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View ArticleBurglar jailed after breaking into three houses and stealing two cars
A burglar has been jailed for 32 months after breaking into three houses and stealing two cars.Wesley William Westbrook was sent to prison for the burglary spree he committed to fund his heroin and...
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Teenager put behind bars for five years for stabbing man twice with carving...
Teenager Joseph Asante was yesterday put behind bars for five years and four months after stabbing a man with a carving knife outside a Leicester nightclub. The 17-year-old, from Leicester, stabbed...
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Mother denies causing deaths of daughter and son's girlfriend in car crash...
A mother is on trial accused of carelessly causing the deaths of her daughter and son's girlfriend in a car crash, when she was high on cannabis. Anastasia James (37) allegedly lied about having taken...
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Leicester council tenant Maxine Ellis and family evicted after 180 crime reports
A Leicester council tenant has been evicted from her home following nearly 180 reports of crimes centred on the property over a decade. Maxine Ellis, 41, her partner and four children, were removed...
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Son who stabbed mum 18 times in frenzied attack to be detained indefinitely...
A son who stabbed his mother 18 times is to be detained indefinitely at a psychiatric hospital for treatment. Taylor Lopez-Kerr attacked Leona Lopez (52) without warning as she watched television in...
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Alert bank cashier helps police arrest a suspected rogue trader in...
An alert bank cashier has helped police arrest a suspected rogue trader. The trader allegedly tried to con a pensioner out of £3,000 for unnecessary roof repairs at his home in Market Harborough. But...
View ArticleFraud in Leicestershire: 8,000 victims and £1.2 million stolen each year
Fraud gangs hit people in Leicestershire to the tune of £1.2 million last year, according to police estimates.Leicestershire Police believes 8,000 people fell victim to various forms of fraud in the...
View ArticleArmed police alert at LRI after gunshot victim walks in for treatment
Armed police were called after a man who had been shot walked in to Leicester Royal Infirmary and asked to be treated.The 20-year-old, who had been wounded in the arm, attended the accident and...
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Cases at Leicester Magistrates' Court
Cases heard before Leicester Magistrates' Court include:Christopher Dean Cornell (26), of School Street, Syston, pleaded guilty to damaging or destroying a door, lighting and plates, value unknown, at...
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Prolific offender carried out ram-raid at jewellers during two-week crime spree
A prolific offender who carried out a ram-raid at a Harborough jewellers during a two-week crime spree has been jailed for five and a half years. Darren Williams used a stolen Chevrolet on the raid on...
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Staff at city school arrested after a pupil is seriously injured
Three members of staff have been arrested following an incident at a city school which left a male pupil with serious injuries. The staff members at West Gate School for people with special...
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Gangs book hotel rooms to sexually abuse children, say police
Child grooming gangs are carrying out acts of sexual abuse in a network of budget hotels and guesthouses in Leicester, according to police. The children or young people – some of whom have been...
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Anastasia James trial: Accused says she may have "unknowingly" taken cannabis...
A woman accused of causing the deaths of her daughter and another girl in a car crash told a jury she may have "unknowingly" taken cannabis the night before the tragedy. Anastasia James, a private...
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Mother left seven-year-old daughter home alone at weekends while she visited...
A mother twice left her seven-year-old daughter home alone at weekends - once with just cake and juice - while she visited a boyfriend in London. She told the youngster she was "going a long way away"...
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Cases at Leicester Magistrates' Court
Cases heard before Leicester Magistrates' Court include:Gurmail Singh Landa (29), of Dorset Street, Belgrave, pleaded guilty to assault by beating on October 21 last year. He was given a two-year...
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Crash tragedy: man arrested on suspicion of causing death by dangerous driving
Police investigating a crash last week which killed two men have arrested a 35-year-old man on suspicion of causing death by dangerous driving. The man has been interviewed by detectives about his...
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Feuding neighbours end up side-by-side in the dock after a fight in the street
Feuding neighbours ended up side-by-side in the dock after a fight in the street. Stephen Gyles and Joden Smith had to sit next to each other at Leicester Crown Court after the bad blood between them...
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Takeaway boss murderer loses bid for freedom
One of the killers of a Leicester businessman, who was beaten and suffocated during a raid on his home, has failed in an Appeal Court bid to clear his name. Sarwar Mejal Gader was one of three men...
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Mystery gunshot wound man is discharged from hospital
A man who walked into A&E at Leicester Royal Infirmary with a gunshot wound last week has been allowed home. The 20-year-old was released after treatment to a wound to his arm. Two men, aged 19...
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