A 29-year-old from Benfleet has been sentenced to four months in prison after a number of charges. 

Damien Draper of Greenview, Benfleet was interviewed and charged with four counts of assault by beating, criminal damage and breach of bail conditions. He was remanded into custody.

At court yesterday, November 14, he was sentenced to 4 months imprisonment and £200 compensation for each of his victims.

A spokesman for Essex Police added: "A 29 year old Benfleet man is starting a four-month prison sentence after he was arrested by officers on the November 12."