Two men have been charged with robbery and administering a noxious substance after a suspected pepper spray attack at Heathrow airport left more than 20 people affected.
Tyrone Richards, 31, and Anton Clarke-Butcher, 24, are due to appear at Uxbridge magistrates court on Tuesday. They face two counts of robbery and two counts of administering a noxious substance, according to HM Courts and Tribunal Service staff.
The incident occurred in a multi-storey car park at Terminal 3 on Sunday. Ambulance crews treated 21 people, including a three-year-old child, who were hit with the spray.
Police said that before the spray was used, two women were robbed of their suitcases after they got out of a car park lift. The men then sprayed what is believed to be pepper spray, which also affected others nearby.
Five people were taken to hospital but have since been discharged.
