The Nazi next door: Inside the home of a racist troll hidden in a sleepy English market town
Stepping inside Samuel Doyle’s house is like stepping into a horror movie.
Huge flags bearing the Nazi symbol, fridge magnets and even a portrait idolising Adolf Hitler.
Fascist and racist manifestos, and a number of books.
But terrifyingly this was no film – it was a representation of the horrendous views Doyle held.
Derbyshire Police has now released images from inside the 40-year-old’s home on the edge of the Peak District, following his imprisonment for hate crimes.
His wrongdoings were uncovered when Counter Terrorism Policing East Midlands was alerted to suspicious online activity on an account linked to Doyle.
He was found to have made huge numbers of offensive posts, including calling for the extermination of Jewish people and the killing of members of the LGBTQ+ community.
Following a raid on his home in Highfield Road, Glossop, which uncovered more of the sick material, Doyle was charged.
He later pleaded guilty to five counts of distributing or publishing written material to stir up racial hatred.
Doyle was jailed for three years at Manchester Crown Court on Monday.
Detective inspector Chris Brett, from the counter-terrorism unit, said: ‘Freedom of speech is an important part of our shared British values – and something that is enshrined in law.
‘However, those freedoms are not without limit and it is clear that the views Samuel Doyle expressed online stepped well over the line into criminality.
‘The posts he wrote are abhorrent – calling directly for violent action to be taken against a number of minority groups.
‘Some may say that posting online is different to expressing these views in person, but that is absolutely not the case.
‘We have seen across the world how online posting of this nature has had serious “real world” outcomes – including, sadly, fatalities.
‘In recent years we have seen an increasing number of cases involving people who have been pulled into online hate speech and extremist views, and I would urge people who are concerned about family, friends or colleagues to come forward and report their behaviour.’
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