Hailsham man narrowly avoids prison after assault on woman

A Hailsham man has been given a suspended prison sentence following an assault on a woman according to a court document.
By The Newsroom
Published 11th Sep 2019, 07:00 BST
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Owen Jenner, 20, of Butts Field, Hailsham, pleaded guilty to assaulting a woman by beating her.

The offence took place at Hailsham on May 3.

He also pleaded guilty to failing to surrender to court custody on June 12.

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He was sentenced to 14 weeks in prison, suspended for two years. The court made a community order and issued a restraining order. Magistrates said the reason for the sentence was that it was ‘a serious offence of assault, committed in domestic circumstances’.

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