Anti-migrant activist Danny Tommo charged over Channel dinghy

Summarised from 13 outlets · 28 reports · Updated 24 Sept, 23:19 · Archive

Anti-migrant activist Daniel Thomas has been charged with criminal damage after allegedly slashing a dinghy in the English Channel.

Daniel Thomas, known as Danny Tommo and founder of the anti-migration group Patriot Platform, has been charged with criminal damage and failing to disclose his phone PIN. The 37-year-old was arrested after footage emerged of him allegedly slashing a dinghy in the English Channel with a knife while a French rescue worker was aboard. He had livestreamed the incident to thousands of viewers. Thomas has been remanded into custody to appear at Basingstoke Magistrates' Court. His arrest prompted protests outside a Hampshire police station, with supporters gathering to demand his release.

How it is being reported

• Danny Tommo charged after 'boat slashed in English Channel'He was remanded into custody to appear at Basingstoke Magistrates' Court on Friday, Hampshire police said.Daily Express · 24 Sept, 22:06
• Far right activist Danny Tommo charged after ‘slashing dinghy in English Channel’Tommo, of no fixed abode, was remanded into custody to appear at Basingstoke Magistrates’ Court on FridayThe i Paper · 24 Sept, 21:53
• Far-right activist Daniel 'Tommo' Thomas charged after 'slashing dinghy in Channel'Danny 'Tommo' Thomas has been charged by police with criminal damage after he allegedly slashed a dinghy in the English ChannelThe Mirror · 24 Sept, 21:50
• Far-right activist Danny Tommo charged after dinghy slashed in the ChannelFar-right activist Daniel Thomas – known to his supporters as Danny Tommo – has been charged with criminal damage and failing to disclose the PIN to his phone after he was filmed slashing a boat in the English Channel with an emergency responder on board.The Independent · 24 Sept, 21:37
• Anti-migrant activist charged after dinghy slashed in ChannelAnti-migrant activist Daniel Thomas is charged in connection with an incident in the English Channel.BBC News · 24 Sept, 21:34
• Anti-migrant activist Danny Tommo charged with criminal damage over 'boat slashing'Anti-migrant activist Daniel Thomas has been charged with criminal damage and failing to disclose his phone PIN, police say.Sky News · 24 Sept, 21:31
• Around 400 protesters gather outside police station to object Danny Tommo's arrestAround 400 people gathered outside a police station in Hampshire this evening to demand the release of anti-migrant activist Daniel Thomas, who was arrested after an incident involving a small migrant boat in the English Channel. The protesters arrived outside the centre in Basingstoke shortly before 6.30pm, following calls on social media for supporters to assemble. The crowd was predominantly male, with some people carrying Union flags, while many were dressed in black. Chants of “free DT” could be heard as protesters gathered in the road outside the centre. TRENDING Stories Videos Your…GB News · 24 Sept, 21:25
• Hundreds of black-clad 'Danny Tommo' supporters gather outside police station in protest at his arrest after he filmed himself slashing Channel dinghyAround 250 members of Thomas' group - Patriot Platform - arrived outside the Police Investigation Centre in Basingstoke, Hampshire, around 6.30pm.Daily Mail · 24 Sept, 20:28
• Protest at police station following far-right activist Danny Tommo’s arrest after dinghy slashed in ChannelGroup gather with Union flags chanting ‘free DT’The Independent · 24 Sept, 19:16
• British police arrest anti-migrant activist in alleged dinghy slashingA suspect who allegedly slashed a dinghy in the middle of the English Channel while a French emergency responder was aboard was being held in custody.UPI · 24 Sept, 14:43
• Far-right UK activist Daniel Thomas arrested after slashing dinghyThomas, 37, arrested on suspicion of criminal damage with intent to endanger life, endangering the safety of a ship.Al Jazeera · 24 Sept, 13:40
• Far-right UK activist arrested after migrant dinghy slashed in the English ChannelA far-right activist who has led protests against migrants crossing the English Channel in small boats has been arrested for allegedly slashing a dinghy in the water.New York Post · 24 Sept, 11:29
• Anti-migrant activist arrested over video of dinghy slashingPolice had been looking into footage appearing to show the man, also known as Danny Tommo, slashing at a boat in the English Channel with a knife.BBC News · 24 Sept, 09:42
• Police arrest far-right activist Daniel Thomas after dinghy slashed in ChannelThirty-seven-year-old in custody on suspicion of crimes including criminal damage with intent to endanger life Daniel Thomas, the far-right agitator and anti-migrant activist, has been arrested on suspicion of criminal damage with intent to endanger life, two days after he filmed himself slashing the side of a dinghy in the middle of the Channel while a rescuer was on board. Hampshire and Isle of Wight constabulary issued a statement saying a 37-year-old man, of no fixed abode, had been arrested on Wednesday night “on suspicion of destroying ships or fixed platforms or endangering their…The Guardian · 24 Sept, 09:25
