The following cases were heard at Reading Magistrates’ Court:

February 14:

KALUM PATRICK, 20, of Linden Road, Reading, convicted of travelling on a Great Western Railway service without having paid the £90.75 train fare in Reading on August 21, 2019. Fined £440 and ordered to pay £90.75 compensation. Must also pay £44 victim surcharge and £160 court costs.

SUZAN SATLIK, 27, of Southcote Lane, Reading, admitted parking in a designated disabled bay when vehicle was not being used by a blue badge holder in Oxford Road, Reading, on September 23, 2019. Fined £75 and ordered to pay £32 victim surcharge. Must also pay £500 court costs.

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JAHNDER SINGH, 32, of Swansea Road, Reading, convicted of being in a designated ticket area in Reading Train Station without a valid ticket entitling you to travel on August 21, 2019. Fined £220 and ordered to pay £2.20 compensation. Also ordered to pay £32 victims surcharge and £160 court costs.

DAVID WEBB, 42, of The Crescent in Theale, Reading, convicted of travelling on a Great Western railway service without having paid the £3.90 train fare in Reading on August 15, 2019. Fined £440 and ordered to pay £3.90 compensation. Must also pay £44 victim surcharge and £160 court costs.

MOHAMMED KHAN, 35, of Beresford Road, Reading, convicted of failing to provide a specimen for analysis when asked by authorities in Reading on April 14, 2019, Fined £500 and ordered to pay £50 victim surcharge. Also ordered to pay £775 court costs. Disqualified from driving for 12 months.

February 17:

CHRISTOPHER LEWIS, 41, of Farm Drive in Tilehurst, Reading, admitted speeding above the 30mph limit on Norcot Road in Reading, on June 30, 2019. Found to be doing 35mph. Fined £153 and ordered to pay £32 victim surcharge. Must also pay £85 court costs. Three points added to driving licence.

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LUIGI CHITTARO, 48, of Church Hill, in Newbury, convicted of assault by beating in Newbury on October 9, 2019. Fined £400 and ordered to pay £100 compensation. Must also pay £40 victim surcharge and £350 court costs.

READING MCGUIRE, 24, of Ambrook, Reading, admitted failing to comply with requirements of a suspended sentence by not attending planned appointments on October 31, November 18, January 16, and January 24. Also did not attend other appointments on December 12, and January 15. Sentenced to 26 weeks in prison suspended for 18 months including rehabilitation activity. Also ordered to pay £60 court costs.

KEVIN VEAZEY, 52, of Willow Street, Reading, admitted failing to comply with requirements of a community order by not attending rehabilitation appointments on December 2, 2019. Community order varied to include rehabilitation requirements and supervision. Also ordered to pay £60 court costs.

SAMUEL WARD, 28, of Mead Close, Caversham, admitted failing to comply with requirements of a suspended sentence by not attending rehabilitation activity on January 14, 2020, and did not attend alcohol treatment programme on January 14, 2020. Suspended sentence requirements varied and ordered to pay £60 court costs.

GYMI VIRTAN, 21, of Wincanton Road, Reading, admitted failing to comply with requirements of a community order by not attending unpaid work on November 11, 2019 and November 11, 2019. Community order requirements varied including 10 hours unpaid work. Must also pay £125 court costs.

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February 18:

NEIL MANNING, 36, of Crest Close, Twyford in Reading, admitted stealing three joints of lamb worth £78.51 from Waitrose in Wokingham on May 20, 2019. Also admitted stealing gin worth £40 on June 11, 2019 from Waitrose in Woodley, and admitted stealing various alcohol worth £141 from Waitrose in Woodley on July 10, 2019. Also admitted commission of a further offence while subject to a conditional discharge order, original offence being theft. Given a community ordered to comply with drug rehabilitation requirements. 'Fined £50 and also ordered to pay £259.51 compensation.

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