A WOMAN has been ordered to pay compensation after attacking an on-duty nurse in Hereford.

Laura McGuire entered a guilty plea when she appeared before magistrates in Hereford.

The court heard the 36-year-old had assaulted a nurse who was acting in the course of her duties by beating in Hereford on January 28.

McGuire, of Mostyn Street, Hereford, was handed an 18-month conditional discharge and ordered to pay compensation of £100. She must also pay costs of £100 and a £22 victim surcharge.