A teenager has been put on probation after getting into two separate scuffles with women.

Tamisha May Thomas, of Marathon Drive, Douglas, admitted common assault and property damage with a second common assault charge withdrawn.

Magistrates sentenced the 19-year-old to a 12-month probation order and ordered her to pay £170 compensation for a set of AirPods she damaged.

Prosecuting advocate Rebecca Cubbon told the court that, on February 7 last year, the complainant in the first incident was walking on Marathon Drive when she said she was pushed by Thomas who used her shoulder.

She said that they exchanged words and Thomas then squirted a drink on her before grabbing her hair and punching her.

The woman said that Thomas then spat at her and grabbed the AirPods earphones and stamped on them.

When interviewed by police Thomas claimed that the woman had started the argument and had been shouting at her. She said that the complainant squirted a drink at her and that she had only pushed her back, then both of them had been grabbing each other’s hair.

Thomas was charged with property damage but the assault charge was withdrawn.

A second incident occurred at Tower House in Castle Street, Douglas, on September 9, involving a different complainant.

Thomas was said to have become involved in an argument with a woman and kicked her in the shin.

She was charged with common assault.

Defence advocate Jane Gray said that her client suffered from anxiety and depression and found confrontation difficult to manage.

Ms Gray said that there had been a number of unpleasant Facebook messages before the first offence.

In relation to the second offence Ms Gray said that Thomas was confronted by the complainant in an intimidating manner and was pointing her finger at her.

She said that Thomas had felt threatened so had kicked the woman’s shin while sitting in her chair.

The court heard that she has no previous convictions.

Magistrates’ chair Lisa Horton told Thomas: ’We recognise you have got issues, however, you do need to learn resorting to physical violence is not the way to resolve problems.’

She will pay the compensation at a rate of £10 per week deducted from benefits.