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Pants man wins legal battle

An attempt to ban a youth from wearing his trousers too low has been dropped by magistrates, after a court heard it contravened his human rights, the Telegraph reports.

Prosecutors had wanted to issue Ellis Drummond, 18, with an anti-social behaviour order banning him from “wearing trousers so low beneath the waistline that members of the public are able to see his underwear”.

Crown Prosecution Service had also wanted to ban Drummond, of Rushden, Northants, from wearing any hooded clothing “with the hood up” in public.

But Bedford Magistrates’ Court heard the proposals were in breach of his human rights and as a result were withdrawn after legal wrangling

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