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.