A MAN has been ordered to pay compensation after attacking another person in Hereford.

Darren David Huttel was found guilty in his absence by Hereford magistrates on July 2 after previously pleading not guilty on May 5.

The court heard the 43-year-old had assaulted another person by beating in Hereford on November 20.

Huttel, of Oak Crescent, Hereford, was fined £180 and ordered to pay compensation of £100. He must also pay costs of £400 and a £34 victim surcharge.