hereThe chairman of the bench, Joe Bangudu, said the magistrates considered their sentencing powers 'insufficient' and sent the case to the crown court for sentence.Fennacroft, of Smedley Lane in Cheetham Hill, was released on conditional bail until his sentencing hearing before a judge at Minshull Street Crown Court on December 16.
He admitted common assault, criminal damage and causing a public nuisance.The maximum sentence magistrates can impose is 12 months in prison.He was first scheduled to be sentenced at Manchester and Salford Magistrates' Court last month but the hearing was adjourned until today for the probation service to write a pre-sentence report..
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