Danny Tommo pleads guilty after slashing migrant boat in Channel

Danny Tommo, whose real name is Daniel Thomas, has pleaded guilty to criminal damage after slashing a migrant boat in the English Channel. The case concerns an encounter with a dinghy being assisted by rescue services, and Thomas had previously denied the charge.

Prosecutors said Thomas steered his boat near the dinghy on 22 September and used a knife to slash it as rescue personnel approached. He also faces a separate charge of refusing to disclose his phone PIN to police; he reiterated his not guilty plea to that charge on Thursday.