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Danny Tommo denies criminal damage charge over alleged Channel boat slashing

Court artist drawing of Daniel Thomas (Elizabeth Cook/PA) - (PA Wire)

Far-right activist Daniel Thomas – known to his supporters as Danny Tommo – has pleaded not guilty to criminal damage after he allegedly slashed a boat in the English Channel with an emergency responder on board.

The 37-year-old, of no fixed address, appeared via videolink from Basingstoke Police Investigation Centre and was wearing a grey open-hooded sweatshirt with a dark T-shirt at Basingstoke Magistrates’ Court on Friday after being charged on Thursday night.

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