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Council injunction sends anti-social offender to prison

2 August 2024
A violent man who subjected his partner to domestic abuse and terrorised residents in sheltered housing has been jailed for 5 months.
David Watts, 60, from Thurrock was sentenced to 5 months in prison on Friday 26 July by Southend County Court, following repeated breaches of an anti-social behaviour injunction that was put into place to prevent instances of domestic abuse and anti-social behaviour towards the borough's most vulnerable residents.

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