A MAN accused of causing a pre-school lockdown with violence against a member of staff, will also stand trial for harassing his estranged wife in May next year.

Edward Myatt, of St Margaret's Glade, Ventnor, denied causing his estranged wife harassment, without violence, between February 28 and April 22.

He appeared at the Isle of Wight Magistrates' Court on Tuesday, November 5.

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His charge has been tied in with other accusations of common assault on a member of pre-school staff and using threatening and abusive words or behaviour, likely to cause harassment, alarm and distress, at the St Francis Primary Academy site, Ventnor, on March 12.

The not guilty pleas were made in July.

The 40-year-old was bailed to reappear for trial, at the same venue, on May 20 next year.