Two Individuals Accused In Connection With Heathrow ‘Pepper Spray’ Assault
Two individuals are now facing charges in connection with a luggage theft where a substance thought to be pepper spray led to people being hurt at the UK's busiest airport.
Tyrone Richards, 31, and Anton Clarke-Butcher, 24, are accused of two counts of robbery and two counts of deploying a toxic agent, as confirmed by court officials.
The charges follow an investigation into an assault at the multi-storey car park at Terminal 3 on Sunday. Before the assault occurred, two women were robbed of their suitcases taken after getting out of a parking garage elevator, according to law enforcement.
A young child was one of the people hurt during the incident. Several persons went to hospital for treatment and were later discharged.
This event – described by police as was not part of a series and not considered a terror-related act – resulted in train delays and the partial closure of the main airport road tunnel and the T3 parking area for a short time.
