A non-league football player who was stabbed seven times during a furious attack on a train last year has discussed the horrific experience in public for the first time.
11 people were gravely injured, including Jonathan Gjoshe, a defender for Scunthorpe United when Anthony Williams went on a violent rampage on a train passing through Cambridgeshire.
Williams is scheduled to go on trial later this year after being charged with ten counts of attempted murder following the November 1 incident, which garnered international attention.
In the past, Gjoshe has declined every interview request. However, six months after the terrifying violence, he has talked candidly about what happened and how it made him worry for his life.
Gjoshe Reveals His Horrible Experience
“I got stabbed on the shoulder first”, the 23-year-old told BBC Sport.
“I remember jumping over the table, jumping over the chairs. Was just running down the corridor, telling people, ‘there’s a guy with a knife, run, I’ve been stabbed, run, run, run’. I was screaming.
“I think I was the first person that got stabbed. Felt the pain. But adrenaline kicked in.”
He sustained injuries to his biceps, shoulder and arm before the train made an emergency stop at Huntingdon.
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Gjoshe managed to disembark and was swiftly rushed to hospital. “That split second, me jumping over the table, saved me,” he added.
“All I thought about was just running for my life, getting off that train. As I got down to the first or second carriage, I pulled the alarm, and was just drenched with blood.
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