RECENT cases dealt with by Taunton Magistrates' Courts include.
Colin Jeffrey Stowell, 53, of The Avenue, Taunton, assault by beating, eight weeks prison suspended for 12 months, restraining order, £80 victim surcharge, £775 costs, £520 criminal courts charge; assault by beating, eight weeks prison (consecutive) suspended for 12 months.
Samuel Ronald Reynolds, 31, c/o East Reach, Taunton, three counts of theft, £740 compensation, £180 criminal courts charge; failed to surrender to bail, no separate penalty. (G).
(G) denotes guilty plea or admits offence. Names and addresses supplied by the courts.
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