A drunk who urinated on the cenotaph was branded a 'social menace' as he was jailed. Mark Smith, 58, was spotted on CCTV by council staff urinating on the war memorial in St Peter's Square.
Members of the public went over to challenge him, but he was aggressive towards them. He was abusive to police, calling them 'fat pigs'.
The next morning, after spending the night in the cells, Smith spat on a female detention officer. Smith told her: "See, I told you I'd get you, fou f****** wh***'.
Now Smith, formerly of Rochdale, has been locked up for two-and-a-half years for a drink and drug fuelled crime spree. Judge John Potter told Smith: "This was disgusting and deeply disrespectful behaviour likely to cause offence to the public, not just
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