XML : Format the output of xml to json conversion using php

I have a table in a mySQL database titled 'xs' which holds a column titled 'result', which holds an array of xml values. I have converted this to json using:

  public function getResults(){        $xml_clean = stripslashes(trim($xs->result));      $xml = simplexml_load_string($xml_clean);        if(isset($xml->Consumer)){          $result['consumer_name'] = json_encode($xml->Consumer->ConsumerName);          $result['consumer_contact_no'] = json_encode($xml->Consumer->ConsumerTelephoneNo);      }         return $result;   }    

The $xml_clean variable was my attempt at removing special characters but it actually provides no use, the output is the same as without it.

My output from the php view is:

  Name: {"0":"Jason Statham"}   Contact Number: {"0":"'071 555 9875"}     

How may I format the above to look like this:

Name: Jason Statham
Contact Number: 071 555 9875