A MAN charged with beating up a woman, threatening her and damaging her property, appears at Swindon Crown Court next week.

Tomasi Mazzota, 33, of Eastcott Hill is denying beating Donna White and damaging her front door and phone to the value of £150 on July 26, last year. He also denies beating her up on other occasions in September, 2003.

Mazzota has also pleaded not guilty to going to Ms White's work premises on August 25 last year, threatening to ruin her life and damaging her property. He is on conditional bail until a pre-trial hearing on January 14.