Members of the boating community claim a couple have been forced to sell their boat after a man covered them in urine and faeces after mocking them with a dance.
The man, who is thought to be in his fifties, is claimed to have done the dance before shouting 'I am going to p*** on you' from a canal bridge above. He then allegedly threw bottles of urine and a plastic waste tank full of excrement at the couple.
A boater, who was moored up next to the couple, said the incident happened earlier this week in North Staffordshire and has been a ‘traumatic experience’ for the victims.
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He told StokeonTrentLive that the incident, which occured at the bridge in Whitebridge Lane, Stone, was ‘still effecting’ the couple who are now considering selling their boat altogether.
The boater had earlier posted on a Canal World forum: "Today I have learnt of a terrible event that took place on Sunday 18th or Monday 19th June 2023. A couple were going through lock 31 prior to bridge 96 on the Trent and Mersey on their narrowboat.
"A male of around 50 years old of average build with blond curly hair was on the towpath. He was doing a dance with his hands above his shoulders saying to them 'I am going to p*** on you'.
"He then dropped bottles of urine and then the elsan cassette full of excrement on them. Being the coward that he is, he then took off on his bike before they could get to him.
"They carried on to the water point at bridge 95. Nearby permanent moorers [near the former Joules brewery] came to their aid to help them clean their boat.
"Has anyone heard of this happening before in Stone? Does anyone think they know who he is? A male of around 50 years old. He has a bicycle. He has fair hair which is curly and scruffy. He was doing a sort of monkey dance!!
"He needs to be stopped, because he WILL do this again. The couple who have been boating for 10 years are now going back to their mooring, then going home with a view to selling their boat, which is sad."
Staffordshire Police and the Canal River Trust have been asked by StokeonTrentLive whether the incident has been reported to either of them.
