Shakin' Stevens fined £300 for assault

FORMER pop star Shakin' Stevens was fined yesterday for striking a press photographer with a microphone at a concert.

By The Newsroom

Published 12th Jan 2010, 20:55 BST

Updated 12th Jan 2010, 21:01 BST

The singer, 61, real name Michael Barrett, was found guilty of assault and criminal damage during the show in Ballymena, Co Antrim. He was fined 300 and ordered to pay damages to the photographer.

Ballymena