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

February 25: 
JAMIE SCOTT, 36, of Eddington Road, Bracknell, admitted two counts of sending a WhatsApp message and a WhatsApp voice message deemed to be threatening in Beaconsfield in April 2020. He was fined £200, told to pay a £40 victim surcharge and court costs of £85.

February 26: 
KIRAN MISTRY, 19, of Kennel Lane, convicted of assault occasioning actual bodily harm in Bracknell in January 2019. He was ordered to carry out 150 hours of unpaid work via a community order. Mistry was also given a restraining order. In addition, he was ordered to pay compensation of £170, a victim surcharge of £95 and court costs of £775.

February 27: 
JONATHAN KNIGHT, 39, of Wordsworth, Bracknell, admitted to failing to surrender to custody at Reading Magistrates’ Court on February 22, 2021 without reasonable cause. He was fined £100 and ordered to pay a victim surcharge of £34. 

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