A MAN who launched a violent assault on his father while drunk has been sent to prison for 16 weeks.
Trevor Hannaford, 32, of Myrtle Road, Exeter, assaulted his dad, Ronald, by beating him on March 13 during an incident in the city.
He pleaded guilty to this before Exeter magistrates and he also admitted breaching a bail condition on the same date which prevented him from entering the street where the attack occurred.
He was committed to prison for 16 weeks after magistrates deemed the offence to be serious as it was committed while he was on bail for another assault, involved domestic violence towards his father, and was committed while he was in drink. There was no order for compensation because of the custodial term and nor was there an order for costs.
