Kicking Up A Stink In Court.

Bristol Crown Court was overcome by the potent smell of garlic on Tuesday, causing at least two courtrooms to close.

It is thought garlic oil was spread along radiators and dropped in plant pots causing defendants, court staff, members of the public and barristers to leave the building with nausea and headaches.

Crime scene investigators took samples of the substance for analysis after CCTV captured a man dousing the areas with the liquid.

The Ministry of Justice said it was reviewing security at the court.

The substance was found to be harmless but the court had to bring in industrial cleaners as the smell was still lingering.

The 50-year-old man is in custody being questioned.

Avon and Somerset Police would only say he was arrested in connection with the incident but that they were treating it as an act of criminal damage or an offence of administering a noxious substance.