Anti-migrant activist Daniel Thomas remanded in custody
Judge James Newton-Price KC refused bail and set a provisional trial date for March 1, 2027 after Thomas denied criminal damage and phone PIN charges.
- On Tuesday, Portsmouth Crown Court denied bail to Daniel Thomas, also known as Danny Tommo, after he was charged with criminal damage to a boat in the English Channel.
- Thomas allegedly slashed a boat with an emergency responder aboard on September 22 and faces a second charge of failing to disclose his phone PIN to police under the Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act.
- Appearing via videolink from prison, the 37-year-old wore a grey t-shirt and held a copy of the Bible while defense counsel Simon Pentol KC proposed a "package of bail conditions" for his release.
- Judge Newton-Price adjourned the case until Thursday, November 12, for evidence service and set a provisional trial date for March 1, 2027, stating, "I have set a trial date, provisionally at least, for 1st March next year and custody time limits are 25th March."
- Following a gathering of around 300 protesters outside a Basingstoke investigation centre last Thursday, Judge Newton-Price stated, "I am not concerned with the political issues or motivations in this matter and I put them aside in deciding this matter" when refusing bail.
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Judge keeps UK far-right activist in jail for trial on slashing migrant dinghy
LONDON: A judge Tuesday refused bail to a prominent British anti-migrant activist accused of slashing a dinghy in the Channel and set a trial date next year. Daniel Thomas, better known by his nickname Danny Tommo, was charged with criminal damage this month after a video livestream showed him apparently slashing a dinghy used by migrants which had an emergency responder on board. A judge at Portsmouth Crown Court in southern England refused a r…
Daniel Thomas, better known by his nickname Danny Tommo, will have to stay in jail while on trial for criminal damage. The charges are linked to a video showing him slashing a dinghy migrants used while an emergency worker was on board.
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