AN OLD Town man accused of blackmail has been remanded into custody by magistrates.
Michael Sheehan appeared before Swindon magistrates charged with making an unwarranted demand of a man with menaces.
The 24-year-old, of Bath Road, was also charged with attempting to rob a man of drugs and money in Swindon on Saturday, March 23.
He faces a third charge of assaulting a woman by beating.
Sheehan did not enter pleas to the charges.
He was remanded in custody to appear before Swindon Crown Court on April 26 for a plea and trial preparation hearing.
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