Man guilty of murder after cyclist death

Shazeb Khalid pleaded guilty to manslaughter but was found guilty of murder

A man has been convicted of murder after a cyclist died in a crash with a stolen car.

Shazeb Khalid, 25, of no fixed address, was found guilty of murdering Vignesh Pattabi Raman, 36, who was fatally injured on Addington Road, Reading, on 14 February.

Soiheem Hussain, 27, of Rossby, Shinfield, was found not guilty of murder but guilty of assisting an offender following a trial at Reading Crown Court.

Khalid and Hussain will be sentenced on 10 October.

Police were called to the crash in Addington Road on 14 February

Det Ch Insp Stuart Brangwin, of Thames Valley Police, said: “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.”