Welsh Man Arrested After Standing on a Hospital Roof Dressed as the Grim Reaper

As someone who dabbles in comedy, I understand the desire to go to great lengths for a bit, even if there’s a chance it could get you arrested. USA Today reports that 26-year-old Welsh man Leon Gillespie dressed as the Grim Reaper, climbed onto the roof of a hospital, and silently stared down at patients,…

Man dressed as Grim Reaper arrested after hospital disturbance  USA Today

Nation.Cymru staff Police and fire service were called out after a man who dressed up as the ‘Grim Reaper’ stared at patients from the roof of a Welsh hospital. Leon Gillespie, 26, from Deganwy, donned an all-black hooded outfit and stood overlooking the entrance to Ysbyty Glan Clwyd hospital in Denbighshire, north Wal

A Welsh ghoul dressed as the “Grim Reaper” has been busted after he climbed onto a hospital building’s roof armed with what appeared to be a scythe and stared at doctors and patients. Leon Gillespie, 26, was fined $269 (£200) last month after scaling the Ysbyty Glan Clwyd hospital to pull off the menacing stunt...

A 26-year-old man has been arrested after dressing as the "Grim Reaper" and climbing onto the roof of a Welsh hospital to stare at staff and visitors.North Wales Police and North Wales Fire and Rescue Service were called after the man dressed in the black hooded outfit was seen overlooking the entrance at Ysbyty Glan C

Sam Corbishley | Senior News Reporter Published August 5, 2026 8:15am Updated August 5, 2026 8:15am Leon Gillespie donned an all-black hooded outfit and stood overlooking the entrance to Ysbyty Glan Clwyd hospital in Denbighshire (Picture: Wales News Service) A hospital intruder dressed up as the ‘Grim Reaper’ and glar

Leon Gillespie, 26, was fined for the disrespectful stunt, in which he dressed head to toe in the black hooded outfit and stood overlooking the hospital entrance.

A 26-year-old man climbed on a hospital roof dressed as a 'crow' which resembles a Grim Reaper outfit, as he flaunted a long knife has now been fined for his nuisance behaviour