Weekly round-up of hearings at Slough Magistrates’ Court:

March 9:

Ali Shahbazz Bhatti, 26, of Melbourne Avenue, Slough. Possession of a controlled drug of Class B (cannabis/cannabis resin) in Maidenhead on February 22. Discharged conditionally for six months. Costs £106.

Trevor Olden Watty, 50, of Trelawney Avenue, Slough. Solicit another for the purpose of obtaining their sexual services as a prostitute in a street or public place in London Road, Colnbrook, on December 7, 2019. Restraining order made. Fined £100. Costs £117.

March 10

Jonathan Chute, 60, of Hemming Way, Slough. Driving over the 30mph speed limit on the A355 Farnham Road, Slough, on July 12, 2019. Recorded speed was 35mph. Fined £100. Driving record endorsed with three points.

Feisal Khan, 39, of Diamond Road, Slough. Stole four pairs of sunglasses valued at £446 from Jimmy Fairly King’s Road, on February 10. Fined £110. Costs £117.

Mohammed Yasser Hussain, 41, of Sussex Close, Slough. Possession of a controlled drug of class A (crack cocaine) on March 19, 2019, in Berkshire. Discharged conditionally for 18 months. Costs £20. Drugs forfeited and destroyed. Possession of a controlled drug of class B (cannabis/cannabis resin) on March 19, 2019, in Slough. Discharged conditionally for 18 months. Drugs forfeited and destroyed. Possession of diamorphine in Slough on March 19, 2019. Discharged conditionally for 18 months. Drugs forfeited and destroyed.

Mohammed Yasser Hussain, 41, of Sussex Close, Slough. Possession of a controlled drug of class A (cocaine) on October 12, 2019, in Slough. Discharged conditionally for 18 months. Drugs destroyed. Driving a vehicle otherwise than in accordance with a licence in Bath Road, Slough, on October 12, 2019. Discharged conditionally for 18 months. Driving record endorsed. Using a motor vehicle on Bath Road, Slough, on October 12, 2019, without third party insurance. Discharged conditionally for 18 months. Driving record endorsed with six points.

Qasim Hussain, 23, of Cromwell Drive, Slough. Driving over the drug-drive limit on Buckingham Avenue, Slough, on August 24, 2019. Community order made – 120 hours of unpaid work within 12 months. Costs £175. Disqualified from driving for 12 months. Driving whilst disqualified on Buckingham Avenue, Slough, on August 24, 2019. Community order made – 120 hours of unpaid work. Driving record endorsed. On February 14, 2020, failed to surrender to custody at Slough Magistrates’ Court. Community order made.

March 12

Khalid Abdulhai, 20, of Ladbrooke Road, Slough. Possession of a kitchen knife in Lascelles Park, Slough, on October 20, 2019. Committed to prison for six months suspended for 18 months. Costs £122.

Daniel Pennington, 30, of Amesbury Road, Slough. Assault by beating in Slough on December 21, 2019. Community order made. Costs £90.

Shellie Turner, 21, of King Street, Maidenhead. Harassmnet without violence between February 11 and 12 in Maidenhead. Community order made – carry out unpaid work for 80 hours within 12 months. Restraining order made. Costs £90.

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