Shropshire Star

Sledge hammer-wielding man who threatened to break girlfriend's arm avoids jail

A man appeared at the home of a couple in Much Wenlock wielding a sledge hammer and asking to see his girlfriend, a court heard.

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The victim had finished working in the Plume of Feathers public house in the town and had gone home with two friends on the night of August 16, 2014.

Luke Steven Davis, 22, was found guilty of assault by beating and criminal damage at a trial at Telford Magistrates Court on January 23.

Davis, of Lower Bromdon, Wheathill, Bridgnorth, appeared back at the court for sentencing yesterday.

Mr Mike Phillips, prosecuting, said Davis had been in a relationship with the victim for several years since they were very young.