A HATTEM Place man has been jailed for more than six months for possession of an offensive weapon in High Street and breaching a suspended sentence.

Stuart John Asseter was sentenced at Winchester Crown Court after admitting to possession of a baseball bat outside The Globe in October.

The 27-year-old was further sentenced for breaching a suspended sentence imposed in July 2015.

Asseter was jailed for a total of 30 weeks, 20 weeks for the baseball bat offence and an additional 10 weeks for breaching the suspended sentence.