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UK: Danny Tommo Charged for Allegedly Slashing Channel Migrant Boat
Prosecutors say footage shows Daniel Thomas cutting a dinghy in the Channel while a rescue worker was aboard, and they charged him with criminal damage.
- On Wednesday, Hampshire and Isle of Wight Constabulary arrested anti-migrant activist Daniel Thomas, known as 'Danny Tommo,' on suspicion of criminal damage and endangering life after he was filmed slashing an inflatable dinghy in the English Channel.
- Thomas livestreamed himself on Tuesday using a knife to slash the vessel's hull while a French emergency responder was on board, shouting 'you're in English territory' to an online audience of more than 200,000 people.
- Charged with criminal damage and failing to disclose his phone PIN, Thomas appeared at Basingstoke Magistrates' Court on Friday and pleaded not guilty to both charges, remaining in custody.
- Several hundred supporters gathered outside the Basingstoke investigation centre on Thursday chanting 'Free DT,' while his Patriot Platform organization organized simultaneous demonstrations in Portsmouth and Dover.
- The arrest occurs amid escalating migration tensions; Prime Minister Andy Burnham's government reports 17,480 migrant arrivals this year, down 46% from 2025, as border security remains contentious.
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British Activist Danny Tommo Denies Criminal Damage Charge Over Alleged Migrant Boat Slashing
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