Blair Cottrell's appeal against inciting hatred fails, says fight has left him broke

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Blair Cottrell's appeal against inciting hatred fails, says fight has left him broke
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The former United Patriots Front leader failed to quash his conviction for beheading a dummy to protest a mosque being built in Victoria. 9News

He was convicted of inciting hatred, contempt and ridicule of Muslims after making a 2015 video beheading of a dummy in protest of a Bendigo mosque.

"The only inference available is that the mock beheading scene was intended to whip up extreme negative feelings in the audience about Muslims, including fear, loathing, disgust and alarm," Chief Judge Peter Kidd said in his published reasons.

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