An Ipswich man has been given a community order and fined over £114 by Suffolk Magistrates' Court after pleading guilty to assault.

The court imposed a community order on Liam Marsh, of Parnell Road, until July 2026 and to cooperate with a 60-day alcohol abstinence programme enforced through the installation of monitoring equipment.

Following the installation of the equipment the court ordered Marsh to follow instructions, attend appointments and participate in any other activity as directed activity with a designated responsible officer for 25 days.

Additionally, the court fined the defendant £114 for the offence - giving him just over two weeks to pay the fine. 

Marsh, who is 44, was convicted of beating Jade Watt on June 5 in Highfield Road in Ipswich as well as using threatening and abusive words and abusive words/behaviour likely to cause alarm or distress contrary to Section 5(1) and (6) of the Public Order Act 1986, according to a court listing.