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| Police investigate station assault as video appears to show Tommy Robinson | |
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| Police are investigating an alleged assault at St Pancras station in London. | |
| It comes after footage emerged on social media appearing to show far-right activist Tommy Robinson walking back and forth near a motionless man lying on the floor at the station. The clip does not show how the man ended up on the floor. | |
| The British Transport Police (BTP) said officers attended the scene on Monday night and found a man with "serious but non-life-threatening injuries". It added that a 42-year-old male suspect had boarded a flight out of the country in the early hours of Tuesday morning. | |
| Robinson, 42, whose real name is Stephen Yaxley-Lennon, was contacted by a female BBC reporter for comment. | |
| Robinson responded with a message that said "slag". | |
| The BTP said its suspect was from Bedfordshire. It added that detectives were continuing to investigate the incident and bring the suspect into custody for questioning. | The BTP said its suspect was from Bedfordshire. It added that detectives were continuing to investigate the incident and bring the suspect into custody for questioning. |
| In the footage, a man who appears to be Robinson walks next to the person lying face-down on the floor, near some stairs. A commuter looks to be trying to stop the man thought to be Robinson from moving around and calls for help. | In the footage, a man who appears to be Robinson walks next to the person lying face-down on the floor, near some stairs. A commuter looks to be trying to stop the man thought to be Robinson from moving around and calls for help. |
| Two station staff members then approach the person on the floor, while Robinson walks away down some stairs and shouts: "He's come at me, bruv." | Two station staff members then approach the person on the floor, while Robinson walks away down some stairs and shouts: "He's come at me, bruv." |
| Robinson then starts coming back up the stairs, appearing to try to talk to the passing commuter who called for help. The video then ends. | Robinson then starts coming back up the stairs, appearing to try to talk to the passing commuter who called for help. The video then ends. |
| Other videos posted on Robinson's personal X account on Monday appear to show him in the same station, wearing the same blue shirt and bag that he looks to be wearing in the St Pancras video. | Other videos posted on Robinson's personal X account on Monday appear to show him in the same station, wearing the same blue shirt and bag that he looks to be wearing in the St Pancras video. |
| The BTP made no direct reference to the video in its statements. | The BTP made no direct reference to the video in its statements. |
| Anyone with information about the incident has been urged to text 61016 quoting reference number 655 of 28 July. | Anyone with information about the incident has been urged to text 61016 quoting reference number 655 of 28 July. |
| A London Ambulance Service spokesperson said it received a call concerning reports of an assault at St Pancras at 20:40 on Monday. | A London Ambulance Service spokesperson said it received a call concerning reports of an assault at St Pancras at 20:40 on Monday. |
| They added: "We sent an ambulance crew to the scene and treated a man before taking him to a major trauma centre." | They added: "We sent an ambulance crew to the scene and treated a man before taking him to a major trauma centre." |