A BASINGSTOKE man has been put behind bars after he assaulted women and breached the terms of a suspended sentence.

Richard Herbert, of Arlott Drive, on June 15 assaulted a woman in Basingstoke.

During a hearing held at Basingstoke Magistrates' Court on June 29, the 24-year-old was sent to prison for one week.

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Magistrates said the offence was committed during the operational period of a suspended sentence.

Herbert pleaded guilty to the offence during the hearing.