Yorkshire bar owner fury after man's dirty protest on door step

A North Yorkshire bar is demanding an apology amid claims that a man left a dirty protest on the steps to the venue. Victoria Gill, owner of Macy Brown's Kitchen & Cocktail Bar in

Whitby, was horrified to be told by staff that poo was found on the door step of the business on Thursday, May 29 around 4.30pm. Presuming that it was dog poo, Victoria and her staff looked

on their cameras to try and find the owner responsible but found that it was left by a human instead. In a top prime spot and at the beginning of the summer tourist season, Victoria was left

furious that somebody would do this outside a venue that serves food and cocktails. Victoria has owned the business for one year and has never had any incidents like this before. Seeking

answers she posted the CCTV image of the man suspected of carrying out the act on Facebook in hope that someone will recognise him. Victoria told YORKSHIRELIVE: "It is disgusting and

shocking behaviour. One of my chefs had just been outside and had informed me that poo was found on the step just as you enter the building. "At first we thought that it was dog poo, so

we went to look on the CCTV cameras to find see if the owner was recognisable. It was a shock to see that it was actually human poo and a man standing there on the steps shaking his trouser

leg then defecate on the ground and walk away . "A few people did see him do it and we do have a first name but that is all. We also know that he works in hospitality. GET ALL

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next door to us. In fact they could have just come in and used our facilities if they were that desperate but they are just for customers. "If it was dog poo, the owner would be fined

but since it is human faeces - no one gets punished except the staff member who had to clean it up. It is not something somebody would own up to but we just want an apology as it could have

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