A HEREFORD man has been handed a community order after attacking a woman.

Jacob Pardoe entered a guilty plea when he appeared before magistrates in Hereford.

The court heard the 27-year-old had assaulted a woman by beating in Hereford on October 30.

Pardoe, of Grandison Rise, Hereford, received a 12-month community order, was fined £40, and must pay compensation of £100. He must also pay costs of £85 and a £95 victim surcharge.