The following cases were heard at Reading Magistrates’ Court:


April 14


DECLAN ALDRIDGE, 26, of College Piece, Mortimer, admitted to assault by beating in Newbury on August 8, 2020. He was ordered to take part in 20 rehabilitation activity days, pay compensation of £75, made to pay a victim surcharge of £95 and ordered to pay costs of £200.
GEORGE YANNI, 41, of Copenhagen Close, admitted to stealing nine bottles of Armani aftershave in Reading on December 11, 2019, to stealing ten bottles of Armani aftershave in Reading on December 19, 2019, and to using threatening behaviour with intent to cause fear of violence in Reading on July 23, 2020. He was committed to prison for six weeks due to the severity of the offences.
DAVID PEARCE, 25, of Oxford Road, Reading, admitted to driving under the influence of cannabis and driving without insurance on Shinfield Road in Reading on October 6, 2020, and possession of cannabis in Reading on October 6, 2020. He was fined £125, told to pay a victim surcharge of £34, ordered to pay costs of £85 and banned from driving for 12 months. 

April 15:
CHARLIE HENAGHAN, 24, of Bath Road, Padworth, admitted to stealing four bottles of Disaronno from Waitrose on Henley-on-Thames worth £52. He was ordered to take part in a rehabilitation programme for 19 days, pay a victim surcharge of £95 and ordered to pay costs of £85. 
GEMMA TURNER, 21, of Oxford Road, Tilehurst, Reading,  admitted to stealing four bottles of Disaronno from Waitrose on Henley-on-Thames worth £52. He was ordered to take part in a rehabilitation programme for up to 15 days, pay a victim surcharge of £95 and ordered to pay costs of £85. 
SEBASTIAN ZADURA, 34, of Duke Street, Reading, admitted to possession of heroin in Reading on August 3, 2020. He was discharged conditionally for six months and made to pay a victim surcharge of £22.
BRENDAN BREEN, 28, of Crescent Road, Reading, admitted to possession of crack cocaine and heroin in Oxford on August 11, 2020. He was made to take part in a rehabilitation activity for up to 20 days. He was also fined £100 and made to pay a victim surcharge of £95.
CAMERON JOHNSTONE, 21, of Manchester Road, Reading, admitted to possession of a blade in a public place in Reading on March 18, 2021. He was ordered to carry out 100 hours of unpaid work, made to pay a £95 victim surcharge and ordered to pay costs of £85. 
ARMANI ROBBINS, 18, of Ashampstead Road, Reading, was convicted of criminal damage to a door at a property on Basingstoke Road, Reading, belonging to Reading Borough Council. The damage came to the value of £649.19. He was ordered to carry out 80 hours of unpaid work and pay compensation of £100.
HENNING BOSE, 52, of Kinver Walk, Reading, admitted to driving under the influence of cocaine on Queens Road, Reading, on October 12, 2020. He was banned from driving for 12 months, fined £200, made to pay a victim surcharge of £34, and ordered to pay costs of £85. 
ASIF FAROOQ, 44, of Kensington Road, Reading, admitted to using threatening behaviour to cause harassment or distress in Reading on March 18, 2021. He was discharged conditionally for 12 months and made to pay a victim surcharge of £22. 
AMBER RIDGEWELL, 25, of Appleford Road, admitted to stealing a pair of Ray Ban sunglasses from a car in Reading on November 16, 2020 and to interfering with a vehicle on the same date. She was committed to prison for eight weeks due to the severity of the offence and ordered to pay a victim surcharge of £128.
TLAMELO NATHANE, 24, of Priory Avenue, Caversham, Reading, was convicted of criminal damage worth £115 to a blue Audi car in Reading on July 21, 2020 and criminal damage to a silver Audi worth £1,680 in Reading on the same date. He was ordered to carry out 100 hours of unpaid work, pay compensation of £1,715 and to pay costs of £620.


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