Man pleads guilty to criminal damage after faeces and urine were found inside cars

A man has admitted doing something very gross inside cars during a series of vehicle break-ins. He has pleaded guilty to criminal damage.

A man has pleaded guilty to a series of vehicle break-ins during which he filmed himself leaving faeces and urine inside cars.

Samuel John Baxter, 34, faced Perth Magistrates Court on Thursday and pleaded guilty to four counts of criminal damage over several incidents spanning three years in Como.

Police said during an unrelated investigation in October they seized electronic devices that had more than 60 videos showing a man “damaging several vehicles by leaving bodily fluids” inside.

Four videos were matched to incidents reported to police, which led to Baxter being charged.

Samuel John Baxter (right) leaving Perth Magistrates Court after his first appearance last month. Picture: 10 News

A window on a Mazda 3 sedan was smashed in October 2018, then the following February a window was shattered on another Mazda 3 sedan.

In July 2019, a window was smashed on a Mazda CX-5 SUV, and there was some damage caused to the car’s paintwork.

In November 2020, a Honda Accord sedan was entered via unknown means, with faeces and urine spread across the inside, and one of the front seats was sliced open.

Baxter will face a sentencing hearing on June 2.

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