Fore Street, in Hexham.
A WOMAN has been fined for assaulting another woman in Hexham town centre.
Angela Simpson (46), of Greenwich Gardens, Haydon Bridge, was fined £40 for the assault on Fore Street on February 23 after pleading guilty to the charge at Newcastle Magistrates’ Court last Thursday.
Separate charges of assault occasioning actual bodily harm and racially aggravated assault occasioning actual bodily harm were dismissed.
In addition to the fine, Simpson was ordered to pay a victim surcharge of £30 as well as court costs of £85.
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