A 21-year-old man from Wellington has pleaded guilty to criminal damage after urinating onto an intercom in a custody cell.

On December 13 2025, Maximilian Brodie, of Mantle Street, Wellington urinated onto an intercom and the floor in a custody cell in Bridgwater.

Taunton Magistrates Court heard on January 9 how the damage resulted in the cell needing a deep clean, costing Avon and Somerset Constabulary a combined value of £808.09.

Brodie will have to pay £808 in compensation and has been placed under conditional discharge for 12 months.

Conditional discharge is a court order for minor offenses where a person is found guilty but avoids immediate punishment, provided they don't commit another crime within a set period.