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A YOUTH worker was today found guilty of assaulting a police officer during clashes after the independence referendum .

Darran Murray branded officers “f*****g monkeys” and “a***holes” as he took part in shameful scenes in Glasgow’s George Square .

The 38-year-old thug was also pictured giving a Nazi salute during the protests.

At Glasgow Sheriff Court, Sergeant Scott Simpson said he was involved in a “loose cordon” near Queen Street station as Yes and No supporters gathered on the night after the referendum.

He said: “It was hostile between the two opposing political views that the groups had.

“It was difficult to keep them apart, with threats being made and much toing and froing as both groups tried to position themselves in George Square.”

Simpson said Murray approached him and began staring at him a few inches from his face.

The officer added: “I was quite alarmed. He shouted in my face, ‘Youse are just f*****g a****holes’.”

“I immediately told him to step back from me. He again shouted ‘f*****g a***holes’ and prodded me on the chest.”

Former soldier Murray, from Cleland, Lanarkshire, was found guilty of assault and behaving in a threatening and abusive manner on September 19, 2104.

He was ordered to carry out 100 hours of community service.

Murray has been sacked from his job at a children’s home in Lanarkshire.