Tommy Robinson 'arrested over assault at Center Parcs pool'

Former English Defence League leader Tommy Robinson has been arrested after a fight broke out at a holiday park, it has been reported.
By Kieran Davey
Published 3rd Mar 2020, 11:57 BST
Updated 3rd Mar 2020, 14:25 BST
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The Sun said on Monday that 37-year-old Robinson got into a row with another man in the pool at Woburn Forest Center Parcs in Bedfordshire.

Witnesses claimed that Robinson, whose real name is Stephen Yaxley-Lennon, confronted another man before punching him in the face, it added.

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Bedfordshire Police confirmed that officers were called to reports of an altercation between two men at the holiday park at around 1.10pm on Sunday.

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A spokesman added: ‘One man sustained an injury to his face, and received first aid at the scene.

‘A 37-year-old man from Bedford was arrested on suspicion of common assault and has been bailed until April 2. An investigation is ongoing.’

A Center Parcs spokesman confirmed that police attended an incident at Center Parcs Woburn Forest on Sunday afternoon.