A Sheffield Fathers4Justice campaigner who defaced one of Britain’s most famous pictures has walked free from court.

Paul Manning received a year ban from art galleries and carrying glue in public places after he super-glued a photo of his son onto Constable’s priceless ‘The Hay Wain’ at the National Gallery

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The 58-year-old, who had lost a custody battle and hadn’t seen his 11-year-old son for three years, caused permanent damage to the picture.

But he said he did it out of love for his son.

Westminster Magistrates’ Court District Judge Quentin Purdy told him: “I well understand that you feel extremely strongly about your son but that does not give you the right to behave in any manner you see fit.

“You went into a public place and damaged public property. You chose to get publicity in this way and you must suffer the consequences.”

Manning was…