In a disturbing incident at the Lydbrook & District Community Social Club in Gloucestershire, Mark Mortimer defecated on an exterior wall and wiped himself with a sandwich. The bizarre episode occurred on the evening of February 13, 2024, leaving staff and patrons horrified.
According to a club spokeswoman, Mortimer arrived around 8:30 pm exhibiting strange behavior, including making odd statements and claiming to have a bomb in his pocket—which was later identified as a large silver metal ball. He asked to use the restroom, spending four to five minutes inside, and requested a drink despite stating he had no money to pay.
Staff members, alarmed by his conduct, pretended the club was closing in hopes of encouraging him to leave. Instead, Mortimer exited and defecated on the club’s outside wall, then wiped himself with a sandwich he retrieved from a black bag he was carrying.
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The spokeswoman, who has operated the club with her partner for a decade, described the event as the most revolting she has ever witnessed, saying, “I’ve never known anything so disgusting in all of my life.” The act left her both mortified and frustrated.
Police arrived quickly and arrested Mortimer near the club. The 46-year-old from Newland Street, Coleford, Gloucestershire, pleaded guilty to outraging public decency and to burglary charges for breaking into a local cottage and stealing a torch on the same day. However, after failing to attend his sentencing hearing on May 12, magistrates issued a warrant for his arrest.
In a separate case, Mortimer was convicted of affray in Coleford on October 29, 2024, receiving a four-month prison sentence that was mostly time served due to prior custody.