A man from Portsmouth, England has been fined for abusive behaviour after causing a scene in a local graveyard.

The Scotsman reports that Anthony Stallard, 24, was seen kicking around a football with a friend in Kingston Cemetery after both had been drinking.

He was reported to police, who arrested him on charges of using threatening or abusive words, or behaviour likely to cause distress.

During his hearing, prosecutor Tim Concannon said:"He was throwing himself backwards, waving his arms about and going ‘wooooooo’. I’m assuming he was pretending to be a ghost."

Stallard pleaded guilty to the charge, accepting that his actions could have caused distress to any grieving relatives, and was given a fine of £75.

As he was already serving a suspended sentence for an assault last year, a further three months was added, bringing the total to 15 months.