A CURFEW order has been slapped on a 14-year-old Taunton boy for shouting and swearing at and threatening a Police Community Support Officer.

The youngster, who cannot be named for legal reasons, must remain in his house between 7pm and 3am for a period of six weeks under the order imposed at Taunton Youth Court.

The curfew requirements will be electronically monitored for over the six weeks.

He was also put before the court for a further three breaches of an anti-social behaviour injunction imposed on September 6.

He was identified by police on CCTV riding an e-scooter, and twice being in the company of a named person he was barred from being with in public.

The youth admitted the breaches and was made the subject of an anti-social behaviour injunction supervision order for a period of six weeks.