Cases at Leicester Magistrates' Court
Cases heard before Leicester Magistrates' Court include:Luthor Junior Thomas (28), of Halstead Street, Spinney Hill Park, pleaded guilty to assault by beating on September 16 last year. He was jailed...
View ArticleSeventeen people arrested in Loughborough after police crackdown on burglaries
Seventeen people have been arrested and eight have been charged in Loughborough after a six week crack down on burglaries in the town.Leicestershire Police launched an enforcement and crime prevention...
View ArticleThree men jailed for power tool thefts
Three men have been sentenced to a total of more than six years in prison for their part in the thefts of hundreds of power tools.Daniel Casey, Kiaren Joyce, and Dipen Gohill, appeared at Leicester...
View ArticlePolice want to speak to this man in connection with a bank robbery in Leicester
Police have issued a CCTV image of a man they want to speak to after a bank was robbed in Leicester at the weekend. A man entered a bank at 10.45am on Narborough Road, approached the counter and...
View ArticleUninsured driver admits causing death of University of Leicester graduate
A 22-year-old man has admitted causing the death by dangerous driving of a popular young rugby player and University of Leicester graduate. Tayo Jones pleaded guilty to the charge on the day a trial...
View ArticleMan seriously injured in bottle attack in town bar
A man was seriously injured when he was attacked with a bottle in a town bar at the weekend. The attack happened in the Voodoo Lounge Bar, in Regent Street, Hinckley at 3am on Sunday.Police said the...
View ArticleFive arrests in search for 60 thefts pickpocketing gang
Police searching for a gang of pickpockets which has been preying on shoppers in Leicester city centre have arrested five suspects. The four women and a man were detained on Sunday by officers on...
View ArticleMan who lost leg after driver, 77, pinned him against wall 'relieved' after...
A man who lost his leg below the knee after he was pinned between a car and a wall has said he is relieved the motorist responsible has been banned from driving.Kevin Hall, of Aylestone, was severely...
View ArticleFootball coach who knocked out linesman was acting in self defence, court told
The manager of an amateur football team told a jury he acted in self-defence when he punched a linesman unconscious. Joshua Dixon (23) denies causing actual bodily harm to Jim Hawkes, 57, who suffered...
View Article'All hell broke loose' at junior football match with alleged attacks on...
A junior football match was abandoned when one team's players allegedly launched an attack on the referee, opposing players and supporters. Two men were reportedly taken to hospital with stud marks to...
View ArticleKnifeman lost use of legs after hurting back while stabbing victim
A plumber has been jailed for stabbing a man to whom he owed £10,000. Dean Bradley slashed his victim's face and stabbed him in the leg during the assault, which happened in daylight in a Wigston...
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View ArticleYoung inmate found hanged in prison cell
A 21-year-old man died after being found hanged in his cell at Leicester Prison, an inquest has heard. Lloyd Joseph Skelton had suffered "catastrophic" brain damage, the hearing at Leicester Town Hall...
View ArticleCases at Leicester Magistrates' Court
Cases heard before Leicester Magistrates' Court include:Jason Moore (34), of Comet Close, Fosse Park, was given a 13-week jail sentence, suspended for 18 months, after pleading guilty to producing 13...
View ArticleCCTV appeal: Shoplifter snatched cash from girl, 11, and stole meat
Police are searching for a man who snatched cash from an 11-year-old girl before stealing meat from a shop. The man took the money from the child inside the Co-Op in Sharmon Crescent, Braunstone Frith,...
View ArticleJason Lawrance trial: Match.com user guilty of raping five women he met online
A Leicestershire man has been found guilty of raping five women he met on the dating website match.com. Jason Lawrance, who previously lived in Hinckley, was found guilty of all five counts of rape,...
View ArticleJason Lawrance trial: 'It is possible there are other victims'
Jason Lawrance, who previously lived in Hinckley, was today found guilty of all five counts of rape, one of attempted rape and another of sexual assault. Here detectives talk about the investigation....
View ArticleAunt denies killing seven month old niece
A 30-year-old woman has denied killing her seven month-old-baby niece in Leicestershire. Chuanfang Zheng pleaded not guilty to the manslaughter of Phoebe Guo, who died on March 22 last year, three...
View ArticleJury retires to consider verdict in trial of football coach accused of...
The jury in the trial of a football team manager, accused of attacking a linesman, has retired to consider the verdict.The jurors, who were sent home overnight before reaching a verdict, were due to...
View Article'Professional fence' who handled stolen goods to sell on eBay was monitored...
A "professional fence" who handled stolen goods to sell on eBay was monitored by a nosey neighbour, who kept a log of suspicious late night visits to his home.Leicester Crown Court was told that the...
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