Two Men Face Charges In Connection With Heathrow Alleged Pepper Spray Assault

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This event caused the temporary shutdown of the Central Terminal Area tunnel and the multi-storey parking facility.

Two individuals are now facing charges related to a suitcase robbery where a suspected capsaicin spray resulted in harm at London's Heathrow Airport.

Tyrone Richards, 31, and Anton Clarke-Butcher, 24, have both been charged with two counts of robbery and two counts of deploying a toxic agent, as confirmed by court officials.

The charges follow an probe of an attack at the multi-storey car park at Heathrow's Terminal Three on Sunday. Earlier that day, two female travelers had their suitcases taken after getting out of a car park lift, according to law enforcement.

A three-year-old girl was one of the people hurt in the event. Five people required hospital care and were eventually allowed to go home.

The incident – described by police as was isolated and not being treated as terrorism – led to train delays and the temporary blocking of the main airport road tunnel and the Terminal 3 car park for a short time.

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