Labour councillor Ricky Jones told a jury he 'wasn't thinking' when he told the crowd to 'cut [the] throats' of far-right protesters at an anti-racism protest.
Jones, 58, who is on trial for encouraging violent disorder, attended a counter-demonstration on Hoe Street, Walthamstow on August 7, 2024, in response to anti-migrant rallies sparked by the murders of three young girls in Southport last year.
Ellie Dot Stancombe, seven, Bebe King, six, and Alice Da Silva Aguiar, nine were killed by Axel Rudakubana, who also injured several children and adults at a Taylor Swift themed dance class on July 29, 2024.
The incident sparked riots nationwide after misinformation spread online that killer, Rudakubana, was a Muslim asylum seeker who had recently arrived in Britain on a small boat.
Last August, a far-right march was scheduled to happen outside Waltham Forest Immigration Bureau, and as a response, a counter demonstration had been organised nearby, Snaresbrook Crown Court was told.
