treatment in hospital. At this time, with police investigations ongoing, we are unable to share any further details. "Everyone at Bottesford Town — including the Board, management team, players, staff and supporters — sends our full support and very best wishes to Jonathan as he begins his recovery. We also extend our thoughts to everyone affected by this terrible event. Please respect the privacy of Jonathan and his family during this time." Mr Gjoshe has previously turned out for several non-league clubs in Surrey and London, including Corinthian Casuals, Spelthorne Sports, Colliers Wood, Walton and Hersham, Chipstead, Kingstonian, and Hanworth Villa. The 22-year-old defender is thought to be one of five people still in hospital after the frenzied melee, which injured 11 in total. Cambridgeshire Police have confirmed that an investigation is underway to establish whether or not Williams was involved in earlier knife incidents on Friday and Saturday. He has been charged with an additional count of attempted murder relating to a separate incident on London's DLR network in the early hours of Saturday. Elsewhere, three reports were made to police before the train attack, the first of which saw a 14-year-old boy stabbed in Peterborough city centre at around 7.10pm on Friday. He was treated in hospital for minor injuries before being discharged. Officers attended the scene with police dogs but were unable to identify the assailant after searching the area. Shortly after, on Friday, at 7.25pm, a man reportedly visited a barbershop in Fletton, carrying a knife. This was reported to Cambridgeshire police two hours later, by which time the suspect had left the area, so no officers were dispatched. On Saturday morning, at around 9.25am, another report was lodged by the same barbershop while the man was still at the scene. Officers were sent this time, arriving within 20 minutes, but the knife-wielding suspect had left and wasn't located. "We are currently reviewing all incidents in the timeframe to understand whether there were any further potential offences," the force said. "British Transport Police retain primacy for the overall investigation, which will include these three incidents. We voluntarily referred ourselves to the IOPC for independent scrutiny of these incidents, as is standard practice in these cases."
