Faeces and urine were found in St John’s
College table tennis room by cleaning staff last Friday morning.Puddles of urine were discovered on the floor of the room and human faeces was found in
a bin. A trail of faeces also lead out into the rest of the building. Dr
Carolyne Larrington, the college’s Senior Dean, described the actions as
“completely disgusting”.Larrington said that the college’s table tennis room was accessible via a fire exit door
that all college members have a key for. She said that there were no CCTV
cameras in that area of college and that the punishments for those responsible
would "depend on the other members of staff".The college’s decanal team are currently conducting an investigation into the
matter. Larrington said they were “taking the incident very seriously” but she
added that she was “unable to comment” on any possible suspects.Harry
Kretchmer, JCR President, joined the Senior Dean in condemning the action.
“It’s a disgusting thing to do,” he said. “The matter is being dealt with and
those who committed the offences will probably be excluded from college if
caught.” A professional cleaning company was hired by the college to clean the
room. In an email sent to all members of St
John’s, Dr Larrington said this had incurred
“considerable cost to the college” ARCHIVE: 2nd week MT 2005
Cleaners find faeces in SJC
