A MAN who was caught trying to break into a car in a Herefordshire village has appeared in court.

Mark Hewitt, 43, is already serving a 46-month prison sentence that was imposed earlier this year, but has now been sentenced for attempting to break into a vehicle on October 27 last year.

He pleaded guilty to motor vehicle interference that took place in Colwall, which is on the border between Herefordshire and Worcestershire.

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The car he was trying to get into to either take, or take items from, was a Vauxhall Insignia.

He was not ordered to pay any compensation when he appeared in court last month as this was deemed inappropriate by magistrates in Worcester given that he is a serving prisoner.

Hewitt, of Manor Lane, Stourbridge, was sentenced to a further 26 weeks’ imprisonment for another offence when he appeared before magistrates on July 25, with the conviction of vehicle interference being taken into account.