A WINCHESTER man has been shackled by a court order to stop him pestering a woman.

John White, 26, admitted damaging a black 04-reg Vauxhall Astra belonging to Sophie-Anne Sillence in Winchester on June 14.

Magistrates at Basingstoke on Thursday imposed an immediate restraining order to stop White, of Gordon Avenue, Highcliffe, from contacting Ms Sillence except through solicitors or the family court for the purposes of child contact.

They also ordered White to pay £100 in compensation for the damage.

An allegation of harassment, through sending unwanted text messages and phone calls on June 18, was withdrawn.