A WOMAN threw a pint over her former boss just hours after she had resigned from her job by text message, a court heard.  

Cheryl Ridgney, 48, had been drinking at the Manor House in St Bees, where she had been due to complete a shift on the afternoon of August 22.

The general manager told the defendant it was not appropriate for her to be drinking there and she was asked to leave. Other members of staff had to undertake her shift, Workington Magistrates' Court heard.

Pamela Fee, prosecuting, said Ridgney had refused to leave and continued drinking her pint. She then stood up and threw a pint which struck the general manager.

The defendant was heard saying she was going to come back and ‘smash her face in’. Police were called and Ridgney was arrested.

Christopher Shackley, 50, who had been with Ridgney at the Manor House when the incident took place, returned to the pub that evening.

He had approached the bar and asked for a drink before making a comment to the general manager, ‘don’t bring police to my f*****g house ever again’. He was later arrested.

During police interview, Ridgney admitted assault by throwing a drink and threatening to smash the general manager’s face in.

Shackley admitted saying, ‘don’t ever get the police to my house again’. He said the general manager had approached him in the pub and started talking about the incident with his ex-partner.

Ridgney, who was not legally represented in court, told magistrates: “I wasn’t intoxicated at all. I had a pint.

“I had texted earlier on and said I don’t want to work here anymore. I went there, had a drink with my friend. She said, ‘you can’t be drinking in here’.

“She ran over to the table, grabbed my pint and walked off. I just lost it.

“Her attitude stinks.”

Shackley, who had no legal representation, said: “I took Cheryl home. I went out with my daughter and grandkids to the Queens [Hotel].

“I went over to the pub. I said, ‘don’t send the police to my door again. What difficulties you have got, sort it out with her.’ Then I got locked up.”

Ridgney, of Main Street, St Bees, pleaded guilty to assault by beating and using threatening, abusive, insulting words or behaviour to cause harassment, alarm or distress.

Shackley, of Main Street, St Bees, pleaded guilty to using threatening, abusive, insulting words or behaviour to cause harassment, alarm or distress.

Ridgney was fined £363 and was ordered to pay £250 in compensation to the victim. She must also pay £85 costs and a £145 victim surcharge.

Shackley was fined £533 and ordered to pay £85 costs and a £213 victim surcharge.