A woman who urinated on a war memorial in Blackpool and performed a sex act nearby has been barracked by veterans. Wendy Lewis 2, of Princess Street, Blackpool, was due to be sentenced at the town's magistrates court earlier. Lewis was last week convicted in her absence of outraging public decency. As she arrived at the court, she swore at the veterans - some of whom called her "disgusting" - but left the building before the hearing began. A warrant has been issued for her arrest. Lewis was caught on CCTV urinating on the memorial on 7 May, before performing a sex act on a man in public.
Among the veterans forming a "guard of dishonour" outside the court was former Royal Marine James Baker, 88, who served with 544 Assault Brigade and won the Distinguished Service Medal.
As an 18-year-old, his unit of 38 Marines was the first on to Juno Beach on D-Day as a leading party for Canadian troops.Badly wounded, only he and one other Marine made it off the beach alive.
Mr Baker said: "In both world wars the young men, and women, have honoured their country and done their duty.
"And this female, I nearly called her a lady, has disgraced her sex.
"It is unforgivable what she did in the face of these dead men
