A general view of Australia Post mailboxes in Coogee on 28 October 2020 in Sydney, Australia.
A
man in Australia who sent his faeces and urine to Hollywood actors Leonardo Di
Caprio and Jared Leto was sentenced on Wednesday to a two-year good-behaviour
bond.
Veronica
Grey sent parcels from post offices around the state of Western Australia in
February, a court in the town of Broome heard, and was found out after one of
the packages ruptured and leaked onto a postal worker.
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Public
broadcaster ABC said Grey, who identifies as male, had placed his faeces and
urine inside 23 postal satchels, sent to the recipients as “valentine
confectionary (sic).”
The
49-year-old pleaded guilty to five charges of using a postal service to menace,
harass or cause offence, the court said.
Grey
was born in the Philippines before moving to the United States and then
Australia, ABC reported.
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According
to local media, Grey’s defence lawyer said he had not intended to harass the
actors but instead wanted to share his “passion for the environment.”
A
psychiatric report shared in court also showed Grey had a mental health
condition that affected his impulse control, local media said.
Magistrate
Deen Potter said Grey’s actions had a “significant impact” on postal
operations, according to ABC.
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