Three young adults have been sentenced after a fight in a shop involving punching and kicking that left one woman in a heap in tears on the floor.

The incident happened at the EVF filling station in Peel Road, Douglas at 3am on August 23.

Footage of the fracas had extensive social media coverage.

All three were said to have been banned from a large number of shops under a shopwatch scheme, thought to be organised by Douglas Borough Council, as a result of the incident.

But Deputy High Bailiff Jayne Hughes said she was unaware of such a scheme and would be investigating this further.

Rachel Elizabeth Hall, aged 22, of Samuel Webbs Crescent, Douglas, was fined £800 after admitting affray.

Lee Paul Dodd, aged 23, of Oak Avenue, Douglas, was sentenced to 120 hours community service after admitting the same offence.

Leah Dale, aged 20, of Woodbourne Road, Douglas, admitted provoking behaviour as well as possession of cannabis and class C drug, mirtazapine.

She was sentenced to a reparation order.

Defence advocate Rebecca Cubbon, representing Dale, said her client used the drugs for anxiety and depression.

Regarding the fracas Ms Cubbon said: ’Ms Dale accepts she was wound up by a person not before the court.

’She did not start the violence but she accepts her behaviour. She did try to leave the store several times but was blocked from doing so.

’She did suffer quite a nasty attack and was left in a heap on the floor in tears.’

Alcohol

Matthew Wilshaw, representing Hall, said that his client denied kicking out or punching in the first part of the fracas but he admitted pushing Dale away and then accepted kicking and punching during the second part of the incident.

’Ms Hall admitted alcohol played a factor that day.

’She tells me if she had not been drinking she would have walked away and not tried to diffuse the row.’

Dodd was represented by Paul Glover, who told the court: ’Mr Dodd didn’t intend causing any trouble.

’The CCTV shows him attempting to leave before going back in, something has obviously happened in the shop.

’He accepts his actions went way too far and were completely out of proportion.

’Ironically at the start of the CCTV Mr Dodd steps in and is trying to separate the two ladies.

’He is petrified by the prospect of immediate custody.’

Mr Glover went on to say the CCTV ’spoke for itself’ and his client accepted he was responsible for the damage to the shop.

Dodd was ordered to pay £351 in compensation to Ellan Vannin Fuels.

The three must also pay £125 prosecution costs each.