A REPEAT offender from Worcester faces jail after breaching a suspended sentence order imposed after he struck a man with a piece of wood.

Billy Watts, 23, appeared at Worcester Crown Court on Friday after admitting causing criminal damage and harassment at the city’s magistrates court on June 21.

This placed him in breach of a suspended sentence order imposed for assault and possession of an offensive weapon (a piece of wood) in Oxford on October 31, 2017.

For possessing the weapon he was originally given a six month prison term and for the assault he was given four months to run concurrently, both of which were suspended for 18 months.

Watts was also ordered to complete 180 hours of unpaid work and 25 rehabilitation activity requirement days.

However, because of an earlier breach (failure to attend supervision appointments on April 2 and May 10), on January 25 this year the length of suspension was extended from 18 months to two years.

Watts, of Cleeve Drive, Worcester appeared at the crown court on Friday for breaching the suspended sentence order yet again.

Watts was arrested on suspicion of further offences from Worcester Crown Court at the last hearing in June when police officers arrived at court, and admitted the charges at the magistrates court last month.

Watts failed to attend probation appointments on June 12 and 20 (the day of the last court appearance) which resulted in the breach proceedings being launched against him.

On Friday Judge Jim Tindal adjourned the case for a pre-sentence report to be prepared but told the defendant he had now committed two breaches of the order and further offences.

He said: “The stark reality is that you will more than likely receive an immediate custodial sentence.”

Judge Tindal, speaking to the defendant directly, said: “You have to be realistic. You have now breached this order twice and committed further offences during the order. You have been given a number of chances.”

However, the judge said it would be wrong to send anyone to prison without more ‘clarity’ about them, including more information about his record.

“Because I want that sorting out, I’m prepared to give you a chance to speak to probation, not least because I want to know whether there’s anything that’s relevant to whether the sentence is activated or, more realistically, how much of it should be activated” the judge said.

The case will next be heard on Thursday, August 1.

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