Police examine video of anti-migrant activist slashing dinghy with knife
Summary
Police are investigating a video showing anti-migrant activist Daniel Thomas slashing an empty inflatable boat with a knife in the English Channel. The boat had recently carried about 50 migrants from France to the UK and was being transferred by rescue crews when the incident happened.Key Facts
- The inflatable boat belonged to a group of about 50 migrants traveling from Normandy, France to the UK.
- Two RNLI lifeboats picked up the migrants and took them to Dover for processing.
- Daniel Thomas, also known as Danny Tommo, filmed the transfer from a speedboat and livestreamed to over 15,000 viewers.
- The video shows Thomas approaching the empty boat and cutting at its side with a small knife while shouting.
- A French coastguard official was present on the migrant boat when Thomas attacked it.
- Thomas said he wanted to prevent the boat from being taken back to France and reused.
- Police from Hampshire and Isle of Wight are investigating the incident.
- There is no proof that boats used by migrants have ever been returned to France for reuse.
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