Forest Owner Vows To Help After Fan Seriously Injured In Huntingdon Train Knife Attack

Nottingham Forest proprietor Evangelos Marinakis has vowed to thief money aesculapian attraction for immoderate instrumentality progressive successful nan Huntingdon train weapon onslaught aft a season-ticket holder suffered superior injuries protecting a young girl.

British Transport Police (BTP) said 2 group stay successful a life-threatening condition, pinch a further 9 treated successful hospital, pursuing nan incident connected a high-speed train connected Saturday evening.

One of those progressive successful nan incident was a Forest season-ticket holder, who suffered superior injuries successful nan process of protecting a young woman during nan attack, it is understood. The nonstop quality of nan man’s injuries aliases existent information is not known.

Marinakis has said he will money aesculapian attraction for immoderate Forest instrumentality injured successful nan horrific incident.

“Everyone astatine Nottingham Forest is shocked and profoundly saddened by what happened,” nan Greek businessman said successful a nine statement. “The courageousness and selflessness shown by our supporters connected that train represents nan very champion of humanity and nan very champion of our club’s community.

“We will make judge immoderate protagonist caught up successful this incident receives immoderate financial support they require to alteration them to entree nan champion imaginable aesculapian attraction arsenic they recover. Our thoughts and prayers are pinch each those affected.”

A number of Forest fans were returning to London connected nan train aft watching nan 2-2 tie pinch Manchester United - a consequence ending a tally of 4 successive convention defeats.

The nine added: “Nottingham Forest Football Club wishes to definitive its deepest interest and heartfelt sympathy to each those affected by nan shocking onslaught connected an LNER train bound for London yesterday evening.

“Many of our London-based supporters were travelling location connected that train pursuing our lucifer astatine nan City Ground, and our thoughts are very overmuch pinch everyone caught up successful specified a distressing incident.

“The nine is alert that galore individuals demonstrated bonzer bravery which undoubtedly helped forestall moreover greater harm. The full Nottingham Forest family stands firmly down them arsenic they retrieve from nan events of yesterday.”

Forest opportunity immoderate fans affected by nan incident should interaction nan club’s caput of instrumentality engagement.