A 16-year-old boy vandalised a Kingston police cell by smearing poo on the walls – causing £170-worth of damage.

The teenager, who cannot be named for legal reasons, also admitted to peeing on the cell floor and stuffing a blanket down the toilet while in custody on Wednesday, August 24.

The damage from the dirty protest totalled £173.83.

The boy pleaded guilty to criminal damage at Wimbledon Magistrates’ Court on Wednesday, November 30.

The teenager, from Richmond, is also charged with possession 6.9g of class B drug Ketamine and 23g of MDMA.

He has been bailed to appear at Wimbledon Magistrates Court on Wednesday.