Blaenau Gwent man admits Cardiff assault

St Mary Street in Cardiff (A stock picture, not indicative of where the assault took place). Picture: Google Street View. <i>(Image: Google)</i>
St Mary Street in Cardiff (A stock picture, not indicative of where the assault took place). Picture: Google Street View. (Image: Google)
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A BLAENAU Gwent man admitted assaulting a man in Cardiff city centre in July.

Stuart Francis, of Church Lane in Brynmawr, was accused of assaulting Benjamin Llewellyn on St Mary Street on July 16.

He admitted a charge of assault by beating when he appeared at Cardiff Magistrates’ Court on Monday, September 12.

Francis, 37, was made the subject of a community order, and must carry out 200 hours of unpaid work.

He was also ordered to pay £100 in compensation to the victim, as well as £85 in costs to the Crown Prosecution Service and a £114 surcharge.

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