Man denies attempted murder in Leicester's Abbey Park Road
A 24-year-old man has appeared in court to deny a charge of attempted murder.David Glen-Meade, of Rowlett Road, Corby, pleaded not guilty to attempted murder, in relation to an alleged incident in...
View ArticleStoney Stanton baby death: Further tests required to find out how newborn died
A woman arrested following the death of a newborn baby has been bailed pending further enquiries.The body of a newborn baby was found at Stanton Farm in Broughton Road, Stoney Stanton, on Sunday.Read...
View ArticlePair deny causing death by dangerous driving of Leicester mum Laura Cooper
Two people are to stand trial accused of causing the death by dangerous driving of a Leicester mum.Laura Cooper, 34, was a passenger in a Nissan Note when it collided with a lorry on the M25 in Essex...
View ArticleRapist jailed for seven years for sex attack on Loughborough University...
A rapist who evaded police for seven years was jailed today after a trial at Leicester Crown Court .Ibrahim Elamin, 35, was found guilty of the rape of a teenager in Loughborough in 2010 and was...
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Car that had been stuck inside Leicester city centre murder police cordon...
A driver who was forced to leave her car behind because it was stuck inside a police cordon in Leicester city centre returned to find she had been issued a parking ticket.Bartender Abigail Smith, from...
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St Matthews community leader urges witnesses in murder case to speak to police
A St Matthews community leader has urged residents to give information to police after a teenager was arrested on suspicion of murder following the death of man found injured in a street.Jean Williams,...
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St Matthews Way death: Police name man who died after being found injured in...
Police have named the man who died after being found injured on a city street yesterday.A force spokesman said that Abdirahman Abdirizak Mahmoud Adam, 22, of Leicester, was found injured at about...
View ArticleMan who lay down in Melton road and was hit by taxi thanks police for saving...
A man has thanked two police officers who helped save his life after he was run over by a taxi. Landscape gardener Peter Pope, who was seriously injured in the incident in Scalford Road, Melton, in...
View ArticlePolice arrest four after group of men seen running down Aylestone Road armed...
Armed police arrested four men after they received reports of a group of men running down a city road armed with bladed weapons.Firearms officers were deployed after police were alerted to the incident...
View ArticleDid you catch moment man suffered fatal injury in St Matthews Way on camera?
Murder squad detectives have today asked if anyone has captured on camera the moment a man suffered fatal injuries in a Leicester street. Police made the appeal for CCTV, dashcam footage or mobile...
View ArticleCourt order bans visitors from Hinckley house over drug use
Visitors have been banned from a house in Hinckley following reports of excessive drug use.Council officers, helped by police officers, issued a temporary anti-social behaviour closure notice on...
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Police issue update over teenager accused of killing man found in Leicester...
A teenager has been charged with the murder of Abdirahman Adam. The 17-year-old, who cannot be named for legal reasons, is due to appear in court this morning charged with the murder of Mr Adam, who...
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Video shows shocking aftermath of New Parks burglary
A family has shown the devastating aftermath of a burglary at their house in Leicester. The shocking footage shows the ransacked property in Dominion Road, New Parks, which was targeted during a...
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Julie and Tony Wadsworth trial: 11-year-old 'sexually touched by radio...
The youngest alleged victim of former BBC Radio Leicester presenter Julie Wadsworth told a court he was aged about 11 when she asked him: "Do you want an experience?"The man, now in his 30s, told...
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Police decision on using military on Leicestershire streets after Manchester...
Police chiefs have today said there are no immediate plans to deploy military personnel onto the streets of Leicester, Leicestershire or Rutland. This decision comes despite the increase in the threat...
View ArticleManchester terror attack: Book of condolence opened up at County Hall
A book of condolence has been opened at County Hall following the terrorist bombing at Manchester Arena.The book is a tribute to the victims of the attack which has so far killed 22 people and injured...
View ArticlePolice release teenager arrested after 'gunshots' heard on Tolton Road off...
A 16-year-old youth arrested on suspicion of firearms offences has been released from police custody pending further enquiries.Officers were called to Tolton Road, Stocking Farm, Leicester, at about...
View ArticlePolice arrest second teenager after 'gunshots' heard on Tolton Road off...
Police investigating a report of a firearm being discharged on a Leicester street have arrested a second teenager today.A 16-year-old youth has been arrested on suspicion of firearms offences and...
View ArticleMasked armed men rob Stoke Golding post office after threatening staff
Detectives are hunting a gang of armed robbers who raided Stoke Golding Post Office.Police said two masked men entered the post office business on Church Walks just before 11.06am yesterday and...
View ArticleLeicestershire Police special constable in court over possession of a weapon...
A Special Police Constable from Leicester is due to appear in court today accused of possession of a weapon and harassment. SPC Shahib Asan has been charged with criminal damage, harassment, two...
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