Heathrow passengers ‘vomited blood’ after tear gas sprayed by Caffe Nero

Multiple people became ill after the tear gas was deployed (Picture: Getty)

Dozens of passengers at Heathrow Airport were left coughing, ‘and some vomited blood’ after tear gas was sprayed near a Caffè Nero, a court has heard.

The airport’s Terminal 3 was closed for hours after the incident on December 7 last year, which also saw tear gas sprayed in the face of a woman who had her suitcase taken.

Tyrone Richards, 31; Anton Clarke-Butcher, 25; Omoneke Whyte, 31; and Denzel Eduardo, 29, pleaded guilty to affray at Isleworth Crown Court in June.

A sentencing hearing heard that three of th...