A WOMAN who admitted to threatening behaviour has been given a fine.

Michelle Ann Boland, of Chancery Lane, Parr, appeared at Liverpool, Knowsley and St Helens Magistrates' Court.

She issued a guilty plea to a charge of using threatening, abusive or insulting words or behaviour towards a woman with intent to cause her to believe violence would be used against her.

Boland, 49, committed the offence on December 6 last year in St Helens.

She was fined £150, made to pay compensation of £100, a surcharge to fund victim services of £34 and £250 in costs to the Crown Prosecution Service.

This makes a total of £534 to be paid.