A MAN from Witherslack has been fined after pleading guilty to assault.

Lee Matthew Wiseman, of Mill Side, admitting assaulting Anna Roberts in Witherslack on October 21 when he appeared at South Cumbria Magistrates' Court on Wednesday.

The 47-year-old, who represented himself in court, was fined £100 for the offence.

He was also ordered to pay £50 compensation, a £32 victim surcharge and £85 court costs.

Magistrates agreed the total amount of £267 could be paid at a rate of £20 per month.