A READING man has been handed a huge court bill after dumping rubbish on the side of the road.
Robert Cooke, of Amersham Road, admitted to dumping waste including bulky rubbish and clothing on a highway.
A court document indicated Cooke also discarded letters with his address details on them.
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Reading Borough Council subsequently prosecuted the 23-year-old.
The court file did not indicate where or when Cooke dumped the rubbish, however.
Appearing at Reading Magistrates’ Court last month, Cooke admitted to dumping the rubbish.
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He was fined £200, told to pay a £34 victim surcharge and made to pay £625 in court costs.
In total, his bill for dumping the rubbish was £859.
Cooke appeared in court on Friday, November 26.
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