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A Staffordshire man went for a '100 per cent' naked jog through the grounds of a tourist attraction - before head-butting and punching a staff member who asked him to leave.

B&Q worker Tsvetelin Istatkov's genitalia was 'completely exposed' when he was spotted in the courtyard outside Sudbury Hall.

He then continued his run towards Sudbury village before returning to the stately home in a 'confident and slow' manner.

But on being asked to leave, the 23-year-old turned on a staff member before being detained.

During his police interview, he said he had taken his clothes off after being attacked by a 'white and brown dog with stripes' which had bitten him twice.

Magistrates handed Istatkov, who lives in Staffordshire but describes himself as Bulgarian, a suspended sentence for his actions, BurtonLive reports.

Andy Conboy, prosecuting, told South Derbyshire Magistrates Court the incident took place on Saturday, November 2, when the defendant, fully dressed at this point, had got off a bus and made his way to Sudbury Hall.

He had entered a park where he was 'attacked by a dog' and took his clothes off.

Mr Conboy said: “A staff member was concerned for members of the public at the venue - which is part of the National Museum of Childhood - and went looking for the defendant.

“The staff member saw the male (in the courtyard) outside Sudbury Hall without any clothes on and shouting.

“He said he was 100 per cent completely naked, his genitalia were completely exposed.”

The court heard how the defendant was 'jogging' from west to east, heading in the direction of Sudbury village, before going over a garden fence.

Mr Conboy said someone at the address came out, offering him a towel to put around him – but he came away from the house and back into the street.

Back at Sudbury Hall, another staff member was updated on the situation. Mr Conboy said the defendant returned to Sudbury Hall, entering a garden area.

He said: “The staff member saw the defendant with his genitalia exposed shouting one single-syllable sound.

“The defendant was confident and slow and continued to make the same single-syllable sound. The staff member asked him to leave.

“The defendant approached the staff member and punched him in the chest. He told the defendant not to punch him, at which point the defendant head-butted the staff member.”

The court heard how police arrived and Istatkov was detained and interviewed about the matter - telling them a lot of 'bad things' had happened to him.

He told them earlier that morning he had got off a bus near Sudbury Hall and entered a park where he was 'attacked by a dog'.

Mr Conboy said: “He had gone into a park. A white and brown dog with stripes bit him on the hand.

"When looking at the injuries (they looked) old injuries not fresh ones.

“(He said) He took his top off trying to get rid of the dog. The dog then bit him on the leg and he takes his trousers off so the dog would let go.”

The court heard how Istatkov also pleaded guilty to a public order offence which took place in Station Road, Hatton, the same day as the incident at Sudbury Hall.

The court heard how he had tried to kiss a woman while she waited for a bus.

James Close, mitigating, said the defendant knew this behaviour was unacceptable.

He said: “He should be given credit for his guilty pleas. This is a very strange incident. He accepts his behaviour was inappropriate.

“He believed it was the norm to approach women and flirt with them. Luckily he did back off and no sexual assault took place.

“After spending the last 48 hours in custody he knows it’s not acceptable.”

Mr Close stated Istatkov, of Thornley Street, Burton, already had a ticket to return to Bulgaria and that he was homesick.

Mr Close said that if he was given a suspended sentence it would be left 'hanging over him'.

He told the court he did have a full time job at B&Q, but didn’t know whether he still had got that job.

Istatkov, dressed in a grey top and grey tracksuit bottoms, appeared in the dock in front of magistrates.

He pleaded guilty to one charge of exposure, one charge of assault and two public order offences.

Magistrates handed him 24 weeks in prison, which was suspended for two years.

He was then placed on the sex offender register for seven years and ordered to pay costs of £85 and a £122 victim surcharge.

This took his total to pay to £207.

Malcolm Prentice, chair of the magistrate bench, said: “Have you understood everything that has happened today? I need your attention totally.

“We do believe this has passed the custody threshold because of the serious nature (of the offence) and (being) in a public area.

“This is a very serious matter. We are going to sentence you to a term of imprisonment that will be suspended.”

What Sudbury Hall said about it?

A National Trust spokesman for Sudbury Hall confirmed the incident took place.

They added: “We can confirm there was an incident at the property on Saturday afternoon (November 2) which led to a person being arrested by the police.

"The safety of our visitors, staff and volunteers is hugely important to us and, as such, staff took steps to ensure people were distanced from the incident.

"We are very grateful to the police for their quick response. As this is now a police matter, we are not able to comment any further at this time.”

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