Man Dressed as Grim Reaper
Arrested for Staring Down Hospital Patients From Roof
Published
A hospital is usually where people go to avoid the Grim Reaper … not find him waiting on the roof.
A man named Leon Gillespie — decked out in a black hooded costume and carrying what appeared to be a long scythe — took his scare act to new heights June 6 … climbing atop Ysbyty Glan Clwyd hospital in North Wales.
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Cops and firefighters rushed to the scene … and Gillespie remained on the roof for roughly 50 minutes — even making noises at the people on the ground — until police eventually brought him down. He was charged with causing a nuisance or disturbance on National Health Service property.
Here’s the real twist … Gillespie insisted he wasn’t dressed as the Grim Reaper at all — he claimed the costume was supposed to be a bird or crow.
He pleaded guilty to the nuisance charge July 15 and was fined £200.
Apparently, the hospital stunt wasn’t his only recent offense, either … Gillespie also reportedly admitted stealing cat food and litter from a pet store in March, along with food and drinks from a supermarket in May.
In the end … the only thing this Reaper reaped was trouble.
