Man in Speedos arrested after setting up deck chair and sunbathing in the middle of the road in Shoreditch

 
Arrest: Police handcuff the man outside The Barley Mow (Picture: @Thealex09/Twitter)
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Tom Marshall18 June 2015
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A man wearing nothing but swimming trunks was arrested in east London after setting up a deck chair and sunbathing in the middle road.

Witnesses said a middle-aged man was wearing only Speedo swimming trunks as he was handcuffed and led away by police after refusing to move this afternoon.

He placed a deck chair in Rivington Street in Shoreditch, outside The Barley Mow pub at the junction with Curtain Road, and was getting in the way of traffic before officers arrived, they said.

Alex Totaro, 24, a digital account manager who works opposite, said: "It was pretty shocking to see someone walking around outside a pub naked.

"I think he was just a bit drunk, walking around and enjoying the sun."

Another nearby worker, who wished to remain anonymous, said: "He just came with a deck chair and put it in the road.

"Taxis were trying to turn into the street and obviously he was blocking it. He was sunbathing there and then he walked around a bit and the police came and arrested him.

"Four officers came up and asked him to move, he wouldn't and so they cuffed him and led him away."

She added that he was very tanned, wore a ponytail and appeared to be in his 50s or 60s.

"He was quite clearly drunk but he didn't seem to mean any harm," she said.

Scotland Yard said a man was arrested at 5.11pm in Rivington Street for being drunk and disorderly.

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