A seven year old was arrested at school for having a German world war 2 medal in a school class room, the child brought the medal into school to show his class mates the item. The medal was purchased by the boy`s parents from an antiques shop in York. The boy who has a fascination with history put the medal on in the class room and stated that the medal was an Adolf Hitler souvenir.
The class room teacher approached the boy and requested to view the item, the teacher noticed that the medal had a swastika on it. The teacher immediately phoned the police and reported the incident as a racial hatred crime. The police arrived and arrested the boy under the Anti terrorism act and took him to the police station for questioning. The boy was asked if he had racist views on ethnic minorities. The boy was detained for a short period before being returned to his parents.
The teacher at the school who reported the incident was a member of Socialist Workers Party and Unite Against Fascism. The teacher stated that she was right to have reported the boy to the police as the incident could have escalated into another Hitler youth movement.
