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Birmingham Coroner’s Court was cleared when a naked man stormed the building and lay down on the floor.

It happened as an inquest hearing broke for lunch at the city centre court building in Newton Street just after 1pm on Monday.

A witness said: “He came into the waiting area, lay down on the carpet and started writhing around with his legs in the air.

“There were about 20 people there at the time and we all just stood there not quite believing our eyes.

“There were a couple of ambulance staff there and one of them took off his jacket and put it over him.

“Coroner’s staff then came out with paper towels and used those to cover his modesty.”

Coroner Louise Hunt then took control of the incident and cleared the court.

Another witness said the man had walked down Newton Street from the direction of Steelhouse Lane and gone into the court building.

West Midlands Police said there were several sightings of the man in the city centre.

He was seen running past Birmingham Children’s Hospital and the Jekyll and Hyde bar, both in Steelhouse Lane.

West Midlands Ambulance Service said he was taken to City Hospital with a number of injuries.