Jason Lawrance: Match.com rapist jailed for minimum of 12 and a half years
Dating site predator Jason Lawrance has been jailed for a minimum of 12.5 years for raping five women.Yesterday 50-year-old Lawrance, originally from Hinckley, was found guilty of five rapes, one...
View ArticleFootball manager cleared of attacking linesman during match
The manager of a local football team wept in the dock after being cleared by a jury of attacking a linesman during a match.Joshua Dixon, 23, accepted he had punched 57-year-old Jim Hawkes unconscious...
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Jail for manipulative paedophile who sexually abused two girls
A paedophile who sexually abused two children, raping one of them, has been jailed for 18 years and nine months. Ian Stokes, of Chettle Road, New Parks, Leicester, carried out the attacks on the two...
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Detective sacked for failing drug test and associating with a crook
A Leicestershire Police officer has been sacked after he failed a drugs test and did not report that someone he knew was committing criminal offences. The detective inspector – whose identity has not...
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Police urge women to cover up to beat chain-snatch thieves
Police have launched a campaign to warn people of the dangers of street robbers who snatch gold chains from their victims' necks. Officers believe the warmer, brighter weather coming over the next few...
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Steve McKinnon murder trial: Pub landlord tells jury how row turned into...
A pub landlord who witnessed a father-of-five being "punched and kicked" outside his premises has a told a jury the incident happened after a row turned into a "mass brawl". Kristian Carter was the...
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Cases at Leicester Magistrates' Court
Cases heard before Leicester Magistrates' Court include:Edmond Davies (32), of Outwood Close, Braunstone, Leicester, pleaded guilty to speeding in London Road, Leicester, on July 12. He was fined £60...
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Tenant who set fire to council flat when drunk and depressed jailed
A tenant who set fire to his council flat when drunk and depressed has been jailed for two years and eight months.Leicester Crown Court was told Levi Mason used a lighter to torch some curtains and...
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Police looking to reunite stolen jewellery found in a Leicester property with...
Police are looking to reunite a number of items of stolen jewellery, recovered from a property in Leicester, with their owners. They include Pandora bracelets and stone rings. The items are thought to...
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Detective who caught Colin Pitchfork hoping for crime breakthroughs as police...
The detective who used DNA technology to catch child killer Colin Pitchfork has backed a collaboration between police forces and universities to make new breakthroughs in crime-fighting. Ex-Detective...
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Big rise in drug-drive arrests thanks to new roadside tests
Police have arrested 26 drug-impaired drivers thanks to new roadside testing kits which were issued to them late last year. The hand-held devices, which have been in use in Leicestershire since...
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Man charged with killing partner is 'too ill to stand trial for murder'
A 73-year-old man charged with stabbing his partner to death is too mentally ill to stand trial for murder. Norman Dacosta Forde, of Frederick Avenue, in Hinckley, is alleged to have killed Aileen...
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Woman left heartbroken by burglar who stole engagement, wedding and eternity...
A wife was left heartbroken when a burglar stole her cherished engagement, wedding and eternity rings, representing 37 years of marriage, a court heard. The thief, Wayne Newell, who stole the...
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Father and son tried to extort £29k from pensioner, 82, after carrying out...
A father and son tried to extort £29,500 from an 82-year-old man, after carrying out repairs at his home. Charlie Gaskin (31) and Leonard Gaskin (59) had already been paid a fair price of £2,000 – but...
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Meet the people who are keeping children safe from abuse and neglect
A child arrives at school in a dirty uniform and complaining of hunger. He confides to a teacher that he has not eaten breakfast that morning, nor a meal the night before. A mum believes an older boy...
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Leicester strip club Angels may now be sold after being refused sexual...
A strip club which was refused a new licence because its strippers touched and fondled customers may be sold. The future of Angels, in New Park Street, off Braunstone Gate, remains in doubt after...
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Cases at Leicester Magistrates' Court
Cases at Leicester Magistrates' Court include:Kurtis Benham (21), of Wilberforce Road, Leicester, was found guilty of assault causing actual bodily harm in Leicester on September 7. He was given a...
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Footballer who had trials for Leicester City caught dealing cocaine
A footballer who had trials with Leicester City has been caught dealing cocaine. Charlin Deugoue was caught when a maintenance man at his student halls in Liverpool stumbled upon his stash. At...
View ArticleWoman stole cash from charity by forging innocent husband's signature on cheques
A woman who stole £4,400 from a village nursery run by a charity has been given a suspended jail sentence.Joanne New's dishonesty led to the arrest of her innocent husband, who was a voluntary...
View ArticleFormer scout leader who sexually abused young boys during trips and...
A former scout leader who sexually abused young boys during trips and visits to his home was jailed for five years and four months.Michael Medhurst subjected the cubs and scouts, aged between eight and...
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