A MAN who assaulted a woman has been told to carry out unpaid work.

Blackburn Magistrates Court heard Adrian Waring, 39, of Clayton-le-Moors assaulted Ashley Chambelain by beating her.

Magistrates heard that without lawful excuse, Waring damaged a Samsung J3 mobile phone and a wooden bed frame to the value of £210.

The court heard that Waring was also found in possessions of a quantity of cannabis.

All the offences took place in Accrington on July 29.

Waring pleaded guilty to assault, possessing a Class B drug and damaging property without lawful excuse being reckless as to whether such property would be destroyed or

damaged.

Waring was made subject of a 12-month conditional discharge, ordered to complete 80 hours of unpaid work within the next 12 months and told to pay £210 compensation.

The unpaid work requirement will be monitored by the probation service.

He must also pay £85 prosecution costs and an £85 victim surcharge.

The charges will have to be paid at a rate of £20 per week starting from September 9.

Magistrates imposed a forfeiture and destruction order for the cannabis.

A magistrates court spokesman said: “The defendant’s guilty plea taken into account when imposing sentence.”

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