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Man jailed for 15 months after breaching restraining order

Tony Dines, 35, has been sentenced to 15 months in prison after admitting to two breaches of a restraining order against a woman.

Tony Dines
Tony Dines

Dines, of no fixed abode but from the Ipswich area, appeared for sentencing at Ipswich Crown Court on 28 February after pleading guilty to both offences.

He was handed a 15-month prison sentence after pleading guilty.

Pc Tom Ellingham welcomed the sentence: "This shows that Suffolk Police and the courts are taking breaches of restraining orders extremely seriously."

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