Two men have been sentenced in Reading Crown court after attacking a disabled elderly man on Eton high street.

Micky Smith, 37, of Sutton Lane, Slough and Tommy Buckland, 35, of Montrose Way in Datchet pleaded guilty at their trial on Wednesday, May 11 to one count of assault occassioning actual bodily harm.

Both were sentenced to one year and nine months in prison.

The assault occurred on Eton High Street on September 19 2021 where the victim was loading items into his car.

The pair lifted him into the car and threw him in the rear of the vehicle and slammed the boot down on him.

Investigating officer, PC James Smith, based at Maidenhead police station, said: “This was a unprovoked attack in broad daylight on a vulnerable, disabled, elderly man whose life was turned upside down through no fault of his own.

“I am glad that Smith and Buckland have been taken off our streets making them safer for us all.

“I hope the sentence provides them with an opportunity to reflect upon their actions.

“I would like to express my deepest thanks to the members of the public who came forward as witnesses who helped secure this conviction.”