'Dangerous' man jailed after sexually assaulting woman and punching another in face

A 54-year-old man has been jailed for six months after he was found guilty to sexual assault, assault and criminal damage in Bristol.

In October last year, Jason Marshall, of no fixed address, sexually assaulted a woman before punching another woman in the face in St Werburgh’s and then damaging produce belonging to shop on Mina Road.

Marshall pleaded guilty to criminal damage and assault by beating, but not guilty to sexual assault when he appeared at Bristol Magistrates’ Court in October. In February he was found guilty of the sexual assault offence.

He was sentenced at Bristol Magistrates’ Court on April 2 to six months in prison.

Avon & Somerset Police Constable Federico Giusti said: “Marshall is a dangerous man and this sentence is evidence of this.

“We are committed to identifying those responsible for offending and bringing them to justice and I’d like to thank the victims for their bravery in coming forward and reporting this to us.”