Racist brute launched sickening attack on lone black man during far-right protests

A racist thug launched a sickening attack on a lone black man during a far-right demonstration.

Joseph Ley, 30, instigated the vile assault on the victim before others joined in. Before punching and kicking the man, Ley told him: “You got a problem with us English bro?”

In disturbing footage, another voice could be heard shouting ‘kill him, kill him’ and ‘stamp on his f****** face’. Ley, a father-of-two, has been locked up for three years and two months after pleading guilty to violent disorder. He claimed he thought he was attending an event to ‘celebrate British culture’.

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As he was locked up, a judge told him: “Your actions in Piccadilly Gardens amount to nothing more or less than mindless violence, inspired by your bigoted and racist views.” Manchester Crown Court heard that the demonstration was planned for Saturday, August 3.

It came in the aftermath of the tragedy in Southport, where three children died in a knife attack. Footage obtained by the police showed a lone black man being attacked during the event in Piccadilly Gardens that afternoon.

Ley, who is seen on the clip wearing a black hat, shorts, and a coat with a grey back and black arms, told him: “You got a problem with us English bro? You got a problem with us?”

He then grabbed the man by the neck, threw him to the ground and began punching and kicking him. Another voice on the clip could be heard to say ‘kill him, kill him’ and ‘stamp on his f****** face’.

Police intervened and formed a ring around the victim to protect him, after other thugs piled in. Sentencing, Judge John Potter told Ley: “On that day you were aware of an organised gathering