A North East man has been fined in court after he urinated or defecated against Debenhams shutters.

Alan Bowmer, aged 53 of Hartington Road in Stockton on Tees, had his case heard before Teesside Magistrates Court on March 28.

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He was charged with urinating or defecating against the Debenhams shutters on Newport Road in Middlesbrough Town Centre on September 3, 2022.

He was proved guilty in his absence and was fined £120.

Bowmer was also made to pay £48 to victim services and £150 in court costs.