A WINCHESTER man has been fined for assaulting an NHS paramedic.

Craig Ellis McElwee, 35, of Wedmore Close, Oliver's Battery, admitted the attack on Fraser Ken Wright on January 29 in Eastleigh.

Basingstoke Magistrates Court fined him £50 with a £34 victim surcharge and £40 costs. There was no order for compensation because there was no loss or damage, the court heard.