A wedding DJ faces jail for deliberately urinating on a cancer patient in a vile prank posted to Snapchat.
Leigh Brookfield, 40, was standing next to poor Peter Barton in a tennis club toilets when he deliberately splashed him with pee.
Mr Barton told Brookfield about his prostate problems when the DJ turned to the older man to urinate on his back.
Brookfield feigned sympathy by saying: 'Sorry to hear that' – but then posted footage of the vile stunt on Snapchat.
The defendant appeared at Llanelli Magistrates' Court where he admitted assaulting Mr Barton by hitting him. He will appear in court again on January 19.
Brookfield, who performs in bars and at weddings in Llanelli, west Wales, posted an apology on Facebook before deleting his account. In the photo: the DJ is singing into a microphone
In a video shared to Snapchat, wedding DJ Leigh Brookfield, 40, was seen urinating on an older gentleman while talking about having prostate cancer. Pictured: Brookfield just before the stunt
Prosecutor Lucy Mansfield said Barton only learned later that he had urinated.
She said: “This happened on Boxing Day this year at Llanelli Tennis and Squash Club in the toilets.
“The defendant entered the toilets and spoke to the complainant and the complainant explained that he had recently been diagnosed with prostate cancer.
“While this was happening, the suspect urinated on the complainant and while this was happening a video was posted online.”
Ms Mansfield showed the Snapchat footage to the JPs and added: 'The complainant was not aware he was being urinated on at the time but has since been aware of it.'
The court heard Brookfield had committed previous crimes while drunk.
Steven John, defending, asked for a pre-sentence report to be carried out to address Brookfield's drinking.
He added: 'This was clearly committed under the influence of drink and there is a history of alcohol-related offending.'
Brookfield, from Llanelli, was released on bail but warned that 'all options', including custody, would be considered when he returns to court for sentencing.
Dyfed Powys Police in Wales confirmed they were investigating complaints of an 'assault'. In the photo: Brookfield takes a selfie
After the dastardly stunt was shared on social media, the DJ, pictured at what appears to be a Halloween event, saw his Boxing Day event canceled
Brookfield, pictured here, was due to perform at the Stamps nightclub in Llanelli on Boxing Day night, but the venue said it canceled its booking as soon as it heard of the video
Police launched an investigation after Brookfield posted the images online, but sparked outrage with his vile actions.
Officers confirmed they had received a series of complaints and Brookfield was subsequently charged with common assault.
The DJ, who performs in bars and at weddings around Llanelli, West Wales, posted an apology on Facebook before deleting his account.
He wrote: 'I apologize to all of you for my actions tonight. I am deeply sorry to those I offended and if I could take it all back, I would.
“It's just something me and the guys do when we're drunk, and until I watched the video again I didn't realize the nice gentleman next to me had health problems.”
But his apology was rejected by viewers of the video, with one woman saying she no longer wanted him to DJ her engagement party.
Another woman said: 'Is this something you and your friends do when you're drunk? So this isn't the first time you've bothered someone?
“Even with this 'apology' you minimize and justify your actions by rationalizing what you did.
'Literally you p***** on a man when he told you he has prostate cancer. It would still be a disgusting event if he didn't have cancer.
“Just because you've done it before and your friends are doing it doesn't make it right.”
Another said: 'If this is the norm for him, as he says about him and the boys, then he and his little friends should have stopped drinking a long time ago.
Another added: 'That poor man complaining about his illness and he likes to make fun of him.'
He was due to perform at the Stamps nightclub in Llanelli on Boxing Day night, but the venue said it canceled his booking as soon as it heard about the video.