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An anti-fascist protester who hurled eggs and water bottles at far right activists hiding in Lime Street Station’s left luggage room was jailed for two months.

But Ronnie Whitby is already serving a nine month prison term for an assault on his ex girlfriend and will not see his sentence extended.

The 24-year-old earlier admitted affray after clashing with ‘neo-Nazis’ during last year’s failed White Man March .

He was observed by police sitting on a direction sign as hundreds of left wing protesters cornered the far-right activists in the lost property section of Lime Street Station, on August 15.

The event, organised by racist group National Action, was cancelled after a far larger crowd of anti-fascist protesters prevented the would-be marchers from leaving Lime Street.

Bernice Campbell, prosecuting at Liverpool Crown Court today, said: “He was not originally part of the (left wing) group but wanted to join in the protest because they had helped him when he had been homeless.

“The defendant was seen sitting on a direction sign throwing plastic water bottles towards the other side and police officers said this continued for some time. There were also eggs thrown by the defendant.”

The court heard a tannoy announcement from station staff urged both sides to calm down as there were children present, but the clashes continued.

Ms Campbell said: “He was involved in pushing police towards the other side, using his body to force the police towards the other activists.”

The court heard that when Whitby was asked to stop by a female officer he shouted back “f*** off you slag.”

Ms Campbell said the fighting spilled out into the street, and police were forced to attend to a man who had been lying on the ground.

But she said Whitby was laughing and joking behind the officers and splashed water on one officer’s back.

Whitby, who was unrepresented in court, was asked by judge Recorder Michael Blakey what he had to say about the incident.

He said: “They was throwing stuff at me and I threw it back, the racist people were throwing stuff at me.

“I have ADHD and bi-polar and I got hyperactive.”

He told the court he had been diagnosed with ADHD from the age of six and was diagnosed with bi-polar disorder when he was 16, when he said his dad was murdered.

He said: “I am sorry.”

Recorder Blakey accepted that Whitby had shown remorse and accepted his claim that he had not thrown coins, as alleged at an earlier hearing.

Whitby, who appeared in court via video-link from prison, said “thank you for your time” as the judge ordered the sentence to run concurrently with his existing prison term.