Terror attacker Callum Parslow gave evidence to his trial amid tight security, claiming his tattoo of Adolf Hitler’s signature was an attempt to annoy communists and his Nazi armband was part of a fancy dress outfit.
The 32-year-old, who was at pains to pass off his interest in the Third Reich as part of a wider “intellectual curiosity”, told jurors he was patriotic and had right-wing views but did not consider himself an extremist.
