MAGISTRATES have remanded a Kingsteignton man in custody on charges of assault and criminal damage.

Ryan Fellows, 41, of Falkland Drive, is accused of assaulting a woman on August 13 2022 at Newton Abbot.

He is further charged with causing damage to a front door and safety gate at an address in Newton Abbot on the same date.

He has pleaded not guilty to both charges.

Fellows admitted sending mobile phone messages on January 22 2022 and met a woman, more than once, when prohibited from doing so by a restraining order imposed by Exeter Crown Court in 2019.

He was remanded in custody for trial at Exeter Crown Court on October 4.