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Suspect turns himself in after cops post ‘unflattering’ mugshot

Wayne Esmonde wrote on the department’s Facebook page “Not a very flattering mugshot. I’d appreciate it if you’d take this post down”

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Police posted Wayne Esmonde’s mugshot on their Facebook to alert the public that he was wanted in connection for a July 18 assault.

Photo/South Wales Police Facebook

By Police1 Staff

SOUTH WALES, U.K. — A wanted man was very unhappy with how his mugshot turned out, so he turned himself him.

Police posted Wayne Esmonde’s mugshot on their Facebook to alert the public that he was wanted in connection for a July 18 assault, BBC reported.

The photo, which shows a bald Esmonde staring intently at the camera, prompted the man to ask the police to take the photo down.

“I am him. Not a very flattering mugshot,” Esmonde wrote. “I’d appreciate it if you’d take this post down. Innocent until proven guilty and all that. I’ve spoken to my solicitor and they will advise me what to do next. Thanks.”

He turned himself in to the police station Thursday.