A man has been charged with murder after a 77-year-old died in Reading.

Jacob Trussler, 37, of no fixed abode, has been charged with one count of murder.

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He has been remanded in custody to appear at Reading Magistrates’ Court today.

It comes following the death of 77-year-old David Allen on December 1 in Elgar Road, Reading.