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What's OnYorkshire bar owner fury after man's dirty protest on door stepIt happened in broad daylight on May 29.huddersfieldexaminerBookmarkShareCommentsWhat's OnBySamantha Teasdale 04:00, 5
JUN 2025Updated18:08, 5 JUN 2025BookmarkCCTV image of a man outside Macy Brown's Kitchen & Cocktail Bar in Whitby after poo was left on the stepGet the latest Yorkshire Live breaking news
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Join us on WhatsAppA North Yorkshire bar is demanding an apology amid claims that a man left a dirty protest on the steps to the venue.
Victoria Gill, owner of Macy Brown's Kitchen & Cocktail Bar in Whitby, was horrified to be told by staff that poo was found on the door step of the business on Thursday, May 29 around
4.30pm. Presuming that it was dog poo, Victoria and her staff looked on their cameras to try and find the owner responsible but found that it was left by a human instead.
In a top prime spot and at the beginning of the summer tourist season, Victoria was left furious that somebody would do this outside a venue that serves food and cocktails.
Victoria has owned the business for one year and has never had any incidents like this before. Seeking answers she posted the CCTV image of the man suspected of carrying out the act on
Facebook in hope that someone will recognise him.
Chef Elalami Elmajdoub, staff member Charlotte Smith and owner Victoria gilVictoria told YorkshireLive: "It is disgusting and shocking behaviour. One of my chefs had just been outside and had informed me that poo was found on the step just as you enter the
building.
"At first we thought that it was dog poo, so we went to look on the CCTV cameras to find see if the owner was recognisable. It was a shock to see that it was actually human poo and a man
standing there on the steps shaking his trouser leg then defecate on the ground and walk away .
"A few people did see him do it and we do have a first name but that is all. We also know that he works in hospitality.
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"It is annoying as there are public toilets right next door to us. In fact they could have just come in and used our facilities if they were that desperate but they are just for customers.
"If it was dog poo, the owner would be fined but since it is human faeces - no one gets punished except the staff member who had to clean it up. It is not something somebody would own up to
but we just want an apology as it could have damaged our reputation."
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