Man who reportedly defended Hitler and handed out flyers to Larkhall schoolchildren fined for assaulting student

A man who reportedly defended Adolf Hitler and handed out flyers to schoolchildren has been fined £290 for assaulting a student in Larkhall, Scotland.  

Darren Hurrel, 21, appeared at Hamilton Sheriff Court where he admitted assaulting a fourteen-year-old boy last year.

A video on Twitter appears to show Mr Hurrel speaking with schoolchildren in which he says: “Hitler wanted a country for white people. He also wanted a country for every other people.

“And, obviously, there was a small group of people who controlled all of the media, all of the banks, and this small group…they promoted pornography, promoted cultural Marxism, and it destroyed Germany. Hitler took control of the media and the banks and put the interests of the German people first.”

When asked by a student “if the Holocaust is real,” Mr Hurrel replied: “No, it is not.”

His t-shirt appeared to be adorned with a Nazi sonnendrad, or sun wheel, symbol. 

Later on in the video, an apparent confrontation takes place between Mr Hurrel and a student, prompting him to decry “I’m here to help you.” His manner then becomes aggressive and he states: “What the f*** are you gonna do?”

Mr Hurrel admitted that he knocked the student down after being sprayed with a liquid.

Video footage shows Mr Hurrel being chased by a group of students as they threw cans and bottles at him.

Campaign Against Antisemitism closely monitors the far-right, which remains a dangerous threat to the Jewish community and other minority groups.