A MAN from Prestatyn avoided being jailed after he was found to have breached the terms of his suspended sentence order.

David Sommerville, 29, of Ffordd Ty Newydd, Meliden, received a 21-month jail sentence, suspended for 21 months, last April after he assaulted both a woman and an emergency worker.

Sommerville was also ordered to complete 200 hours of unpaid work, 30 days’ rehabilitation activity, and a 19-session programme.

But Mold Crown Court heard today (January 5) that Sommerville had failed to attend planned unpaid work appointments.

Prosecuting, Karl Scholz told the court of how Sommerville was made the subject of a warning letter on November 7 for failing to attend an appointment the previous day.

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He then failed to attend again on November 20, having sent a text two days prior saying he was going away with his family, and hadn’t sought to have the appointment’s date changed.

Scholz added that, while Sommerville otherwise appears to be abiding with his order’s requirements, and has continued to attend appointments with his probation officer, there have been three more unpaid work absences since.

Judge Niclas Parry allowed Sommerville’s sentence to remain suspended due to him otherwise complying with the terms of his order.

He imposed an additional 20 hours of unpaid work, and ordered Sommerville to pay £125 in costs to the Crown Prosecution Service by March 5.

The judge told Sommerville: “It doesn’t work this way. You’ve got to keep in touch and sort it out.

“Don’t come back, because second breaches usually end up with an order being revoked.

“Get all of the hours done, and get on with your life.”