The following cases were heard at Reading and Slough Magistrates’ Courts.

October 3:

RYAN MURPHY, 21, of no fixed abode, admitted failing to comply with supervision requirements following release from prison by failing to reside in temporary accommodation provided between August `8, 2022, and August 23, 2022. fined £80.

LUKE MOODY, 28, of Burlington Road, Slough, admitted failing to comply with requirements of a suspended sentence by not attending appointments on March 7 and April 4. Fined £197 and ordered to pay £120 court costs.

October 4:

ANTHONY FOSTER, 35, of Loughborough in Bracknell, admitted failing to comply with requirements of a community order by not attending unpaid work on May 5 and June 1. Fined £50 and ordered to pay £50 court costs.

AARON JONES, 35, of no fixed abode, admitted possession of a quantity of controlled class A drug diamorphine in Slough on January 6. Also admitted being in possession of class A drug crack cocaine in Mill Street, Slough, on June 6, and admitted failing to surrender to custody at Slough Magistrates’ Court. Sentenced to 49 days in prison due to severity of offence and it being committed during the period of a suspended sentence. Fined £50 and also ordered to pay £154 victim surcharge.

MACIEJ LASKOWSKI, 19, of Wiltshire avenue, Slough, admitted failing to comply with supervision requirements following release from prison by not attending appointments on June 21, June 28, and September 6. Fined £150 and ordered to pay £65 court costs.

October 6:

ROBERT LAWSON, 55, of no fixed abode, admitted failing to comply with supervision requirements following release from prison by not attending appointments on July 28, August 8, and August 22. Fined £75.

DEAN CANAVAN, 36, of Denham Grove, Bracknell, admitted speeding on Braywick Road, Maidenhead, on August 5, 2021. Fined £100 and ordered to pay £34 victim surcharge. Three points added to driving licence.

OBI IJEOMA, 50, Kentons Lane, Windsor, convicted of speeding on Buckingham Avenue, Slough, on February 5, 2022. Found to be speeding 35mph in a 30mph zone. Fined £100. also ordered to pay £34 victim surcharge and £200 court costs. Three points added to driving licence.

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