Two Charged In Connection With Heathrow ‘Pepper Spray’ Incident

Formal charges have been brought against two men in connection with a luggage theft where a substance thought to be capsaicin spray resulted in harm at London's Heathrow Airport.

Tyrone Richards, 31, and Anton Clarke-Butcher, 24, now face two counts of robbery and two counts of using a harmful chemical, authorities have stated.

This legal action stems from an investigation into an assault at the multi-storey car park at Terminal 3 on Sunday. Prior to the attack, two women were robbed of their suitcases taken after getting out of a parking garage elevator, police said.

A three-year-old girl was one of the people hurt during the incident. A total of five individuals required hospital care and were later discharged.

The incident – which authorities stated was not part of a series and deemed non-terroristic – caused train delays and the partial closure of the Central Terminal Area tunnel and the Terminal 3 car park for a brief period.