A MAN has been jailed for more than six years after stabbing a man twice in Reading.

Jordan Musa, of London Road, Earley, has been sentenced for one charge of wounding with intent after being found guilty by a jury in Reading Crown Court yesterday (February 13).

It comes after a stabbing in east Reading on Saturday, April 9 last year.

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Musa, who was 27-years-old at the time of the incident, was also given an additional six month imprisonment for affray after he used his electronic tag to whip a rival in the face during a brawl at court.

To run concurrently with his six years and six-month sentence, Musa was also given a six-month sentence for the possession of an offensive weapon.

Musa had denied the incident, claiming he wasn’t in the east Reading location on the day of the incident.

It was alleged that someone else had stabbed the victim but accused Musa in ‘a malicious attempt’ to get money.

However, speaking prior to the jury’s verdict, prosecutor Edmund Blackman said that is a ‘huge stretch’.

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He said: “[The victim] was stabbed twice. He was definitely stabbed. It’s not the sort of case where we need to establish if the crime did take place – it did and it was a very serious crime.

“These two men knew each other and because he knows him it can’t really be said that [the victim] made a mistake.

“The point is the accusation is either true or it’s a lie. Let’s go with the idea it’s a lie. If it was a lie that would mean [the victim] has blamed a man he knows is wholly innocent.

“That is an appalling thing to do to an innocent person. By deliberating blaming a person he knows to be innocent that also means he's letting the person who actually did it get away with it.

“That’s a huge stretch. What possible motive would [the victim] have to do all that? You would have to really, really hate somebody to try and get them convicted of a crime that they are innocent of.

“What motive did [the victim] have to do that? None.”

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He added that Musa had not told police about his alleged alibi during his police interview.

“If an innocent person has an alibi they would be climbing at the walls to tell the police about it,” said Mr Blackman.

“But not a single word came from Mr Musa at that first police interview.”

Musa was sentenced by Judge Sarah Campbell after a lengthy trial.