A WOMAN has been sentenced for assault by beating in Chard.
The defendant, Sophie Plyer, 38, of Bampton in Oxfordshire, was sentenced at Taunton Crown Court on April 29 2026.
According to the court listings, the offence happened in Chard on August 27 2025, when Plyer assaulted another person by beating them.
The court listings state that Plyer changed her plea to guilty on March 9 2026.
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Plyer was sentenced by Circuit Judge A Richardson, with Alicia Doble acting as defence.
She was sentenced to serve a community order, with an end date of April 28 2027, ordered to partake in 20 rehabilitation activity days and to complete 90 hours of unpaid work, within 12 months.
Plyer is also subject to a restraining order, requiring that she does not contact the victim directly or indirectly. This order lasts until April 28 2028.
She was also ordered to pay a surcharge of £114.
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