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Tommy Robinson Released on Bail After GBH Arrest at Luton Airport

Police continue inquiries into social media footage of the July 28 assault that led to a Europe-wide pursuit

Overview

  • He has been released on police bail until early September while the British Transport Police investigates the alleged grievous bodily harm at St Pancras station.
  • The 42-year-old was detained at Luton Airport on August 4 after arriving on a flight from Faro, Portugal, on suspicion of GBH.
  • Officers flagged his incoming flight after tracking his departure to Tenerife hours after the July 28 incident and subsequent travels through Europe.
  • Viral video showed him pacing near a man with serious head injuries on the station floor and asserting self-defence.
  • Stephen Yaxley-Lennon, better known as Tommy Robinson, co-founded the English Defence League and holds multiple past convictions for public order offences.