Gregory Palmer was seen on CCTV ripping the blue plaque off Leeds Bridge last July, a court hears.
Gregory Palmer was seen on CCTV ripping the blue plaque off Leeds Bridge and throwing it into the River Aire
But he told Leeds Magistrates' Court he tore the plaque down because he had seen offensive language scrawled on it.Image caption, Prosecutors said they did not agree he had acted because he was offended by racist graffiti which he claimed to have seen on the tribute.
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