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Daniel Wood & Chiara Fiorillo

Yob banned from riding a BIKE after terrorising town with anti-social behaviour

A young thug has been banned from riding his bike after being issued with an anti-social behaviour injunction by his local council.

Talon Welham, 20, of Swindon, Wiltshire, is also banned from wearing a face covering or obscuring his face in areas of his hometown until 2024.

Welham is also not allowed to ride or be carried in or on any two-wheeled vehicle, and enter some areas of Walcot and Park North.

It comes after he narrowly avoided a jail sentence earlier this year for a string of violent offences.

They included using broken pieces of a chest of drawers during a street brawl, threatening to stamp on a baby's head in an unprovoked incident, stabbing a taxi's bonnet and smashing a windscreen.

He is also not allowed to incite anyone under 18 to engage in criminal activity or join or become a member of a gang.

Welham must not discuss criminal behaviour or gang related activity with anyone under 18.

The injunction was issued at Swindon Magistrates Court (Getty Images)

The injunction was issued on Monday at Swindon Magistrates Court, as PC Grant Hesketh of the South Central Neighbourhood Policing Team said: "This is a great example of partnership working with our partners at Swindon Borough Council to target anti-social behaviour in the local area.

"This injunction carries with it a power of arrest which allows the police to enforce it robustly.

"The injunction carries serious consequences for Welham if he chooses to ignore the conditions and could result in him being imprisoned for any breaches.

"I encourage members of the local community to report any breaches of the injunction to us on either 101 or 999 if required."

Ian Napier, Community Safety Partnership Investigation Officer for Swindon Borough Council, said: "I am pleased the court granted the injunction because this individual has engaged in prolonged anti-social behaviour in the local community, which was both extremely violent and aggressive, and he has shown no desire to change his ways.

"We have a duty, working with our partners at Wiltshire Police, to keep our local residents safe and this order is an important step in helping us to achieve this.

"However, we need people who live in Walcot and Park North to tell us if they spot Mr Welham breaching any part of the order so we can take further action as appropriate."

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