17th August 2023, Mumbai: A man in Australia who sent his faeces and urine to Hollywood actors Leonardo Di Caprio and Jared Leto was sentenced on Wednesday to a two-year good-behaviour bond.
Public broadcaster ABC said Grey, who identifies as male, had placed his faeces and urine inside 23 postal satchels, sent to the recipients as “valentine confectionary.
In Australia, a man who sent his faeces and urine to Hollywood actors Leonardo DiCaprio and Jared Leto has been sentenced to a two-year good-behaviour bond. Veronica Grey mailed parcels containing waste from various post offices in Western Australia in February. The incident came to light when one of the packages broke open and leaked onto a postal worker in the town of Broome.
Grey’s peculiar act involved placing faeces and urine in 23 postal satchels, which he sent to the recipients under the label “valentine confectionary (sic),” as per reports from public broadcaster ABC. The 49-year-old pleaded guilty to five charges related to using postal services to menace, harass, or cause offense.
Veronica Grey sent parcels from post offices around the state of Western Australia in February, a court in the town of Broome heard, and was found out after one of the packages ruptured and leaked onto a postal worker.
Public broadcaster ABC said Grey, who identifies as male, had placed his faeces and urine inside 23 postal satchels, sent to the recipients as “valentine confectionary (sic)”. The 49-year-old pleaded guilty to five charges of using a postal service to menace, harass or cause offence, the court said.
Grey was born in the Philippines before moving to the United States and then Australia, ABC reported.
According to local media, Grey’s defence lawyer said he had not intended to harass the actors but instead wanted to share his “passion for the environment”. A psychiatric report shared in court also showed Grey had a mental health condition that affected his impulse control, local media said.
Magistrate Deen Potter said Grey’s actions had a “significant impact” on postal operations, according to ABC.
A journey across continents
Born in the Philippines and subsequently moving to the United States and Australia, Grey’s unusual endeavour attracted attention not only for its shocking nature but also for the underlying motivations that surfaced during the legal proceedings
Unconventional intentions
Defending his actions, Grey’s lawyer asserted that the purpose behind the peculiar mailings was not to harass the Hollywood actors but rather to communicate his “passion for the environment.”
This surprising defence highlighted the unconventional rationale that guided Grey’s decisions, shedding light on a motive that diverged significantly from the assumed intent of harassment.
ASC Priya