Warning after two men defecated in street

POLICE in Penarth have issued a warning after residents spotted people defecating outside their homes.

The incidents of anti-social behaviour have been happening in Rectory Road Lane in the town.

According to South Wales Police there have been a number of incidents of anti-social behaviour reported in the lane over the past month.

A 63-year-old man was given a caution for assault after punching a man who confronted him about defecating outside his house.

In another incident a 41-yearold man who defecated outside a house in the lane was given an anti-social behaviour referral and a letter banning him from using the lane.

Three teenagers have also been given anti-social behaviour referrals after they urinated outside a house.

Local officers are using antisocial behaviour legislation to ban people who are causing problems from using the lane.

The Safer Vale Partnership, which includes South Wales Police and the local authority, will be issuing banning letters to anyone participating in street drinking, verbal abuse, littering and urinating in the lane.

The proposed ban would be for a minimum of six months.

Sergeant Julie Madoc-Smart, from Penarth police station, said: “We understand the impact antisocial behaviour can have on the community and we take incidents very seriously.

“Urinating and defecating in public is unsightly and blights the image of the town. It will not be tolerated.”

Call 101 to report such incidents.