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'Dangerous' man who punched vicar and knocked woman to floor in church near Dudley is jailed

A man who violently assaulted two churchgoers and a vicar and locked them inside a church has been jailed.

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James Saunders has been jailed for nine years and seven months for assault and false imprisonment.

On November 14 last year, a woman was visiting Holy Trinity Church in Amblecote, near Dudley when she saw Saunders standing by himself.

As she turned to leave, 39-year-old Saunders, of Stourbridge Road in Brierley Hill, blocked her path, ordering her to sit at the front of the church.

The two talked for a short time although Saunders began 'rambling and not making sense'.

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