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Daniel Thomas admits boat criminal damage in 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 on Thursday. A court previously heard that he 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.
Thomas, whose address was withheld by the court at a previous hearing, admitted using a knife on the dingy which had French personnel on board. Copyright © 2026 BBC.
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