The dark past of thug who filmed brutal Piccadilly Gardens attack - and the disturbing discovery at his home

manchestereveningnews.co.uk:

Wearing a black helmet with a mounted camera, Warren Gilchrest watched the chaos unfold from behind a pair of dark sunglasses.

Holding aloft recording equipment, the 52-year-old was in the thick of the disorder in Manchester city centre on August 3. Weaving between the crowds, many thought he was merely an observer.

But as a group of thugs set upon a lone black man in Piccadilly Gardens, Gilchrest's true intentions became clear. "Kill him...

stamp on his f***ing head," he yelled as a mob attacked the terrified victim. The man was kicked, punched and berated by hooligans intent from the start on causing trouble. READ MORE: The self-proclaimed 'freedom fighter' thug caught out by his own sickening video Gilchrest - who runs his own social media channel - describes himself as a 'freedom fighter' and 'critical thinker'.