A BANNED man has been locked up after entering a vulnerable elderly man's house despite being prohibited by a restraining order.
Tommy Jennings entered guilty pleas to one count of harassment by breach of a restraining order and one count of theft from a shop when he appeared before magistrates in Hereford in July.
The court heard from prosecutor Paul John that the 24-year-old, who was represented at the hearing by defence solicitor Jason Patel, had been made subject to a restraining order banning him from entering a property in Ross-on-Wye by magistrates in Hereford on October 18, 2018.
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But, magistrates were told, he had, without reasonable excuse, entered that property on May 6.
He had also stolen items of confectionary worth £7.59 from Spar in Ross-on-Wye on January 9, 2023, the court heard.
Magistrates said the offences were so serious that only a custodial sentence could be justified, as he has a flagrant disregard for court orders, involved a serious breach of a restraining order imposed to protect a vulnerable and elderly man, and as he was in breach of post-custodial supervision.
Jennings, who is of no fixed address, was jailed for 12 weeks.
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