Burnley magistrates heard how young mum Roxanne Jackson (20), who was then three months pregnant, was said to have viciously kicked Lisa Smithies in the head during the brawl in Colne Road, Burnley, in May.

Jackson, who has since had a termination, admitted using words or behaviour likely to cause fear of unlawful violence. The defendant, of Latham Street, Burnley, who has a record from the youth court, must stay indoors between 7 p.m. and 7 a.m. on Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays. She was ordered to pay £50 costs.

Peter Wilde (prosecuting) told the court a special constable was driving past just before 1 a.m. when he saw two women fighting on the path and recognised Jackson.

He stopped and saw the pair rolling on the floor, exchanging punches and hitting each other about five times to the head. Both were trying to get on top and overpower the other. During the fracas, Jackson was seen to viciously kick her opponent to the head before punching her again about the head.

The prosecutor said both Jackson and Smithies were injured. Smithies appeared before the court last week and got a three-months curfew.

Dylan Bradshaw (defending) said Jackson lived with her one-year-old daughter who was not at home that night. The defendant had been accompanying a friend home who lived nearby and who was the worse for wear. She then planned to visit a shop for cigarettes and soft drinks.

The defendant bumped into Smithies and a friend. They started chatting, the subject turned to Smithies' views of Asian people and she started using racially offensive language. Jackson, whose child was of mixed heritage, objected.

Mr Bradshaw said Smithies and her friend were shouting at passing vehicles and Jackson decided to walk away. As she did, she felt a blow to the back of her head. She turned to find Smithies' friend in front of her and defended her self as the pait attacked her.

The solicitor said Jackson had been defending herself but went beyond that. He went on: "She has been the victim of an assault, adrenaline was flowing, but once she got the upper hand she should have desisted."

Mr Bradshaw told the court neither Smithies nor Jackson were responsible for the incidents being posted on YouTube and she was embarrassed by it. Jackson found it unacceptable there was a suggestion she was the troublemaker.

The solicitor continued: "It's unfortunate this fight on the street was seen on the Internet. That was a result of nothing done by either Roxanne Jackson or the other defendant. That was by an individual who had nothing better to do but should really have intervened in my opinion."

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