Guard of dishonour

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LONDON: A woman branded "Britain's most disgusting person" after urinating on a war memorial is on the run after fleeing court.

Wendy Lewis, 32, was given a "guard of dishonour" by angry war veterans, whom she told to "f*** off" when she appeared at Blackpool Magistrates' Court yesterday.

But she fled the building 20 minutes later and a warrant was issued for her arrest.

Lewis had been caught on closed circuit TV relieving herself on the cenotaph in the town before performing a sex act on a man in public.

She was found guilty of outraging public decency at an earlier hearing and was due to be sentenced, where a community service order was expected as punishment.

But Lewis, who arrived 40 minutes late for her 9.30am court appointment, promptly disappeared only 20 minutes later before her case was called in court.

Earlier, Lewis had run the gauntlet of angry old soldiers when she first arrived.

She covered her face with a hood and lashed out at press photographers and TV crews as she walked to the court building.

A handful of veterans, proudly wearing berets and campaign medals on their blazers, lined the court steps to form the "guard of dishonour" for Lewis.

They clapped and shouted, "Disgusting!" as she entered the building.