Four men found guilty after posting extreme right wing stickers across university campus
Four men have been found guilty after posting extreme right wing stickers across a campus of a city centre university.
The four were caught on CCTV on the evening of July 9 2016 posting the stickers on signage at Aston University with the intention of inciting racial hatred.
The stickers were discovered by security staff two days later and reported to police who started a hate crime investigation.
On the same day in Birmingham city centre, a Black Lives Matter demonstration was also being held.
The jury at Birmingham Crown Court today (Wednesday) took just more than four hours to return the guilty verdicts for Chad Williams-Allen, aged 26 from Tantany Lane, West Bromwich and Gary Jack, aged 21, from Heathland Road, Shard End.
Two other men also stood trial but cannot be named for legal reasons.
They are due to be sentenced on 1 June. A fifth man was acquitted.
Detective Chief Superintendent Matt Ward, who heads the West Midlands Counter Terrorism Unit, said: "We are committed to tackling all forms of extremism which has the potential to threaten public safety and security."
Anyone with a terrorist-related concern should call 0800 789 321.
