Heathrow intruder who raised a major security alert in court charged with endangering an aircraft

12 April 2012

A man appeared in court yesterday charged with endangering an aircraft after a major security alert at Heathrow.

Ketheeswaran Uthayakumar, 27, a Sri Lankan with no permanent address in Britain, was remanded in custody at Uxbridge Magistrates' Court, West London.

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Caught: Police train their guns at Ketheeswaran Uthayakumar as an officer holds him to the ground

He was arrested near the northern runway last Thursday after allegedly scaling a perimeter fence.

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Uthayakumar, 27, allegedly climbed a perimeter fence at Heathrow on Wednesday before heading straight to the runway

Uthayakumar will appear before the same court on Thursday.

Caught on camera: Uthayakumar is spotted near an Emirates aircraft

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