South Shields thug who attacked woman is jailed after flouting restraining order

Steven Puttock originally received an 18-week jail term, which was suspended for a year, in May after he was convicted of assaulting his victim in South Shields on May 3.

But he breached both the terms of this sentence and a restraining order imposed on March 30 by contacting her and entering an address in the town on August 22.

South Tyneside Magistrates’ Court, which dealt with the case originally, has now triggered part of the suspended jail term and imprisoned him for 12 weeks.

Puttock, 27, of Lord Nelson Street, Tyne Dock, was also fined £120 and ordered to pay both a £34 victim surcharge and £85 prosecution costs after he admitted both offences in court earlier this week.

He has until December 31 to pay the outstanding sum.

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