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'Danny Tommo' pleads guilty to criminal damage after slashing migrant boat with knife in English Channel

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Danny Tommo, whose real name is Daniel Thomas, 37, pleaded guilty to criminal damage after using a knife to slash a migrant boat in the English Channel. This occurred as rescue teams were assisting migrants on an overloaded dinghy. In court, prosecutors detailed how Thomas had directed his own vessel toward an empty rescue boat and then attacked the migrant dinghy while shouting that such actions needed to happen to all boats entering what he considered English territory. Additionally, Thomas still faces a charge of failing to disclose data from his phone to police under Section 53 of the Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act 2000.
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On November 12, 2026, Daniel Thomas, known as Danny Tommo, a 37-year-old far-right activist, pleaded guilty to causing criminal damage after slashing a migrant boat with a knife in the English Channel. Thomas appeared via video link from prison at Portsmouth Crown Court, admitting to the single charge of criminal damage. A court previously heard that Thomas had steered his boat towards an empty rescue vessel and armed himself with a knife as rescue crews approached a migrant dinghy. The incident took place as migrants were being assisted by the RNLI, Border Force, and the French Coastguard near the French coast. Despite pleading guilty to the criminal damage charge, Thomas denied a separate charge of failing to disclose his phone's PIN to police under Section 53 of the Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act 2000. After slashing the boat, Thomas allegedly stated, "This is what needs to happen to everyone in these boats."

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Daily MailThis outlet12 Nov

Danny Tommo, whose real name is Daniel Thomas, 37, pleaded guilty to criminal damage after using a knife to slash a migrant boat in the English Channel. This occurred as rescue teams were assisting migrants on an overloaded dinghy. In court, prosecutors detailed how Thomas had directed his own vessel toward an empty rescue boat and then attacked the migrant dinghy while shouting that such actions needed to happen to…

'Danny Tommo' pleads guilty to criminal damage after slashing migrant boat with knife in English Channel (this article)
Evening Standard12 Nov

Danny Tommo, whose real name is Daniel Thomas, pleaded guilty at Portsmouth Crown Court to causing criminal damage by slashing an empty boat in the English Channel with a knife. The incident occurred when rescue crews approached and a Frenchman boarded from another vessel; Thomas made threatening statements about returning migrants to France. He faces sentencing on November 18, with potential penalties ranging up to…

Anti-migrant activist Danny Tommo admits criminal damage of boat in Channel →3 articles from Evening Standard on this story
BBC12 Nov

Daniel Thomas, also known as activist Danny Tommo, appeared in Portsmouth Crown Court and admitted to slashing a migrant dinghy with a knife in the English Channel. This incident occurred when Thomas observed rescue operations involving RNLI, Border Force, and French Coastguard assisting migrants on an inflatable boat that had French personnel aboard. He will be sentenced for criminal damage on November 18 at the…

Daniel Thomas admits boat criminal damage in channel →
The Guardian12 Nov

Daniel Thomas, a far-right activist also known as Danny Tommo, has admitted to criminal damage after slashing an inflatable dinghy used by migrants in the English Channel with a knife. The incident occurred when Thomas observed migrants being assisted by rescue crews and then approached their empty dinghy to commit the act. Appearing via video link from prison at Portsmouth Crown Court on Thursday, Thomas pleaded…

Far-right activist Daniel Thomas admits criminal damage of dinghy in the Channel →

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Topics

Basingstoke Magistrates' Court Border Force France RNLI the French Coastguard

Subjects

Thomas PERSON · 4× Daniel Thomas PERSON · 3× Basingstoke Magistrates' Court ORG · 2× France GPE · 2× Border Force ORG · 1× Danny Tommo PERSON · 1× Frenchman NORP · 1× Kevin Lucie PERSON · 1× RNLI ORG · 1× the French Coastguard ORG · 1×

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The 37-year-old, whose real name is Daniel Thomas, changed his plea to the single charge when he appeared via video link from prison at Portsmouth Crown Court today. A court previously heard Thomas had taken a boat into the English Channel and observed the migrant occupants of a dinghy being assisted by the RNLI, Border Force and the French Coastguard.
framing: assertive · carried by 1 article(s) · first seen 2026-11-12
After slashing the boat with the knife, Thomas could be heard saying: 'This is what needs to happen to everyone in these boats.
2026-11-12 · Daily Mail
'Danny Tommo' pleads guilty to criminal damage after slashing migrant boat with knife in English Channel · assertive framing

Claims (7 extracted, 1 hedged)

Activist Danny Tommo has admitted criminal damage after slashing a migrant dinghy with a knife in the English Channel. asserted
Tommo → admit → Channel
The 37-year-old, whose real name is Daniel Thomas, changed his plea to the single charge when he appeared via video link from prison at Portsmouth Crown Court today. A court previously heard Thomas had taken a boat into the English Channel and observed the migrant occupants of a dinghy being assisted by the RNLI, Border Force and the French Coastguard. asserted
occupants → change → RNLI
Prosecutor Kevin Lucie told Basingstoke Magistrates' Court in September the defendant instructed his boat be steered towards the empty Rib that was adrift and then armed himself with a knife as rescue crews also approached the dinghy and a Frenchman boarded from a rescue vessel. asserted
Frenchman → tell → vessel
After slashing the boat with the knife, Thomas could be heard saying: 'This is what needs to happen to everyone in these boats. uncertain
what → slash → boats
'Get off the boat, you have time to get off the boat. asserted
you → get → boat
At the hearing today, Thomas, whose address was withheld by the court at a previous hearing, reiterated his plea of not guilty to failing to disclose the Pin to his phone to police, under Section 53 of the Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act 2000. asserted
address → withhold → Act
Daniel Thomas is seen using a knife to slash a migrant dinghy in the English Channel Daniel Thomas has pleaded guilty at Portsmouth Crown Court to criminal damage (file image) Thomas wipes his eyes during a hearing at Basingstoke Magistrates' Court in September asserted
Thomas → see → September
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