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British prosecutors have charged a 32-year-old British national with 10 counts of attempted murder in the mass stabbing attack that occurred on a train travelling from Doncaster to London on Saturday night. Another man was arrested but later released.
The attack has spurred a vigorous debate in the United Kingdom about whether police should reveal the racial identity and immigration status of suspects who have been arrested in high-profile cases. The race and nationality of both men were publicly divulged after their arrests.
UK police recently amended their guidelines to permit police to reveal the race and nationality of suspects in high-profile cases.
The reason was to combat misinform
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