A MAN from Bridgwater has been given a suspended sentence for strangulation and causing unnecessary suffering to a child/young person.
The defendant, Thomas Fisher, 32, of York Road, was sentenced at Taunton Crown Court on April 24 2026.
According to the court listings, on June 5 2024, Fisher was charged with intentionally strangling the victim, who was a child/young person (under 16 years of age), and causing or procuring the victim to be assaulted, ill-treated, neglected, abandoned or exposed in a manner likely to cause them unnecessary suffering or injury to health.
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The court listings say Fisher pleaded guilty on May 9 2025.
Fisher was sentenced by Circuit Judge A Richardson, with Simon Goodman acting as prosecution and Charley Pattison acting as defence.
Fisher has been sentenced to an imprisonment period of 18 months, suspended for 24 months.
Fisher has been ordered to undergo mental health treatment for six months, complete 25 rehabilitation activity requirement days and complete 100 hours of unpaid work.
He must also pay a surcharge of £187.
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