White Supremacist Neo-Nazi Assaults Security Guard Outside Channel 9's Melbourne Studio

A Neo-Nazi has been caught allegedly punching a security guard outside Channel 9's Melbourne office.

Thomas Sewell, who leads the far-right National Socialist Network, stormed into the building yesterday just before A Current Affair was about to air an investigation into the white supremacy group.

The National Socialist Network were behind the gathering at the Grampians before Australia Day, which saw around 40 men come together to yell Nazi phrases and burn a cross at night.

Sewell was asked to leave the building and an associate of his filmed his protest at the action.

"So now security has decided to forcibly remove us and...try and touch our property, he's coming out again," Sewell said in footage uploaded to social media.

The guard did his best to move the pair outside the building, where they would be free to film whatever they wanted.

The unknown man filming the encounter yelled at the guard and used a racial slur.

The security guard told him 'watch yourself. I'm not a dance monkey. Watch yourself'.

The footage of the incident became hard to decipher because it was all close quarters, however the next thing that could be seen is the guard and Sewell on the ground, with the latter seen throwing several punches.

They both eventually stand up and a crowd gathered around them, before the neo-Nazi says: "You put your hands on me, back off. Back off, you can't put your hands on people. You f***ed with the wrong person."

The security guard was taken to hospital via an ambulance and Victoria Police have been given CCTV footage of the incident for their investigation.

Victoria Police told the Guardian: "It's believed the victim was approached and assaulted by an unknown man at a Bourke Street business about 5pm.

"The offender, along with another man, both fled the scene and remain outstanding.

"The victim was transported to hospital with injuries. Police are investigating the incident and ask anyone who witnessed it to come forward."

Sewell has uploaded another video to his channels defending his actions and claimed he only wanted to speak to Channel 9 to clear up information about his white supremacist group.

He tells the camera: "I went down there with a cameraman to speak to some of the producers or editors. They refused to come out and speak to us, which shows their journalistic ethics.

"The security guard asked us to leave, and after a conversation, we decided to leave. We walked out the front, and while we walked out the front, he assaulted the cameraman. He grabbed the cameraman by the neck.

"Out of reasonable self-defence for the cameraman, to stop him from having his throat crushed, I disabled the attacker."

Featured Image Credit: Thomas Sewell

Topics: Australia

Stewart Perrie

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