The following cases were heard at Reading and Slough Magistrates’ Courts:
May 30
KATHLEEN CAMERON, 39, of Willow Street, Reading, convicted of assault and threatening behaviour in Reading on December 12, 2021. Community order made. Required to carry out up to 30 days of rehabilitation activities. Must pay compensation of £100.
LIAM BYRNE, 21 of Wensley Road, Reading, admitted failing to comply with the requirements of a community order by failing to attend supervision appointments in March and April 2022. Ordered to pay costs of £60.
May 31
MARK HEATHER, 27, of Oxford Road, Reading, admitted assault by beating in reading on July 2, 2020. Conditional discharge for 12 months. Made to pay £107 in court fees.
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