Telford man who sent death threat to woman is banned from contacting her and ordered to pay hundreds
A man who sent a woman a death threat has been fined and hit with a restraining order.
Published 13th Jan 2026, 06:00 BST
Shaun Faulkes, aged 59, sent the threat via message to the victim in Telford on April 29 last year.
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Faulkes, of Chiltern Gardens, Dawley, pleaded guilty at Telford Magistrates Court to sending a communication threatening death or serious harm.
Magistrates fined Faulkes £270 and made him subject of a two-year restraining order, banning him from contacting the victim.
Faulkes was also ordered to pay £400 in prosecution costs and a £108 victim surcharge, bringing his total court bill to £778.