Teenager cautioned for wiping snot on David Cameron's back

David Cameron encountered an unusual hazard of the political walkabout when a teenager sneezed into his hand and wiped its contents on the Conservative party leader's back.

Kingsley Cardi, 15, was given a caution by police for "wiping snot" on the back of Mr Cameron's jacket yesterday.



The GCSE student, an aspiring singer, approached the politician as he was walking through the Priory Meadow Shopping Centre in Hastings, East Sussex. He sneezed into his hand, wiped it on Mr Cameron's back and then mumbled "oh sorry" as the Tory leader turned round to see what had happened.

A police community support officer intervened and gave the teenager a slip cautioning him for "anti-social behaviour towards David Cameron, namely sneezing on your hand and wiping snot down the back of his jacket".



The police officer told Kingsley: "You are going to go and apologise to Mr Cameron. I don't care if he is Tory leader or what - you are going to apologise to him."

Afterwards Kingsley said: "I sneezed in my hand and wiped it on him. It was just a joke - I was showing off. To be honest I just needed to sneeze and I didn't have a hanky."

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