An aggressive man was tasered before being arrested after urinating on a war memorial in a town centre.

Early yesterday afternoon (Sunday, October 5) members of the public saw a man desecrate the war memorial in Faringdon town centre by urinating on it.

The man shouted aggressively and swore at a number of people during the incident.

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Police carried out enquiries. The man was identified, located and informed he was being arrested on suspicion of public order and desecrating a war memorial.

After a brief struggle during which a taser was deployed, the man was escorted to Abingdon custody and has now been bailed.

The offence of criminal damage is an either way offence which attracts a maximum sentence of 10 years’ imprisonment.

 

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This story was written by Matthew Norman, he joined the team in 2022 as a Facebook community reporter.

Matthew covers Bicester and focuses on finding stories from diverse communities.

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