British Transport Police said: ‘The family of a Guildford father, who was killed in a violent assault on board a train yesterday, have paid tribute to him on what would have been his 52nd birthday. ‘The killer, described as a black man in his 20s to 30s, approximately 6ft tall and of slim build with a beard, also boarded the service at London Road.’

Police say the knifeman left the train at Clandon station and headed in the direction of Dedswell Drive. Detectives were called to Horsley station in Surrey after reports that a man had been stabbed shortly before 1pm on a South Western train from Guildford to Waterloo. The 51-year-old was traveling from Guildford to London Waterloo station with his 14-year-old son when he was attacked a day before his 52nd birthday. One train passenger last night praised rail staff, saying: “I was on this train, how those guards and especially that train driver went into action was nothing short of incredible.”

Witnesses said punches were thrown and the victim was then stabbed in the neck.
A 51-year-old man is stabbed to death on a train in Guildford, Surrey, United Kingdom.