A WOMAN who beat two men in Colchester has avoided being sent to prison.

Charlotte Stark, of North Street, Colchester, was found guilty of two counts of assault by beating during a frenzy on September 6, 2021.

The 44-year-old further admitted Colchester Magistrates’ Court last Tuesday failing to surrender to police/court bail at the appointed time.

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Stark was sentenced to ten weeks imprisonment, suspended for 12 months after magistrates deemed her case to be “so serious”.

She was also ordered to pay £378 in a surcharge, compensation and court costs, and must undertake an alcohol treatment requirement.

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