Man guilty of murdering cyclist in Reading
Shazeb Khalid mowed down an innocent man as he rode home from work
A man who deliberately knocked another man off his bicycle using a car has been convicted of murder in Reading.
Shazeb Khalid, aged 25, of no fixed abode was found guilty of the murder of Vignesh Pattabi Raman following a trial at Reading Crown Court, lasting 28 days.
Soiheem Hussian, aged 27, of Rossby, Shinfield was found not guilty of the murder of Vignesh Pattabi Raman, but was found guilty of assisting an offender.
Mya Reilly, aged 20, of Chiltern Gardens, Woodcote, was found not guilty of assisting an offender at the same trial.
At a previous hearing at the same court, Khalid pleaded guilty to manslaughter.
At approximately 11.50pm on 14 February this year, 36-year-old Vignesh Pattabi Raman was found in Addington Road following a road traffic collision between a cyclist and a vehicle.
Vignesh Pattabi Raman was sadly declared deceased at the Royal Berkshire Hospital and a murder investigation was launched.
A post-mortem examination ascertained that Mr Pattabi Raman had died as a result of a head injury.
Weapon
Senior Investigating Officer, Detective Chief Inspector Stuart Brangwin, said:
“I am glad that the jury has found Khalid guilty of murder and Hussain guilty of assisting an offender.
“It was obviously clear to the jury that Khalid intended to cause Vignesh harm that evening. He used the stolen Range Rover he was driving as a weapon and left him to suffer knowing that he had hit him.
“The communication between Khalid and Hussain throughout the evening of Vignesh’s death showed that Hussain was very much aware of what happened and that he assisted in the aftermath.
“The death of Vignesh has left his family devastated, and I hope this verdict will help them in some way.”
Khalid and Hussain will be sentenced on 10 October.