A man has been sentenced
A MAN has been given a suspended sentence after admitting to an assault.
Adam Pendlebury, of Sidney Street, Newtown, appeared at Merseyside Magistrates' Court.
Pendlebury pleaded guilty to an assault by beating of a man on April 2 this year in Eccleston.
The 27-year-old was given an eight-week prison sentence, suspended for 12 months.
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Pendlebury must take part in an accredited programme and do up to 15 days' rehabilitation activity.
He must also carry out 80 hours of unpaid work over a period of 12 months.
Magistrates also made Pendlebury pay £300 in compensation.
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