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Man Sentenced to Prison for ‘Mortifying’ Incident Involving Defecation and Sandwich

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Mark Mortimer, a 47-year-old man from Coleford, Gloucestershire, has been sentenced to six weeks in prison following a shocking incident at the Lydbrook & District Community Social Club more than two years ago. At a hearing on July 1 at Cheltenham Magistrates’ Court, Mortimer was convicted of outraging public decency, stemming from an incident in which he defecated on the club’s wall and then cleaned himself using a sandwich. The disturbing episode occurred on the evening of February 13, 2024.