A MAN has admitted carrying out a 'sustained' attack on a woman.

Liam Hughes-Johnston pleaded guilty to causing actual bodily harm when he appeared at South Cumbria Magistrates' Court.

The 19-year-old committed the offence in Barrow on January 7.

The court heard it was a 'sustained attack whilst in drink'.

Hughes-Johnston, of Roose Road, has been remanded in custody ahead of being sentenced at Preston Crown Court on February 11.