British man who tried to shoot Donald Trump returns to UK just five months into one-year sentence

Michael Sanford, the British man imprisoned in the USA for attempting to shoot Donald Trump, has returned to the UK, The Independent understands.

Mr Sanford was sentenced by a US court to one year in jail in December but has seemingly been allowed to return to Britain after less than five months.

The 20-year-old was due to fly back to London on a Delta Airlines flight that landed at Heathrow shortly after 11am on Thursday morning.

It is understood he was due to be met by his parents at the airport. It is unclear if he will serve the remainder of his sentence in the UK.

Mr Sanford, who suffers from autism, went to a Trump rally in Las Vegas in June 2016 and attempted to grab hold of an police officer's gun.

After being arrested, he told investigators he had been trying to shoot the now US President.

US officials had not announced Mr Sanford was being released.