• Far-right activist Danny Tommo arrested after Channel dinghy incidentHampshire police say 37-year-old arrested on suspicion of criminal damage and intent to endanger lifeThe Independent · 24 Sept, 09:24
• Far-Right activist Danny Tommo arrested after ‘slashing migrant boat’Yahoo News UK · 24 Sept, 09:14
• Danny Tommo is arrested at a petrol station for criminal damage after filming himself slashing Channel dinghy with rescuer on boardThe 37-year-old right-wing activist, real name Daniel Thomas, was detained at an undisclosed BP petrol station on suspicion of 'criminal damage that has recklessly endangered someone's life'.Daily Mail · 24 Sept, 09:00
• Danny Tommo arrested on suspicion of 'intent to endanger life' after English Channel dinghy videoDanny Tommo has been arrested on suspicion of criminal damage with intent to endanger life, according to a video he posted. It comes just days after the 37-year-old right-wing activist, whose real name is Daniel Thomas, live-streamed footage of an interaction with a migrant dinghy in the English Channel. After the incident, police launched an investigation, in which a migrant dinghy was allegedly cut open with a knife while a French coastguard official remained aboard the vessel. The allegations against Mr Thomas have not yet been tested in court. TRENDING Stories Videos Your Say A new…GB News · 24 Sept, 08:58
• Far-right leader Danny Tommo 'arrested for criminal damage' after 'slashing dinghy in Channel'Danny Tommo, 37, shared a live stream where he allegedly used a knife to slash a dinghy in the English Channel while some 15,000 watched on via the internetThe Mirror · 24 Sept, 08:12
• Anti-migrant protester Danny Tommo arrested after boat with emergency worker on damaged in ChannelFounder of the anti-migration group Patriot Platform, Daniel Thomas, has been arrested on suspicion of criminal damage with intent to endanger life.Sky News · 24 Sept, 06:44
• Police examining video of anti-migrant activist slashing boat with knifeDaniel Thomas, known to his supporters as Danny Tommo, livestreamed a video of the alleged incident.BBC News · 23 Sept, 12:47
• Far-right activist Danny Tommo branded ‘disgusting’ after slashing dinghy with knife in ChannelFootage shows anti-migrant activist taking blade to inflatable craft with rescue worker onboardThe Independent · 23 Sept, 11:17
• Police update after far-right leader Danny Tommo 'seen slashing inflatable dinghy in Channel'Convicted kidnapper Danny Tommo, whose balaclava-clad group brought chaos to Dover and Portsmouth earlier this month, filmed himself in a small boat as he tracked migrant dinghies carrying asylum seekers from France to the UKThe Mirror · 23 Sept, 10:23
• 'Danny Tommo' slashes migrant dinghy in English Channel with a knife while rescuer was still on boardThe anti-migrant campaigner had been filming himself tracking two dinghies carrying asylum seekers from France to the UK.Daily Mail · 23 Sept, 08:57
• Police launch probe into Danny Tommo after activist seen slashing dinghy in English ChannelPolice have opened a probe into Danny Tommo after he shared a video of himself slashing a dinghy in the English Channel. The activist had been live-streaming his attempt the puncture the boat - with nobody aboard - before it drifted away. A few seconds later, a French rescuer stepped onto the dinghy from his own larger boat. As Danny Tommo, or Daniel Thomas, drew closer, he then successfully slashed one side of the inflatable dinghy. TRENDING Stories Videos Your Say "You're on English territory. This is England, this is not France any more," he said to the rescue worker. He then repeatedly…GB News · 23 Sept, 03:26
• Far-right activist Daniel Thomas slashes dinghy with blade while rescue worker onboardThomas called followers to disrupt arrival of asylum seekers in Gosport, but Border Force instead transported them to Dover Charities have condemned footage of far-right activist Daniel Thomas using a blade to slash an inflatable dinghy in the Channel while a rescue worker was onboard, in a further escalation of organised anti-immigration protest. Hundreds of protesters gathered in the early evening at Gosport in Hampshire, aiming to disrupt the planned disembarkation of asylum seekers, but the Border Force vessels carrying them landed instead in Dover. Continue reading...The Guardian · 22 Sept, 23:30
• Anti-migrant activist Danny Tommo’s Channel policing boat accidentally sinksThe anti-immigrant activist had paid for the boat with donations from his supportersThe Independent · 21 Sept, 19:22
• Anti-migrant campaigner 'Danny Tommo' accuses Left-wing activists of sinking boat he bought to help police the English ChannelDaniel Thomas, 37, is founder of the group Patriot Platform which has been involved in anti-migrant protests on England's south coast.Daily Mail · 21 Sept, 15:43

In this story: Daniel Thomas · Patriot Platform · English Channel · Hampshire · Basingstoke Magistrates' Court

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