THREE people have been sentenced after an attack on a man in a Herefordshire town.

Benjamin James Element, 23, Joshua Andrew Element, 23, and Jade Kibble, 22, entered a guilty plea when they appeared before magistrates in Hereford.

The court heard the trio had assaulted another person in Ross-on-Wye, causing actual bodily harm.

Magistrates said the assault was of a serious nature and had impacted the victim physically and psychologically.

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Both Benjamin and Joshua Element, of Perryfield Estate, St Owens Cross, were handed a 12-month community order with 200 hours of unpaid work and must each pay compensation of £325, costs of £133, and a £95 victim surcharge.

Kibble, of Vaga Crescent, Ross, received an 18-week prison sentence, suspended for 18 months and 250 hours of unpaid work. She must pay compensation of £350, costs of £133, and a £122 victim surcharge.

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