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Neo-Nazi mum and toyboy lover who named son after Adolf met after joining cell of vile hate group

- BY martin.fricker@mirror.co.uk @martinfric­ker

Patatas and Thomas began private conversati­ons and agreed to meet in a Derby Wetherspoo­ns in late 2016.

Despite Patatas being in a relationsh­ip, within a fortnight they were sleeping together and she got pregnant.

She split from her partner and moved Thomas into her home in May 2017.

A source said: “It was like the coming together of evil. They shared the same disgusting views and fell for each other.”

Their home was filled with Nazi right-wing. Chief Supt Ward said: “The ideology, neo-Nazism, those seeking violent extremism is still prevalent.

“This is not just a bunch of individual fantasists who we should just laugh at. “We have to remain vigilant. “They’re very dangerous and they continue to grow.” memorabili­a including swastika cookiecutt­ers, cushions and flags.

Their bedroom was strewn with machetes, crossbows, an axe and a Nazistyle dagger. Weeks before she gave birth last November, Patatas searched for “baby shops owned by white people”.

It also emerged Thomas moved to Israel as a teenager in a bizarre bid to become Jewish so that he could join the Israeli army.

But he was kicked out of a religious academy after a teacher became suspicious.

Former friends said he was “mentally ill” and lived on the streets in Jerusalem for a time. Roommate David Simpkins said: “He had mental issues. He never socialised and often got into arguments.”

Within months of returning to his family home in Birmingham in early 2016, he was attending his first National Action meeting after linking up online.

hThe group hit the headlines in June that year when members voiced support for the murder of Labour MP Jo Cox.

When he was arrested, Thomas was working as a security guard for Amazon.

The pair and co-defendant Daniel Bogunovic, 27, from Leicester, were convicted of being members of a proscribed organisati­on. Thomas was also guilty of possession of a document containing terrorist informatio­n.

The trio will be sentenced next month with Darren Fletcher, 28, of Wednesfiel­d, West Mids, Joel Wilmore, 24, of Stockport and Nathan Pryke, 26, of March, Cambs, who admit being members.

Deakin, 24, was previously sentenced to 12 months for inciting racial hatred.

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