Anti-migrant activist pleads not guilty to boat slashing

Summarised from 9 outlets · Updated 25 Sept, 12:38 · Archive

Daniel Thomas has pleaded not guilty to criminal damage over allegedly slashing a boat in the English Channel.

Anti-migrant activist Daniel Thomas has pleaded not guilty to criminal damage after being accused of slashing a dinghy in the English Channel whilst an emergency responder was on board. The 37-year-old appeared at Basingstoke magistrates court on Friday, a day after being charged on Thursday. Thomas also denied failing to disclose his phone pin to police under the Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act 2000. A video appeared to show him slashing at the dinghy.

How it is being reported

• Far-right activist Danny Tommo pleads not guilty after boat slashed in ChannelEvening Standard · 25 Sept, 13:12
• Danny Tommo pleads not guilty over alleged Channel boat slashingGB News · 25 Sept, 13:09
• Danny Tommo ‘dabs eyes with tissue’ during court appearance over ‘dinghy slashing’Metro · 25 Sept, 12:55
• British anti-migrant activist pleads not guilty in dinghy slashingUPI · 25 Sept, 12:43
• Danny Tommo pleads not guilty to criminal damage over Channel 'boat slashing'Daily Express · 25 Sept, 12:13
• Daniel Thomas pleads not guilty after alleged dinghy slashing in ChannelThe Guardian · 25 Sept, 12:11
• Daniel 'Tommo' Thomas pleads not guilty to criminal damage after Channel 'boat slashing'The Mirror · 25 Sept, 11:53
• Daniel Thomas pleads not guilty after dinghy slashedBBC News · 25 Sept, 11:33
• Anti-migrant activist Danny Tommo pleads not guilty to criminal damage over 'boat slashing'Sky News · 25 Sept, 09:00

In this story: Daniel Thomas · English Channel · Basingstoke Magistrates Court

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