An Aberystwyth woman has been fined by magistrates for assault after changing her plea to guilty on the day of a planned trial.

Cherrie Taylor-Grierson, of Flat 4, 61 Marine Terrace, appeared before Aberystwyth Magistrates’ Court on 26 March.

The 47-year-old was due to stand trial after initially denying at an earlier hearing a charge of assaulting Ceri Kynaston on Queens road in Aberystwyth on 28 June last year.

Taylor-Grierson changed her plea to guilty ahead of the trial.

Magistrates handed her a fine of £162 and she was also ordered to pay compensation to the victim of £200.

She must also pay costs to the Crown Prosecution Service of £200 as well as a surcharge to fund victim services of £65.