TikTok threats: Wigan woman punished for social media abuse

Courtney Swindell, 22, of Hancock Close, Hindley, stood before borough magistrates to plead guilty to a charge of harassment in that she published a series of distressing posts between October 1 and December 31 last year about a named woman.

The conditional discharge lasts two years. The bench also issued a restraining order preventing Swindell having contact with her victim and she must pay £111 in costs and a victim services surcharge.