A WOMAN has been heavily fined in a Bradford court for defying Covid-19 restrictions in the midst of the pandemic.

Kelly Clarke participated in a gathering of two or more people in a house which was in a tier 4 area last year.

On February 4, 2021, the 37-year-old attended the property in Cardigan Court, Leeds.

She was fined £1760 and had to pay a victim surcharge of £176 and court costs of £110.

The crime was contrary to regulation 10(1)(a) and (2) and paragraph 3(1) of Schedule 3A to the Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (All Tiers) (England) Regulations 2020.

The verdict was proven in the Woodhouse woman's absence in Bradford And Keighley Magistrates Court on Wednesday, March 16, 2022.