AN Alresford man has been fined after he assaulted a woman.

Kevin Purdue, of John Arlott Court, committed the offence on Thursday, August 3.

Purdue, 50, pleaded guilty on Friday, October 13 at Basingstoke Magistrates Court.

He was fined £150 and an order was made for him to not contact the woman or go to an address in Alresford until January 7 2025. 

He also refused to provide a sample for a Class A drug test at the Northern Investigation Centre in Basingstoke on Friday, September 1 and pleaded guilty on Monday, September 11.

Additionally, Purdue pleaded guilty to failing to attend Basingstoke Magistrates Court, on Friday September 8 and Thursday December 21, at a separate hearing on Monday January 8.

Purdue was fined £153 and must pay prosecution costs of £85.