Roy Larner was injured when he took on one the terrorists who attacked and killed members of the public at London Bridge

A Londoner dubbed 'the Lion of London Bridge' after he took on terrorists shouting 'f*** you, I'm Millwall' has been denied compensation for his injuries.

Roy Larner was in a pub when three jihadis killed eight people in June 2017. He later appeared on TV to tell how he took on one of the attackers.

Many of those injured in the terror attack were entitled to damages from the Criminal Injuries Compensation Authority, which was set up to take care of victims of crime.

But despite damaging his left arm when he was repeatedly stabbed in the attack, Mr Larner, 49, has been denied compensation due to his previous criminal convictions.

A recent inquest into the victims of the attack was shown footage of Mr Larner being savagely stabbed in the stomach.

He spent 12 days in hospital after the attack and was left with more than 80 stitches to his head, ear, arms and hands.

While in hospital, he was pictured propping himself up in bed with a 'learn to run' manual his friends had given him - which they said displayed 'our south-east London sense of humour'.

Mr Larner spent 12 days in hospital for knife wounds after the attack but has been denied compensation because he has a criminal record

Describing the attack at the time, he said: 'They had these long knives and started shouting about Allah. Then it was, "Islam, Islam, Islam".

'Like an idiot I shouted back at them. I thought; I need to take the p**s out of these b******s.

'I took a few steps towards them and said, "f*** you, I'm Millwall'. So they started attacking me.'

Roy Larner's repeated brushes with the law February 2017: Larner is filmed shouting 'F***ing foreign c***s' and 'National Front' at protesters in south London. June 2017: He defends himself against the London Bridge attackers and is hailed as 'the Lion of London Bridge'. July 2017: He unleashed a racist rant against Muslims at the office of his local, Labour, MP Neil Coyle. January 2018: He gets a suspended sentence for racially aggravated common assault and religiously aggravated harassment over the protest and MPs rants. January 2019: He is given a community order after 240g of amphetamine is found at his caravan March 2019: He is taken in custody for breaching a restraining order he was given after moving in with his mother. April 2019: He again avoids jail on a suspended sentence for breaching the restraining order. Advertisement

But video later emerged of Larner in February 2017, abusing protestors in south London, shouting: 'I'm National Front…people like you stink'.

In a separate incident in July 2017, Larner went to MP Neil Coyle's constituency office and told staff that London Mayor Sadiq Khan should not even be in the country.

He said: 'All Muslims are the same' before going on to call them 'scum' and making a shooting gesture.

He later admitted racially aggravated common assault and religiously aggravated harassment and was given an eight-week suspended sentence.

The Criminal Injuries Compensation Authority rules dictate that victims of crime cannot claim money from them if they have serious convictions or have served time in prison.

But Mr Larner believes he should still be entitled because his sentence was suspended.

He told The Sun today: 'I just want to re-build my life and had hoped some compensation might get me back on my feet.

'I'm gutted to have been rejected. But despite everything, I’d not hesitate in doing the same thing again.'