Tommy Robinson weeps in the witness box as he tells his harassment trial he hired private investigators to track journalists
Tommy Robinson, who denies two counts of harassment causing fear of violence, allegedly told journalists he had "located every f****** one of you" and to "expect me to come knocking.
Robinson, real name Stephen Yaxley-Lennon, said a story headlined 'Stoking riots from his sunbed' exposed his family's Cyprus hotel in August 2024. He told Southwark Crown Court his 12-year-old daughter had received rape threats. The 43-year-old said he wanted to 'put pressure' on reporters Andrew Young and Jacob Dirnhuber. He denies two charges of harassing them in a way that caused fear of violence.
He called posting a picture of Dirnhuber outside his home on X 'totally reasonable'.
Within hours, videos online were reportedly urging people to go to his hotel, he said.
He told jurors the journalists know 'I'm not coming to beat them up'.
