Man crucifies himself in Walsall

This was the scene as a protester re-enacted the crucifixion on a Walsall telegraph pole.

Drivers watched as the man, in his thirties and clad only in a loincloth, climbed a ladder before strapping himself to a home-made wooden cross.

He then hung in a Christ-like pose for more than half an hour in sub-zero temperatures before police and fire crews talked him down.



The unidentified man, who also wore an imitation crown of thorns, was taken to hospital with mild hypothermia.

It is understood he staged the bizarre protest outside his doctors's surgery following a row over medication. One local said: "He's known to have mental health issues. It's a good job they managed to get him down - he was virtually naked and the cold could have killed him."

A witness said: "It was so weird seeing this Jesus figure just hanging there. It's the most amazing sight I've ever seen in Walsall."