Cops arrest man, 42, at Luton Airport getting off flight from Portugal over St Pancras station assault
FLIGHT ARREST Cops arrest man, 42, at Luton Airport getting off flight from Portugal over St Pancras station assault
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A MAN has been arrested at Luton Airport on suspicion of Grievous Bodily Harm after an assault at St Pancras station.
The suspect, 42, from Bedfordshire, was detained at around 6.30pm after boarding a flight from Faro.
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He was wanted for questioning after leaving the UK to Tenerife on August 29.
The man, arrested on suspicion of GHB, will now be taken into custody and interviewed.
A British Transport Police spokesperson said: "Officers from BTP have tonight arrested a 42-year-old man from Bedfordshire in connection to an assault at St Pancras station on 28 July.
'The arrest took place at Luton Airport shortly after 6.30pm, following a notification that the man had boarded an incoming flight from Faro.
'The man had been wanted for questioning after leaving the country to Tenerife in the early hours of 29 August following the incident at St Pancras.
'He was arrested on suspicion of GBH (Grievous Bodily Harm) and will now be taken to custody for questioning.'
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He was wanted for questioning after leaving the UK to Tenerife on August 29.
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