A man has been fined hundreds of pounds for assaulting a healthcare worker.

Jonathan North, 55, of Vermont Woods, Finchampstead, appeared before Reading Magistrates' Court on May 8, 2024.

He pleaded guilty to assaulting an emergency worker.

This was in relation to an incident on June 25, 2023, in which he attacked a healthcare professional.

The incident occurred in Loddon Valley.

Magistrates fined North £200 over the incident, and he was also ordered to pay £75 in compensation to the victim.

They did not request that the defendant pay a victim surcharge.