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Police in Penarth have issued a warning after a string of people defecating outside people's houses.

The incidents of anti-social behaviour have been happening on Rectory Road Lane in the town.

According to South Wales Police there have been a number of incidents of anti-social behaviour reported in the lane over the past month.

A 63-year-old man was given a caution for assault after punching a man who confronted him about defecating outside the man’s house.

In another incident a 41-year-old man who defecated outside a house in the lane was given an anti-social behaviour referral and a banning letter from using the lane.

Three teenagers have also been given anti-social behaviour referrals after they urinated outside a house.

'Urinating and defecating in public is unsightly and blights the image of the town'

Local officers are using anti-social behaviour legislation to ban people who are causing problems from using the lane.

The Safer Vale Partnership, which includes South Wales Police and the local authority, will be issuing banning letters to anyone participating in street drinking, verbal abuse, littering and urinating in the lane.

The proposed ban would be for a minimum of six months.

Sergeant Julie Madoc-Smart, from Penarth police station, said: “We understand the impact anti-social behaviour can have on the community and we take incidents of anti-social behaviour very seriously.

“Urinating and defecating in public is unsightly and blights the image of the town. It will not be tolerated by us or the Safer Vale partnership.

“We will adopt a zero tolerance approach and continue our partnership work to make the town welcoming and enjoyable for everyone.

“Anyone with any information on anti-social behaviour can report it by calling 101.”