A MIRFIELD estate yob has been locked up for six months.

Teenager Jordan Watkinson was caught on the notorious London Park estate on December 31 – the day after he was banned from it.

The 18-year-old had been given a six-month Anti-social Behaviour Injunction (ASBI) – an order similar to an Asbo mainly used in relation to housing issues – by Dewsbury magistrates the previous day.

But he was spotted on the estate the very next day and was caught again on January 2 and arrested.

Watkinson was imprisoned for seven days for the initial breach, but he has now been sent to a young offender’s institution for six months for persistent anti-social behaviour on the estate.

Yesterday at Leeds Crown Court he was found guilty of three breaches of his ASBI on January 2 as well as a previous breach on the December 31.

For being in the exclusion zone he received a three-month sentence.

Added to this were further punishments for being violent towards police officers and using threatening words and behaviour.

Pc Chris Bullock who, along with Pc Gary Guy, patrol the estate regularly said: “Watkinson’s custodial sentence should send a clear message to those on the London Park estate who think that they can make life difficult for the law abiding people who reside there.

“The Dewsbury and Mirfield Neighbourhood Policing Team, as well as our partners within Kirklees Neighbourhood Housing, are committed to improving the estate and tackling those involved in anti-social or criminal behaviour.

“This has been a great result, but it is not the end of our work and we want the people of the estate to continue to pass information to us, so that we can put others like Watkinson before the courts.”

Clr David Sheard, deputy leader of Kirklees Council and cabinet member for housing, said: “The council and its partners take anti-social behaviour very seriously and will take serious action against the small minority who seem to take pleasure out of making life miserable for their neighbours.

“We will continue to work closely with our partners in housing and the police to bring these people to justice and to bring respite to their neighbours.”

Kirklees Neighbourhood Housing community protection officer Richard Tedder said: “This is a great result for all those involved in the case and for the residents of London Park.

“The judge has given Watkinson a considerable sentence, which I hope convinces him and others who may be tempted to cause trouble that we won’t tolerate this kind of behaviour on the estates we manage.”