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A woman has told how she begged a knifeman to spare her life during the stabbing rampage on board a London-bound service on Saturday (November 1).

Dayna Arnold, 48, boarded the London-bound LNER Azuma with her partner, site manager Andy Gray, 37, but within minutes witnessed the terrifying attack unfold.

The pair were seated in Coach J at the opposite end of the carriage from the attacker when he launched the eight-minute rampage which has left two people battling for their lives.

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BTP declared a major incident when the train came to a stop in Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire, after passengers pulled the emergency alarms and two men were arrested eight minutes after police were called at 7.42pm.

Dayna said she bec

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