A 43-year-old man from Rockmills in Derry has been sentenced to four months in jail after assaulting a security guard at an apartment complex.

Michael Coyle admitted to the assault charge from January 28. The security guard was conducting a property check when Coyle confronted him.

Coyle spat in the guard's face. He then slapped the guard on the back several times and spat at him again.

CCTV recorded the incident. Police interviewed Coyle, who cited a verbal dispute over cleanliness.

The court sat on Friday. Defence counsel Sinead Rogan noted Coyle's early guilty plea. She stated a prison term was suitable.