A 37-year-old man who was released early from prison has been sent back for four months.

Shaun David Bignell, also known as Watterson, admitted three counts of breaching the terms of his early release licence, as well as being drunk and disorderly, resisting arrest, and two counts of criminal damage.

Bignell damaged doors, a wall, and a toilet seat at the probation accommodation Tromode House, where he was staying.

He was jailed for three years in January 2025 after he punched and strangled his then-partner until she blacked out, but had already served some of the time on remand.

Appearing for sentencing recently, Bignell’s early release licence was suspended for four months by Deputy High Bailiff Rachael Braidwood.