Life for man who deliberately ran over cyclist in Reading
He was cycling home from work when Shazeb Khalid collided with him while driving a stolen range rover
A man has been jailed for the murder of Vignesh Pattabi Raman in Reading.
Shazeb Khalid, aged 25, of no fixed abode, was sentenced to life imprisonment with a minimum of 21 years in prison at Reading Crown Court.
Khalid was found guilty of one count of murder at the same court on 11 September.
Soiheem Hussian, aged 27, of Rossby, Shinfield was sentenced to four years in prison after he was found guilty of assisting an offender.
The jury found him not guilty of the murder of Vignesh Pattabi Raman.
Mya Reilly, aged 20, of Chiltern Gardens, Woodcote, was found not guilty of assisting an offender at the same trial.
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.
Sickening
Senior investigating officer Detective Chief Inspector Stuart Brangwin, of the Major Crime Unit, said:
“I am pleased with the lengthy sentence handed to Khalid in particular. It reflects the truly sickening nature of his actions.
“Vignesh was a kind, gentle man who moved to the UK on the promise of a job providing opportunity and hope for him and his wife, Ramya. He was killed on a misguided belief that he was responsible for instigating an investigation into the Vel restaurant employing illegal immigrants.
“Ramya’s life was shattered when her husband’s life was taken and Vignesh’s wider family and friends were similarly devastated.”
“I can only hope that the sentences passed today provide some relief for Vignesh’s family.”