A 22-YEAR-OLD punched another man who he claimed had insulted his sister the day before.

John Ashley Tofts, of Bolton Road, Blackburn, pleaded guilty to assaulting Steven Brightwell. He was ordered to pay £100 compensation to his victim, £85 costs and £150 criminal court charge.

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Tofts told police the comments made to his sister the previous day had upset her.