‘Lion of London Bridge’ who fought knife-wielding terrorists fined £50 after calling Muslims ‘scum’

SHAMED “Lion of London Bridge” Roy Larner has been fined after he launched a racist rant at an MP’s staff as he branded Muslims “scum”.

The 48-year-old — who was stabbed as he protected pub-goers during the London Bridge terror attack — said Mayor Sadiq Khan “shouldn’t even be in the country” and called him “a pile of s***”.

Larner also ranted that “All Muslims are the same – scum,” and referred to them as being “pig eating c**ts”.

Football fan Larner famously shouted “F*** you, I’m Millwall” as he fought with terror thugs in Borough Market on 3 June last year.

The jihadi van and knife rampage left eight people dead and 48 others injured before the attackers were gunned down by armed cops.

But as Larner recovered from his injuries footage emerged of him spitting at a black photographer and shouting abuse in Elephant and Castle, South London.

Prosecutor Carol Summers told Inner London Crown Court that dad-of-one Larner chanted “National Front” during the video filmed at an anti-Brexit rally in February last year.

She added: “He seems to be on the pavement and he says, ‘F******g foreign c***s.’

“He then leans towards the black photographer and spits at him; his head is seen to thrust forwards.”

And a month after the London Bridge attack Larner stormed into Labour MP Neil Coyle’s office in Brixton, South London to hurl the vile abuse and make a threatening gun gesture.

It was here he ranted about the Mayor of London and branded Muslim people as “scum” after a worker confronted him saying she followed Islam.

Ms Summers added: “The defendant went on to say that, ‘All Muslims are the same – scum'”.

Judge Nigel Seed QC told Inner London Crown Court: “Nobody should be subjected to the kind of racist abuse, also involving spitting, that this complainant was.

“But then, ironically, you showed that you can bring great benefit because before you were arrested you became a national hero on 3 June.

“And of course you cannot use that for the rest of your life, but it is a side of your character that I must – and do – take into account.

“As you heard me say to your counsel, it is no excuse that you were a victim of a Muslim attack for you to behave in that way to people of the Muslim faith.”

Larner, of Brixton, admitted racially aggravated common assault and religiously aggravated harassment.

He was sentenced to eight weeks, suspended for 12 months, for spitting on the photographer and fined £50 for his anti-Islam abuse.

He was ordered to take part in anger management and diversity awareness courses and he is banned from attending his local MP’s office for two years.

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