A WHITLEY man has admitted to harassing a woman after he sent more than 400 abusive and threatening text messages to her over just two days.

Nathan Hageman, 34, pleaded guilty to harassing a woman in her thirties at Reading Magistrates' Court on Thursday.

Magistrates sentenced Hageman, of Ambrook Road, to four month's in prison for the offence.

The harassment took place between November 17 and 18 when he sent hundreds of abusive messages to her mobile phone.