A Workington woman pleaded guilty to assault and was fined.
Wendy Ann Riley, 49, of Harcourt Street, appeared before West Cumbria Magistrates Court on Wednesday.
Magistrates heard that Riley assaulted Michael Harrison on September 26 at Whitehaven.
She was fined £50 and ordered to pay £250 costs and a £32 victim surcharge.
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