A teenager who graffitied 103 "tags" in a town centre has avoided a jail sentence.

Robert Martin, 18, daubed his call-signs, which include "FUZE", "FUZER" and "ZERFUZER", on windows, benches, bus shelters and walls across Hockley.

When police caught him scrawling eight of the tags in December 2004 he admitted having sprayed a further 95 around the town in the last year.

Southend Magistrates' Court gave him a strict two-month curfew order banning him from leaving his home in Branksome Avenue, Hockley, between 11pm and 6am.

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