FOLLOWING an investigation by Thames Valley Police’s Major Crime Unit, a man has been convicted of the murder of 77-year-old David Allen in Reading, last year.
Jacob Trussler, aged 37, of no fixed abode, was found guilty of murder on Friday, May 27, by unanimous jury verdict following a trial at Reading Crown Court.
On Wednesday, December 1, 2021, Trussler arrived at David Allen’s house and stabbed him multiple times.
Officers attended the property, where Mr Allen was sadly pronounced dead at the scene.
Trussler was arrested on the morning of the following day.
Trussler was charged with Mr Allen’s murder on 8 December and remanded into custody.
He will be sentenced at Reading Crown Court on a date still yet to be confirmed.
