RECENT cases dealt with by Taunton Magistrates' Courts include.

Terry Bernard Dawe, 32, of Bramble Park, Taunton, breached a restraining order, community order, 100 hours unpaid work, £85 victim surcharge, £85 costs; breached a suspended sentence, eight weeks prison suspended for two years, 40 hours unpaid work (consecutive). (G).

Shaun Michael Haysom, 24, of Severn Drive, Taunton, failed to give information about the driver of a vehicle, £545 fine, £54 victim surcharge, £85 costs, six months driving ban.

Kai Andrew John Withycombe, 28, of Barns Close West, Dulverton, used threatening, abusive or insulting words or behaviour, two weeks prison (consecutive) suspended for two years, £50 compensation; assault occasioning actual bodily harm, six weeks prison suspended for two years, restraining order, £150 compensation; criminal damage, two weeks prison (concurrent) suspended for two years, £50 compensation; sent text messages conveying a threat, four weeks prison (concurrent) suspended for two years; used threatening, abusive or insulting words or behaviour, four weeks prison suspended for two years; assault by beating, four weeks prison (concurrent) suspended for two years. (G).

(G) denotes guilty plea or admits offence. Details supplied by the courts.