A bus conductor, who was involved in a dispute with a juice vendor after he took his shoes and slapped the vendor in his face, was ordered to pay $5,000 in the Corporate Area Resident Magistrate's Court.

Ryan Findley, charged with common assault was ordered by Senior Resident Magistrate Judith Pusey to bring $5,000 on January 17.

The court heard that the juice vendor saw the bus on which Findley operated as the conductor in a line of traffic and attempted to sell a passenger banana chips. A dispute is reported to have ensued between Findley and the vendor, which resulted in him using his shoes to slap the complainant in the face.

Senior Resident Magistrate Judith Pusey reprimanded Findley and ordered that he shake the vendor's hand and apologise to him.

After this was done, she ordered that he return to court with the money for compensation.