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Crime Reporter A MAN from Radford forced his way in to a flat and then carried out an attack using a rounders bat.

Rory Green pleaded guilty to using violence to gain entry to a premises, possession of an offensive weapon and two counts of assault by beating following an incident in Wyken last month. However, the 51-year-old, of Treherne Road, avoided going straight to prison after being given an 18-week prison sentence suspended for a year at Coventry Magistrates’ Court.

Green, who also admitted three driving offences from the same day, was also given 100 hours unpaid work, had six points endorsed on his driving licence and was ordered to pay £135 court costs and a £115 victim surcharge.

Other cases heard at Coventry Magistrates’ Court from March 23 to 26, included: Anthony Lucid, 29, of Honeysuckle Drive, Aldermans Green, admitted dangerous driving, driving without a licence, driving without insurance and possessing cannabis. He was fined £145, ordered to do 140 hours unpaid work, banned from driving for 18 months and ordered to pay £100 court costs and an £85 victim surcharge.

Thomas Osbourne-Baker, 18, of Middleborough Road, Radford, admitted failing to stop at the scene of an accident, driving without reasonable consideration for other road users, driving without insurance and driving without a licence. He was fined £150, had six points endorsed on his driving licence and was ordered to pay £70 court costs and a £30 victim surcharge.

Mohammed Siddiq, 23, of Longfellow Road, Wyken, admitted damaging a car windscreen, breaching a restraining order and two counts of assault by beating. He was sent to prison for 18 weeks and ordered to pay a £115 victim surcharge.

Sergey Balatayev, 37, of The Moorfield, Stoke Aldermoor, admitted stealing cosmetics worth £600 from Boots, stealing flowers worth £15 from Tesco, causing damage worth £200 to security tags, going equipped for theft (foil lined bag) and possessing diamorphine. He was given a community order including a drug rehabilitation requirement, fined £85 and ordered to pay £200 compensation, £100 court costs and a £85 victim surcharge.

Peter Clifford, 48, of Edgehill Place, Tile Hill, admitted two counts of stealing from Bannerbrook Pharmacy and eight counts of stealing items including chocolates , meat and spirits worth a total of £599 from Spar.

He was sent to prison for 18 weeks and ordered to pay a total of £385 compensation.