Reading Crown Court: Stalker from Newbury assaulted prison staff
Judge warns defendant will likely receive custodial sentence
John Garvey
A CONVICTED stalker will likely be jailed for his crime, a judge has warned.
Meanwhile the 30-year-old from Newbury has reportedly got himself into fresh trouble – by assaulting a prison officer.
Andrew William Dobson, of Elizabeth Avenue, had been awaiting sentencing in custody, having been refused bail by Reading magistrates last month.
He was due to have been brought from prison to the dock at Reading Crown Court to learn his fate on Thursday, March 11.
Amy King, prosecuting, and Rhian Wood, defending, had assembled for the hearing but Dobson did not appear.