The Magistrates' Court in Carlisle
A CARLISLE man has been sentenced for assaulting a woman and for using threatening or abusive words or behaviour.
Carl Swan, 26, of Sunnymeade, appeared before Carlisle's magistrates' court on Monday (FEB 11).
He pleaded guilty to both using threatening or abusive words or behaviour likely to cause harassment, alarm or distress to another person, and also to assault by beating of a woman.
Both incidents took place on January 26.
For the threatening words or behaviour crime Swan was fined £153, ordered to pay a surcharge to fund victim services of £30 and told to pay £85 in costs to the Crown Prosecution Service.
Swan was fined a further £230 for the assault by beating.
Comments: Our rules
We want our comments to be a lively and valuable part of our community - a place where readers can debate and engage with the most important local issues. The ability to comment on our stories is a privilege, not a right, however, and that privilege may be withdrawn if it is abused or misused.
Please report any comments that break our rules.
Read the rules here