Rockhampton mob ringleader was head of ‘patriots’ group that posted anti-Islam content

Rockhampton police stood guard outside an Aboriginal youth’s house after a mob surrounded the property. The ringleader was previously the leader of a far-right group. Photograph: Darren England/AAP

The ringleader of a Rockhampton mob that surrounded the home of an Indigenous teenager on Sunday was previously the national leader of a far-right “patriots” group, which regularly published anti-Islam content online.

Torin O’Brien, a former One Nation candidate, posted the names and photographs of the two Aboriginal young people, believed to be teenagers, on Facebook last week and called for locals to attend their address on Sunday.