A NEWTON Abbot man has been fined for assaulting a woman and damaging a mobile phone.

Joshua Cudd, 22, of Staplehill Road, Teigngrace, pleaded guilty to assaulting the woman by beating on December 2 2021 at Newton Abbot.

On the same date, he also pleaded guilty to criminal damage of a mobile phone.

For the first offence, Cudd was fined £120 and ordered to pay a victim surcharge of £34 and prosecution costs of £85.

For the criminal damage offence, he was further fined £40.