Man injured in Tommy Robinson station probe leaves hospital
- BBC News
A man injured in an alleged assault at St Pancras railway station, over which police want to question far-right activist Tommy Robinson, has been discharged from hospital.
Earlier this week, video footage on social media showed Robinson walking back and forth near a motionless man lying on the floor at the station. The clip did not show how the man ended up on the floor.
British Transport Police previously said officers found a man on Monday evening with "serious but non-life-threatening injuries".
The force confirmed on Thursday that he had now been discharged from hospital.
Police said a 42-year-old male suspect boarded a flight out of the country on Tuesday morning. Robinson has not commented.
Robinson, 42, whose real name is Stephen Yaxley-Lennon, was contacted by a female BBC reporter for comment after the incident, but Robinson responded with a message that said "slag".
The BTP said its suspect was from Bedfordshire but did not name him. The force has also made no direct reference to the video footage of Robinson.
Police said detectives were continuing to investigate the incident with the aim of bringing the suspect into custody for questioning.
Robinson has continued to post on his personal X account but has not made any comment himself. He retweeted a few supportive posts in the hours after the BTP statement was released.
In the footage, Robinson was walking next to the person lying face-down on the floor, near the stairs down to the northbound Thameslink line. A commuter looked to be trying to stop him from moving around and called for help.
Two station staff members then approached the person on the floor, while Robinson walked away down some stairs and shouted: "Hes come at me, bruv."
Robinson then started 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 Robinsons personal X account on Monday showed him in the same station, wearing the same blue shirt and bag that he looked to be wearing in the St Pancras video.
