Two Charged In Connection With Heathrow Alleged Pepper Spray Assault

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This event led to the partial closure of the main airport tunnel and the multi-storey parking facility.

Formal charges have been brought against two men related to a suitcase robbery where a believed to be capsaicin spray led to people being hurt at the UK's busiest airport.

Tyrone Richards, 31, and Anton Clarke-Butcher, 24, are accused of two robbery charges and two counts of deploying a toxic agent, authorities have stated.

The charges follow an investigation into an assault at the multi-storey car park at Terminal 3 on the weekend. Before the assault occurred, two women were robbed of their suitcases taken after exiting a car park lift, police said.

A three-year-old girl was among those injured during the incident. Several persons required hospital care and were later discharged.

The incident – which authorities stated was not part of a series and deemed non-terroristic – led to train delays and the temporary blocking of the main airport road tunnel and the T3 parking area for a brief period.

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