Daniel Thomas Charged Over Channel Dinghy Slashing, Remanded Before Friday Court Hearing
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Updated · bbc.co.uk · Sep 24
Daniel Thomas Charged Over Channel Dinghy Slashing, Remanded Before Friday Court Hearing
3 articles · Updated · bbc.co.uk · Sep 24
Summary
Daniel Thomas, 37, was charged with criminal damage and failing to disclose his phone PIN after video showed him slashing at a dinghy in the English Channel with a knife.
Hampshire Police said the anti-migrant activist, also known as Danny Tommo, has been remanded in custody and will appear at Basingstoke Magistrates' Court on Friday morning.
Several hundred supporters gathered outside a police investigation centre in Basingstoke on Thursday evening, believing Thomas was inside, and chanted "free DT" from about 18:30 BST.
The charges mark a rapid escalation from the widely circulated footage into a criminal case, with police custody and a court appearance now the immediate next steps.