A HEREFORDSHIRE man has been banned from entering or loitering outside a bicycle shop after harassing two men.

Lee Frayling entered a guilty plea when he appeared before magistrates in Hereford after previously pleading not guilty.

The court heard the 43-year-old had pursued a course of conduct which amounted to the harassment of two men in Hereford between March 6 and April 4, subjecting them to insults and abuse via email and in person, and having unwanted contact with them.

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Frayling, of Munderfield, Bromyard, was handed a 12-month restraining order banning him from contacting the victims or entering or loitering outside Coombes Cycles in Hereford's Widemarsh Street and a six-month community order.

He must also pay compensation of £200 and a £95 victim surcharge.

Editor's note: This article has been amended as the original details provided by the court were incorrect. Mr Frayling's solicitor has confirmed that his guilty plea did not include social media contact or posting photographs

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