The following cases were heard at Reading Magistrates’ Courts

November 20:

LUKASZ PRUSZKO, 36, of Oxford Road, Reading, convicted of travelling on a Great Western Railway service in Theale without having paid for the £2.00 train fare on February 25. Fined £110 and ordered to pay £2.00 compensation. Must also pay £32 victim surcharge and £110 court costs.

MOSAB AYIAD, 42, of London Road, Reading, convicted of travelling on a Great Western Railway service in Reading without having paid for the £11.50 train fare on September 18, 2019. Fined £220 and ordered to pay £11.50 compensation. Must also pay £32 victim surcharge and £160 court costs.

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STEPHEN BEALES, 52, of Berkeley Avenue, Reading, convicted of travelling on a Great Western Railway service in Reading paid for a ticket covering less than the actual distance travelled on September 22, 2019. Fined £220 and ordered to pay £19.10 compensation. Must also pay £32 victim surcharge and £160 court costs.

KYLE FIDLER, 25, of Brocksett Close, Reading, convicted of travelling on a Great Western Railway service in Reading without having paid for the £15.10 train fare on September 22, 2019. Fined £220 and ordered to pay £15.10 compensation. Must also pay £32 victim surcharge and £160 court costs.

KELVIN KONDUAH, 25, of Manor Road, Whitchurch-on-Thames, convicted of travelling on a Great Western Railway service in Slough without having paid for the £6.60 train fare on September 16, 2019. Fined £110 and ordered to pay £6.60 compensation. Must also pay £32 victim surcharge and £110 court costs.

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KEVIN MACE, 45, of Urquhart Road, Thatcham, convicted of travelling on a Great Western Railway service in Theale without having paid for the £6.90 train fare on September 23, 2019. Fined £110 and ordered to pay £6.90 compensation. Must also pay £32 victim surcharge and £110 court costs.

SHARON MACE, 39, of Urquhart Road, Thatcham, convicted of travelling on a Great Western Railway service in Theale without having paid for the £6.90 train fare on September 23, 2019. Fined £110 and ordered to pay £6.90 compensation. Must pay £32 victim surcharge and £110 court costs.

SAMANTHA REYNOLDS, 34, of Southcote Road, Reading, convicted of travelling on a Great Western Railway service in Reading without having paid for the £48 train fare on September 23, 2019. Fined £220 and ordered to pay £48.00 compensation. Must also pay £32 victim surcharge and £160 court costs.

JOSEPH SOWORKA, 30, of Dickson Glade, Thatcham, convicted of travelling on a Great Western Railway service in Thatcham without having paid for the £9.10 train fare on September 22, 2019. Fined £110 and ordered to pay £9.10 compensation. Must also pay £32 victim surcharge and £110 court costs.

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November 23:

JAMES SMITH, 25, of Grassmere Avenue, Tilehurst, admitted possession of cannabis in Reading on July 31, 2019. Also admitted possession of Xanax in Reading on July 31, 2019. Fined £90. Also ordered to pay £32 victim surcharge and £85 court costs.

KATHLEEN CAMERON, 38, of Oxford Road, Reading, admitted possession of a scissors in a public place in Reading on September 5. Sentenced to six months in prison due to being second offensive weapon offence. Also ordered to pay £122 victim surcharge.

BERKE ERSOY, 23, of Wychelm Road, Shinfield, admitted failing to comply with a community order by failing to attend an unpaid work session on September 23. Community order varied, including 107 hours unpaid work requirement. Also ordered to pay £60 court costs.

November 24:

MARCUS PHILLIPS, 31, of Rhine Close, Caversham, admitted stealing six SD cards worth £103.94 from John Lewis in Reading on August 13. Fined £100. Also ordered to pay £34 victim surcharge and £85 court costs.

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