Police examine station assault as video seems to indicate Tommy Robinson

Police are investigating an alleged assault at St Pancras station in London.

It comes after footage emerged on social media showing to indicate far-right activist Tommy Robinson strolling forwards and backwards close to a immobile man mendacity on the ground on the station. The clip doesn’t present how the person ended up on the ground.

The British Transport Police (BTP) stated officers attended the scene on Monday evening and located a person with “critical however non-life-threatening accidents”. It added {that a} 42-year-old male suspect had boarded a flight in another country within the early hours of Tuesday morning.

Robinson, 42, whose actual title is Stephen Yaxley-Lennon, was contacted by a feminine BBC reporter for remark.

Robinson responded with a message that stated “slag”.

The BTP stated its suspect was from Bedfordshire. It added that detectives had been persevering with to research the incident and convey the suspect into custody for questioning.

Within the footage, a person who seems to be Robinson walks subsequent to the particular person mendacity face-down on the ground, close to some stairs. A commuter appears to be attempting to cease the person considered Robinson from shifting round and requires assist.

Two station workers members then method the particular person on the ground, whereas Robinson walks away down some stairs and shouts: “He is come at me, bruv.”

Robinson then begins coming again up the steps, showing to attempt to speak to the passing commuter who known as for assist. The video then ends.

Different movies posted on Robinson’s private X account on Monday seem to indicate him in the identical station, sporting the identical blue shirt and bag that he appears to be sporting within the St Pancras video.

The BTP made no direct reference to the video in its statements.

Robinson retweeted a couple of supportive posts on his X account within the hours after the BTP assertion was launched, however didn’t make any remark himself.

Anybody with details about the incident has been urged to textual content 61016 quoting reference quantity 655 of 28 July.

A London Ambulance Service spokesperson stated it acquired a name regarding studies of an assault at St Pancras at 20:40 on Monday.

They added: “We despatched an ambulance crew to the scene and handled a person earlier than taking him to a significant trauma centre.”