A THUG spared jail for attacking his sister and threatening to burn her house down has been given another chance after flouting his community order.

Shawn Trinder, of Dawls Close, Ascott under Wychwood, previously admitted assault by beating, threatening to cause criminal damage and causing criminal damage.

The violence stemmed from a family get together which was held on May 23 2018 in Witney.

At the 24-year-old's original sentencing hearing prosecutors said that Trinder had asked his brother to use a mobile phone as well as a Playstation and had been refused.

It was this refusal that sparked him into a rage and when his sister tried to intervene he launched an attack on her involving repeated punches while she held her arms to her head.

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He later threatened he would 'burn her house down' with her and her partner inside before going on to visit her home and throwing bricks at her partner's car, smashing a windscreen.

In a victim personal statement read to the court Trinder's sister said that the defendant had acted 'like a spoilt child' and a 'bully' but added that they had once had a very close relationship.

In mitigation, his defence barrister Lucy Ffrench read out a letter from her client which said he 'loved his family with all his heart' and apologised profusely for his behaviour.

Trinder sobbed throughout his sentencing hearing and was ultimately made subject to a community order for those offences.

Sentencing Judge Ian Pringle QC said: "This sort of behaviour is totally and utterly unacceptable and it is not in fact the first time you have behaved like that."

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He was made subject to a community order and ordered to carry out 120 hours of unpaid work and obey a three-month curfew. He was also handed 36 rehabilitation activity requirement days.

Appearing again at the same court yesterday it was revealed that Trinder had breached that order twice.

His most recent breach saw him fail to attend two rehabilitation activity requirement days in January and March this year.

Trinder further breached his order by 'becoming abusive' to a staff member of the National Probation Service during a telephone call on May 21, leading to the call being terminated.

At his sentencing for those breaches his defence barrister Kellie Enever said her client worked as a plasterer and that he had difficulties balancing his employment.

Presiding Judge Maria Lamb revoked the original community order altogether and re-sentenced Trinder for the first offences.

She told him: "It is meant to impinge on your daily life, it is a punishment, not an optional extra."

Trinder was jailed for 16 weeks, suspended for 18 months. He must also pay compensation of £90 and costs of £80 to the probation service.