A HEREFORDSHIRE man has been remanded in custody ahead of his sentencing.

Christopher Cunliffe was convicted of three offences when he appeared before magistrates in Kidderminster.

The court heard the 41-year-old had assaulted a woman by beating and caused criminal damage to her property in Hereford on June 22.

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He had also broken a bail condition by contacting the woman on July 24 in Ross-on-Wye having been released on bail by Cheltenham magistrates on July 15.

Cunliffe, of Bridge Street, Kington, was remanded in custody while a pre-sentencing report is carried out by probation and will appear before magistrates in Cheltenham for sentencing on August 11.