SEVERAL different cases have been heard across courts in Berkshire this week.

From a manslaughter trial and a ‘stabbing’ to an assault and careless driving, here are some of the most shocking cases heard in either Reading Crown Court or Reading Magistrates Court this week:

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A man avoided jail after breaking his vulnerable brother’s arm in a moment of frustration.

Terence Stallwood pleaded guilty to dragging his brother, who needs in-home care, from his bedroom to the bathroom after he and the carer struggled to lift him from the floor.

The 60-year-old, of Wheatstone Close, Slough, was asked by his brother’s carer to help move him after he was found on the floor on March 4 last year covered in his own urine and faeces.

However the pair struggled to lift the man and ‘out of frustration’ Stallwood began to drag his brother to the bathroom subsequently breaking his arm.

The locomotive engineer appeared in Reading Crown Court on Tuesday (April 18) where he was given a 12 month community order, 100 hours of unpaid work, and 20 days of rehabilitation activity by Judge Amjad Nawaz.

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A woman who accidentally ‘stabbed’ a homeless man in the back of the neck was jailed for 15 months.

Michelle Townsend, 49, of no fixed abode, pleaded guilty to unlawful wounding and possession of an offensive weapon. She was found not guilty of wounding with intent after a trial at Reading Crown Court.

The court heard that she ‘stabbed’ a homeless man in the back of the neck and cut the side of his face with a broken bottle.

However, Townsend explained that the wounds were not intentional and they had been caused accidentally when she wrapped her arms around him.

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A DRIVER has been fined more than £1,000 after hitting a cyclist in Bracknell and breaking his back.

Derek Yendley was driving his Audi TT across the roundabout with the Forest Road and Maidenhead Road on August 28 last year when the incident happened.

The 55-year-old slowed down but failed to stop when encountering keen cyclist Stephen Hamilton after coming off the roundabout.

A collision occurred which resulted in Mr Hamilton’s back being broken in three places leading to him being hospitalised for two weeks.

Yendley, of Nine Mile Ride, Finchampstead, Wokingham, was handed a £1,600 fine plus an £85 court cost and £160 victim surcharge.

He is also disqualified from driving for 12 months.

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A manslaughter trial is ongoing at Reading Crown Court into the death of Jason Page, 52.

Mr Page died after an incident outside the BP petrol station on Chalfont Way in Earley on March 31, 2021 after stealing meat from the Marks and Spencer’s store round the corner.

Sabeur Trabelsi, 44, of King’s Road, Reading is currently on trial at Reading Crown Court after allegedly hitting Mr Page before he fell to ground and suffered from fatal head injuries.

M&S duty manager Elliott Cripps, 27, of Ashbourne Crescent, Taunton, is also on trial charged with perverting the course of justice, along with Trabelsi, for allegedly lying about how Mr Page came to fall to the ground – namely alleging he had fallen as he tried to run away.

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