Poo jogger fertilises a garden in one of Melbourne’s most upmarket suburbs in disgraceful footage - and there was a public toilet just 50 METRES away

  • Albert Park in Melbourne has become the scene of Australia's latest 'poo-jogger'
  • A man has been captured on CCTV camera defecating a community garden 
  • A local resident said he was disgusted, as kids are known to play in the small plot
A man was caught on CCTV footage defecating on a kerbside community garden, in the latest 'poo-jogger' case to hit Australia.
The man relieved himself just 50 metres away from a public toilet in the inner-city Melbourne suburb of Albert Park.
On Wednesday morning at 6.49am a man in running gear can be seen placing his phone and water bottle down on the ground.
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A man is seen checking the area before dedicating on the small public garden in the inner-city Melbourne suburb of Albert Park
A man is seen checking the area before dedicating on the small public garden in the inner-city Melbourne suburb of Albert Park
The 'Poo-Jogger' is captured on CCTV camera squatting over the plants in the early hours of Wednesday morning
The 'Poo-Jogger' is captured on CCTV camera squatting over the plants in the early hours of Wednesday morning 
He then looks around the empty street before lowering his running tights and squatting over the small public garden.
Local resident Shayne Whiteley maintains the plot and told the Herald Sun he set up the camera to catch plant thieves.
'I was just disgusted, mainly because the local kids all play in the little fairy garden and have a great time,' he said.
'There’s a public toilet 50 metres away, and the bloke didn’t even wash his hands.
'I had to grab a shovel and clean it up, because the kids are in the garden all the time.' 
Mr Whiteley said the garden had become a refuge since the coronavirus lockdown began.
The strange incident is not an isolated one in Australia, with similar cases also unfolding in Sydney and Brisbane.
Last year, Sydney PR queen Roxy Jacenko had her office hit by an unknown woman who later came to be known as the 'Paddington Pooper'.
High-flying business executive Andrew Douglas Macintosh became Australia’s original ‘poo-jogger’ in 2018, after being photographed with his pants down in a Brisbane park.
Leading clinical psychologist, Grant Brecht, told the Sydney Morning Herald there can be many reasons why a person might undertake this type of bizarre behaviour.
He said the risky act can result in an adrenaline rush similar to a drug.
‘They are seeking a thrill and they get addicted to the way it makes them feel ... equating it to taking a hit of heroin,' he said.
‘It can make them feel invincible ... it can also tie into the idea of delusions of grandeur.’ 
High-flying business executive Andrew Douglas Macintosh became Australia’s original ‘poo-jogger’ in 2018, after being photographed with his pants down in a Brisbane park
High-flying business executive Andrew Douglas Macintosh became Australia’s original ‘poo-jogger’ in 2018, after being photographed with his pants down in a Brisbane park
PR queen Roxy Jacenko (pictured) posted three short clips showing the 'Paddington Pooper' dedicating outside her Sydney office in 2019
PR queen Roxy Jacenko (pictured) posted three short clips showing the 'Paddington Pooper' dedicating outside her Sydney office in 2019
While psychological motivations may hold a nugget of truth, the illness known as ‘runner’s diarrhea’ can also be a possible cause.
According to the prestigious Mayo Clinic in the United State’s: ‘Runner's diarrhea is characterised by frequent, loose bowel movements during or immediately after a run.’
‘Runner's diarrhea is most common in long-distance runners … and the contributing factors include the physical jostling of the organs, decreased blood flow to the intestines, changes in intestinal hormone secretion, increased amount or introduction of a new food, and pre-race anxiety and stress.
‘What is clear is that food moves more quickly through the bowels of athletes in training.’

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