And finally… bang to reichs

A Crown Court judge hit back at a foul-mouthed neo-Nazi’s verbal abuse by throwing back some of her own.

John Hennigan, 50, told Judge Patricia Lynch that she was a “bit of a c**t” as he was being sentenced for breach of an ASBO.

But she immediately responded: “You are a bit of a c**t yourself.”

The profane exchange continued when Hennigan told her to “go f**k yourself” and Judge Lynch politely replied: “You too.”

Hennigan breached his ASBO by making racist remarks to a Caribbean woman and her two children, his ninth breach of the order.

He was eventually taken away from the dock after banging on the glass, making a Nazi salute and shouting “sieg heil”.

As Judge Lynch watched the far-right farce unfold, she dryly remarked: “We are all very impressed. Take him down.”

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