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National Action trial: Three guilty of neo-Nazi group membership | National Action trial: Three guilty of neo-Nazi group membership |
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A couple who named their baby after Adolf Hitler have been found guilty of being members of a banned terrorist group. | A couple who named their baby after Adolf Hitler have been found guilty of being members of a banned terrorist group. |
Adam Thomas, 22, and Claudia Patatas, 38, from Banbury, along with Daniel Bogunovic, 27, from Leicester, were charged with being in National Action. | Adam Thomas, 22, and Claudia Patatas, 38, from Banbury, along with Daniel Bogunovic, 27, from Leicester, were charged with being in National Action. |
Birmingham Crown Court heard the couple gave their child the middle name Adolf in honour of the Nazi leader. | Birmingham Crown Court heard the couple gave their child the middle name Adolf in honour of the Nazi leader. |
Jurors saw images of Thomas in Ku Klux Klan robes while cradling his baby. | |
The Neo-Nazi terrorist group National Action, founded in 2013, was outlawed under anti-terror legislation three years later after it celebrated the murder of Labour MP Jo Cox. | |
Prosecutors said the East Midlands chapter of the group "shed one skin for another" and "rebranded" after being banned. | Prosecutors said the East Midlands chapter of the group "shed one skin for another" and "rebranded" after being banned. |
Admitted racism | |
Prosecutors said the case was about "a specific type of terror... born out of fanatical and tribal belief in white supremacy". | Prosecutors said the case was about "a specific type of terror... born out of fanatical and tribal belief in white supremacy". |
Thomas told the court that the pictures showing him wearing KKK clothing were "just play", but he admitted being a racist. | |
Thomas was also found guilty of having a copy of terrorist manual the Anarchist Cookbook. | |
Barnaby Jameson QC, prosecuting, said a deleted Skype log was recovered from Thomas's laptop. | |
He said the messages sent between two parties spoke of National Action being "destroyed", with its leaders agreeing to disband with "no attempt at revival". | |
Reading from the log, Mr Jameson said: "But the Midlands branch of NA, which is just 17-20 of us, have decided to ignore this and we've renamed ourselves the Thule Combat League. | |
"Traitors. Midlands will continue the fight alone." | |
Jurors reached unanimous verdicts after 12 hours of deliberating. |