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Activist Daniel Thomas admits criminal damage after slashing migrant dinghy in Channel

Activist Daniel Thomas admits criminal damage after slashing migrant dinghy in Channel

Summary

Activist Daniel Thomas admitted criminal damage after slashing a migrant dinghy with a knife in the English Channel. He denied a separate allegation that he failed to give police his phone PIN, and is due to be sentenced on 18 November.

Key Facts

  • Thomas, 37, is also known as Danny Tommo.
  • He changed his plea to guilty on the criminal damage charge at Portsmouth Crown Court.
  • The dinghy was adrift and being approached by rescue crews, including the RNLI, Border Force and the French Coastguard.
  • A French rescue worker had boarded the dinghy when Thomas slashed it, according to the prosecution account.
  • Thomas was heard on a livestream telling people on the boats to get off and be taken back.
  • He denied failing to disclose his phone PIN to police.
  • The court scheduled his sentencing for 18 November.
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