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Library ban for 'body odour' man | Library ban for 'body odour' man |
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Library officials in Leicestershire have banned a regular reader from their building following complaints about his "pungent" body odour. | Library officials in Leicestershire have banned a regular reader from their building following complaints about his "pungent" body odour. |
The council said they were forced to act as visitors left Wigston Library when Stuart Penman, 27, arrived. | |
Staff said they have advised him about his personal hygiene, but it had not improved after a year. | |
Mr Penman has now been banned from the building for six months. He reportedly said he felt picked on. | Mr Penman has now been banned from the building for six months. He reportedly said he felt picked on. |
Mr Penman, who came forward to highlight his complaints in the media, said: "I went in there on Monday with my wife and they told me I was barred because of my feet." | |
'Using deodorant' | 'Using deodorant' |
Margaret Bellamy, head of the county council's library services, said: "He has been using the library for a while and we've been getting complaints about his personal hygiene for about a year. | Margaret Bellamy, head of the county council's library services, said: "He has been using the library for a while and we've been getting complaints about his personal hygiene for about a year. |
"We've sat down with him to see what can be done and even asked him if he's been washing, using deodorant and regularly changing his clothes. | "We've sat down with him to see what can be done and even asked him if he's been washing, using deodorant and regularly changing his clothes. |
"We've had people leaving and saying it's because of the smell. | "We've had people leaving and saying it's because of the smell. |
"I feel very sorry about the whole situation and it's not a decision we took lightly but we've done all we can to help and it's still not getting any better. | "I feel very sorry about the whole situation and it's not a decision we took lightly but we've done all we can to help and it's still not getting any better. |
"When people were refusing to come into the library we felt we had no other option." | "When people were refusing to come into the library we felt we had no other option." |
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