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Suspended prison sentence for man after breach of sex offenders register requirement

A homeless Shrewsbury man has been handed a suspended prison sentence after the second breach of a sex offenders register requirement.

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Kidderminster Magistrates' Court heard on Wednesday that Ronan Hutchinson had failed to notify the authorities of his change to no fixed abode.

This followed another breach when the 23-year-old had not kept in touch with his supervisor at an arranged appointment on November 8.

Magistrates decided that only a custodial sentence can be justified because of a previous conviction for same offence.

They handed down a custodial sentence of 14 days - seven days for each breach - and suspended it for two months.

Magistrates did not make an order for costs because of Hutchinson's limited ability to pay.

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