A MAN has escaped jail after admitting assaulting a woman.
Jason Robert Hilton Ward, of Sandy Lane, Lowton, pleaded guilty to assault by beating at Wigan and Leigh Magistrates' Court on June 8.
The 48-year-old was given a restraining order prohibiting contact with the victim, Victoria O’Neil, and must not enter a home at Laurel Crescent, Hindley Green.
Ward was ordered to pay a £100 fine, £30 victim surcharge and £85 court costs.
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