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Emily-Jane Heap & Katie Weston

Man detained by police and hit with £100 fine for catcalling woman in street in UK first

A man is understood to have become one of the first in England and Wales to be fined for catcalling a woman in the street.

Enforcement officers witnessed a woman being harassed in Ilford town centre, East London as part of an undercover operation on December 16, and detained the man responsible.

The offender was ordered to pay a £100 fixed penalty notice within 28 days, or go to court and face a potential prison sentence.

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