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Lizzie Dearden

Neo-Nazi terror offender ordered to read Jane Austen ‘resumed interest in far-right extremism within days’, court told

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A neo-Nazi terror offender who was spared jail and ordered to read Jane Austen resumed his interest in far-right extremism within days, a court has heard.

Ben John, now 22, was handed a suspended prison sentence for possessing a terrorist document in August, meaning he will not be jailed unless he breaks the conditions of his licence and a five-year Serious Crime Prevention Order.

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