A WOMAN who assaulted a police community support officer has been fined £120.

Rebecca Pollitt, 27, of Foden Walk, Wilmslow, admitted assaulting PCSO Kerry Hancock in Cheshire on November 9 this year, Greater Manchester Magistrates heard.

The defendant was charged with beating an emergency officer as she carried out her duties.

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Stockport magistrates took her guilty plea into consideration when imposing the sentence on December 9.

The bench made an order for £85 costs and £34 victim surcharge to be paid.

Pollitt also admitted being drunk in charge of a child under the age of seven on the same day.

Magistrates took into account her guilty plea and decided not to impose any further penalty

The defendant was given permission to pay the court bill in £20 instalments starting on January 6 next year.