A man who had previously been jailed for calling 999 and burping at police call handlers has been given a suspended sentence for repeating the crime.

Rhys Pilott was given a 24-week prison sentence last year after Peterborough Magistrates' Court heard he burped down the phone at 999 operators because he was bored.

He had continued to burp at police during his arrest, the court heard back in November. It was told then that his offences were not "malicious or callous" and that he has learning difficulties.

The 28-year-old from Peterborough served much of his sentence while remanded in custody ahead of the court case, and made further nuisance calls after his release.

Cambridgeshire Police arrested him again on 30 December 2019 for burping at call handlers.


He admitted causing a public nuisance and persistently making use of a public communication network to cause annoyance at a previous court hearing and was given a 10-week prison sentence on Wednesday, which was suspended for up to 24 months.

He was also ordered to pay a victim surcharge of £122 , and to take in up to 40 days of a rehabilitation activity.