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Leigh Brookfield: DJ jailed for urinating on cancer patient

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A DJ has been jailed for urinating on a cancer patient.

Leigh Brookfield, 40, had previously pleaded guilty to common assault after the incident on Boxing Day.

He was sentenced to 14 weeks’ imprisonment at Llanelli Magistrates’ Court on Thursday.

The court heard Brookfield had filmed himself urinating on the man at the toilets of a social club, before posting the video online.

The man explained to Brookfield that he was undergoing treatment for prostate cancer.

The judge said Brookfield’s “response was to urinate” over the back of the man’s clothing, instead of offering sympathy.

District Judge Layton said it was an “assault on a vulnerable victim” in which Brookfield mocked him while drunk.

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The victim was unaware of what had happened until he saw the video later.

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In a victim impact statement read out on his behalf, the man said: “When I saw this video, I actually cried.”

In mitigation, the court heard Brookfield was “appalled by himself” and that he wished to apologise to the victim.

The mitigating lawyer told the court that there was “very little that can be said in Mr Brookfield’s favour”.

But, he added, the incident had been a “wake-up call” and the prospect of time in custody “terrifies him”.

Despite this, the judge concluded that only an “immediate custodial sentence” would be appropriate in the case.

Handing down his sentence, the Judge said Brookfield was entitled to a reduction of one third for entering an early guilty plea.

He was also ordered to pay £500 compensation, costs of £85 and a £154 surcharge.

Llanelli Tennis and Squash Club said in a statement at the time it was “devastated that [its] name has been brought into this”.

Speaking after sentencing, Chief Inspector Phil Rowe from Dyfed-Powys Police said it was a “shocking incident”.

“We hope that today’s sentence goes some way to make the victim feel that justice has been done, and enable him to move on from the incident,” he added.

“We also hope that this sentence sends a message that this behaviour will not be tolerated within our community.”

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