A Northam woman has been fined $350 and given a community based order for straddling a stranger and punching him until he appeared unconscious.

Telika Tasha Narkle pleaded guilty to common assault and disorderly behaviour in public in the Northam courthouse on August 7.

Telika Tasha Narkle pleaded guilty in Northam courthouse. Credit:The Avon Valley Advocate.

Lawyer Amir Murad told the court the 21-year-old and her sister were approached by a group of male strangers in Midland on April 6.

A verbal altercation proceeded and Narkle pushed the male victim, who stumbled backward.