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SAFC Bob Stokoe statue: Newcastle fan pleads guilty to criminal damage

A Newcastle United fan caught urinating on a statue of the Sunderland football legend Bob Stokoe has been ordered to pay £250 compensation to the club.

Thomas Fleet, 21, was filmed relieving himself on the memorial outside the Stadium of Light on Saturday.

A video posted on social media "caused an outcry" among Black Cats fans, South Tyneside magistrates heard.

Fleet, of Bertha Street, Ferryhill, County Durham, pleaded guilty to criminal damage and was also fined £40.

The sculpture, unveiled in 2006, recreates Stokoe's famous dance at Wembley after he masterminded the club's 1-0 1973 FA Cup final victory over Leeds United.