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| Man dropped trousers in Exeter Cathedral and damaged crucifix | Man dropped trousers in Exeter Cathedral and damaged crucifix |
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| A man dropped his trousers in Exeter Cathedral, damaged an altar crucifix and then punched a 70-year-old woman in the face, a court has been told. | |
| Nicholas Courtney, 34, admitted causing criminal damage when he appeared at Exeter Magistrates' Court. | Nicholas Courtney, 34, admitted causing criminal damage when he appeared at Exeter Magistrates' Court. |
| Courtney, of Smythen Street, Exeter, also pleaded guilty to unlawful and malicious wounding. | |
| He was remanded in custody to be sentenced on 20 March at Exeter Crown Court. | He was remanded in custody to be sentenced on 20 March at Exeter Crown Court. |
| 'Absolutely horrified' | |
| Prosecutor Karen Ball said Courtney went up to the high altar and climbed on top of it, sending candlesticks crashing to the ground and damaging a crucifix as he leapt down to the ground. | Prosecutor Karen Ball said Courtney went up to the high altar and climbed on top of it, sending candlesticks crashing to the ground and damaging a crucifix as he leapt down to the ground. |
| Outside the main entrance to the cathedral, Courtney punched a 70-year-old woman. | |
| The force of the blow knocked her to the ground, breaking her wrist. | |
| In a police interview Courtney said he felt "something bad was about to happen" and he "lost it". | |
| Miss Katherine Todd, defending, said: "He is absolutely horrified by what he has done. | |
| She said her client was "extremely sorry" and would do anything he could to turn the clock back. |