Knowle man jailed for sitting on Bedminster bench

A Knowle man has been jailed for four weeks for walking through Bedminster and sitting on a bench there.

Anthony McCarthy, 53, of Padstow Road, Knowle, had been banned from parts of Bedminster under an interim anti-social behaviour order made by Bristol magistrates.

On October 26, he was seen walking along East Street by a shop assistant who has previously been harassed by McCarthy, magistrates heard.

Four days later a police community support officer saw McCarthy sitting on a bench in East Street.

He admitted breaking the terms of the interim Asbo.

The court was told on the first occasion, he had lost his bus pass and walked through on his way home from seeing a friend in hospital.

Magistrates heard he had previously broken the terms of the order and had already served a four-week jail term.

Magistrates said they had to impose a prison sentence.