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A sick stalker who defecated on a family's doorstep and pushed faeces through their letterbox has been warned he could face jail.

Damian Ayles, 23, started targeting his victims last April as part of a long-running feud.

He left excrement on their doorstep but the matter was not reported to the police.

But he continued to defecate outside the property in Twydall, Kent and even smeared his mess over cars in the driveway.

Magistrates heard he also pushed poo through their letterbox and was identified when the distressed family contacted police.

A sample matched Ayles' DNA and officers advised the family to install CCTV and it caught him days later repeating the vile offence.

Police charged him with harassment, which he pleaded guilty to before magistrates in Medway.

Kate Mulholland, prosecuting, said: "He is seen walking up to the door, pulling down his trousers and squatting on their doorstep.

"This has had a significant impact on the family who have three children who have been frightened.

"During interviews Ayles accepted he had done it."

Magistrates adjourned sentencing for pre-sentencing reports.

Presiding magistrate Lawrence McVeigh told Ayles: "This is a very offensive and disgusting series of events."

Ayles, also from Twydall, was warned prosecutors would be applying for a restraining order to prevent him going anywhere near the family.

He will be sentenced on March 23 and was placed under curfew each night from 8pm to 6am until then.