A mother-of-four wept in the dock as she pleaded guilty to an offence of affray.

Stephanie Jones denied two original charges of assault causing actual bodily harm and common assault - and was given not guilty verdicts.

The guilty plea by 32-year-old Jones, of Walton Close, Kidderminster, came after her barrister asked a judge on the day of trial for the kind of sentence she could expect if she admitted the offence. Judge John Cavell said it would be a non-custodial penalty because the affray on January 12 last year was at the bottom of the scale of seriousness.

He granted Jones bail at Worcester Crown Court while a pre-sentence report is being prepared. A co-defendant, who is a juvenile, will also be dealt with when the case comes back to court next month.