A 30-YEAR-OLD man assaulted a Stroud woman on three separate occasions, a court heard on Friday.

William Hayward of HMP Hewell, Redditch, assaulted the woman in Stroud on May 28 and June 9.

He also assaulted the same woman in Witcombe on June 8.

Hayward denied the charges but was found guilty by Cheltenham magistrates at a hearing on Nov 8.

He admitted that he damaged two police cars in Brimscombe and drove in Knapp Lane, Stroud without insurance or a licence on May 10.

Hayward will be sentenced on January 31