A HEREFORD man has been found guilty of an offence against a child at trial.
Edward Jones appeared before magistrates in Hereford for trial in November accused of one offence after entering a not guilty plea at an earlier hearing in August.
The court heard from Crown Prosecution Service prosecutor Andrew Mitchinson that the 56-year-old was accused of wilfully assaulting, ill-treating, neglecting, abandoning, or exposing a child in a manner likely to cause her unnecessary suffering or injury to health in Belmont, Hereford, on April 3.
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Magistrates found Jones guilty of the offence against the child, who cannot be named for legal reasons, at his trial.
The case was adjourned for a pre-sentencing report to be carried out by the probation service and Jones, who is of Yazor Road, Hereford, was granted unconditional bail.
He will appear before magistrates in Hereford's Bath Street Justice Centre for sentencing on December 8.
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