BLM hero wants ‘equality for all’

A BLACK Lives Matter protester who rescued an injured white man during a violent far-right rally has spoken of wanting “equality for all”.

Patrick Hutchinson, a personal trainer and grandfather, has been hailed as a hero after saving the man from harm during violent protests in central London on Saturday.

He formed a group with four of his friends, who are part of London-based close protection group Ark Security, to protect young Black Lives Matter protesters from getting caught up in the violence at the protests.

They took it upon themselves to be the “overseers” at the protest, to make sure those who needed help were taken safely to emergency service workers.

The group spotted a lone white man being dragged by young black protesters through a crowd and thrown on the steps near the Royal Festival Hall.

“His life was under threat so I just went and scooped him up, put him over my shoulder, and started marching towards the police with him,” Mr Hutchinson told Channel 4 News.

Another member of the group, Pierre Noah, 47, a bodyguard and martial arts teacher from Croydon, described arriving outside Waterloo Station and witnessing the clashes between anti-racist and far-right protesters.

Twenty-three police officers were injured men, attended the demonstration.