Footballer in mass train attack reveals he was stabbed seven times
Footballer Jonathan Gjoshe recounts his traumatic experience of being stabbed seven times during a mass train attack. The incident occurred while he was traveling home from a match, leaving him seriously injured and requiring surgery. Now recovered, Gjoshe reflects on the impact of the attack on his life and career as he seeks a new club.
- ▪Jonathan Gjoshe was stabbed seven times during a knife attack on a train in Cambridgeshire.
- ▪He was one of 11 passengers seriously injured in the incident that made headlines worldwide.
- ▪After months of rehabilitation, Gjoshe returned to full training but has not taken a train since the attack.
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Footballer in mass train attack reveals he was stabbed seven timesByDan RoanSports editorPublished56 minutes ago"I was on the train, just chilling. Suddenly, someone's come over my shoulder, and stabbed me."Footballer Jonathan Gjoshe pauses as he recalls the harrowing events of 1 November last year.Just weeks into his first season at Scunthorpe United, the 23 year-old had been travelling from Doncaster back to his home in London. But about an hour into the journey, the unimaginable happened.Gjoshe was among the 11 passengers seriously injured in a knife attack on a train as it travelled through Cambridgeshire.While it soon emerged that Gjoshe had been hurt in an incident that made headlines around the world, the defender chose to decline the many interview requests received by the club,…
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