Cases heard at Leicester Magistrates' Court

July 26, 2015, 10:00 pm

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Cases heard before Leicester Magistrates' Court include:Paul Edward Davies (41) of Thomasson Road, Leicester, pleaded guilty to failing to stop after a road accident in Lambert Road, Leicester, on October 21 last year. He was fined £60 with eight penalty points on his licence. Davies also pleaded guilty to using a vehicle on the same date and place without third-party insurance. He was fined £300 with a £36 victim surcharge and £85 costs.Timothy Massingham (31) of...

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July 27, 2015, 8:43 am

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A major clean-up operation is under way after a mindless act of sabotage caused 4,500 litres of red diesel to spilt into a brook.Environment Agency staff have spent the last three days trying to avert a catastrophe for wildlife in the River Sence, near Kibworth.It follows a diesel leak from a storage tank at Paddocks Farm, off the A6, into Burton Brook after it was damaged by vandals on Friday night.Farmer Charles Stops said the tank replacement and loss of fuel will cost him at least...

Urgent police appeal after 91-year-old man goes missing

July 27, 2015, 8:56 am

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Police have issued an urgent appeal after a 91-year-old man went missing from his home in Leicester.Thomas White was last seen at 8am today at his flat in Lincoln Street, Highfields, Leicester.He is black, 5ft 3ins tall and wears glasses.He may be wearing a black suit, white shirt, black tie, brown shoes and Trilby hat.In a statement, Leicestershire Police said: "If you have seen Thomas since this morning please contact the police on 101 immediately."Looking for a new job? Visit our...

Primark breastfeeding row mum charged with perverting justice

July 28, 2015, 2:01 am

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A woman who claimed she was assaulted while breast feeding her baby in a Primark store has been charged with intent to pervert the course of justice.Caroline Starmer, 28, had said she was assaulted by a security guard at the store in Humberstone Gate, Leicester city centre on Monday, July 13.The story hit the national headlines as Mrs Starmer said the guard had pulled nine-month-old Paige from her breast while she was in the act of feeding her.Leicestershire Police officers have taken statements...

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July 28, 2015, 2:22 am

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The Conservatives say they hope to have selected a new candidate to fight the next Leicestershire and Rutland police commissioner election by "the end of the year".The party needs to choose a new contender after incumbent Sir Clive Loader announced he would not be seeking a second term of office.Former RAF chief Sir Clive said that by the time of the election in May, the job he set out to do "will have been done" and that he had always seen his role as an elected commissioner...

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July 28, 2015, 10:22 pm

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A thief with 63 previous convictions avoided a prison sentence after his barrister urged a judge to give him "one last chance."Drug addict Shaun Anthony Tully, admitted two thefts at the Coast to Coast restaurant, in Highcross, two thefts from Boots, in Gallowtree Gate, and also shoplifting from a city Sainsbury's store, at Leicester Crown Court.His criminal record of 63 offences were mainly theft related, the court was told.His barrister Michelle Harding urged Recorder Geoffrey Kelly...

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July 28, 2015, 10:31 pm

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A dangerous driver involved in a police chase around residential streets was finally caught hiding in a garden, a court heard.Fahad Ali, 19, who had no insurance or a driving licence, ignored signals to stop when officers spotted him at the wheel of a black Ford Focus in Gipsy Lane, Northfields, Leicester, at 4.45pm on June 6 last year.Victoria Rose, prosecuting, said the chase continued into Humberstone and Thurmaston, at speeds of up to 64 mph in 30 mph areas.Ali went through several red...

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July 29, 2015, 6:27 am

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A 30-year-old woman from Leicester has been arrested on suspicion of preparing to travel to Syria to engage in terrorist acts.The woman, whose details have not been released, was detained at Birmingham Airport this morning as she was reportedly preparing to leave the country with three children.Her home, at an undisclosed location in the city, was searched by officers from the West Midlands Counter Terrorism Unit.A second address, also thought to be in the city, was searched at the same time as...

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July 29, 2015, 10:03 am

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The jury in the murder trial of two men accused of mistakenly shooting dead a woman have retired to consider their verdicts.Aaron Newman and Aaron Power are accused of lying in wait under the cover of darkness outside the home of their intended target, Nigel Barwell, in Sunnydale Road, Hinckley.The prosecution claim that Mr Barwell was involved in criminal gangs in the Coventry and the West Midlands.It is alleged his girlfriend, Hayley Pointon, was accidentally killed instead of him, on the...

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July 29, 2015, 10:20 pm

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A mystery woman heroically stood between a knifeman and his would-be victim as he branded the 10-inch weapon in the city centre.The woman, who has never been traced, twice got between assailant Miles James Leader and the man he was attempting to strike.The shocking incident, caught on CCTV, happened in Silver Street, Leicester City Centre, at 5.30am on Sunday May 10 this year.Leader (21) of Brazil Street, Leicester, admitted causing and affray and possessing a knife, with a 10-inch blade, in a...

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July 30, 2015, 4:28 am

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A man, who stole a leather jacket from a city centre clothing store before urinating on the floor and running around outside waving his penis around, has been conditionally discharged for a year.Michael McNulty (29) of Norfolk Street, Leicester, pleaded guilty in Leicester Magistrates' Court to charges of theft, criminal damage and two counts of outraging public decency in and outside the Highcross shopping centre, on June 19 2015.Prosecutor Sally-Ann Flemmings-Danquah told the magistrates that...

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July 30, 2015, 5:25 am

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A benefit fraudster lied on an employment support allowance claim form to conceal having £80,000 in her bank account, a court heard.Renaz Adam (40) falsely declared having less than £2,500 in savings, which was well below the £16,000 threshold allowed.She pleaded guilty to fraud by false representation, by dishonestly pocketing £6,409 she was not entitled to, between April 2013 and July 2014. Adam, of Highway Road, Stoneygate, Leicester, was given a 12 month community...

Leicester woman barred from flying to Syria is released on bail

July 30, 2015, 5:40 am

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A woman who was arrested yesterday on suspicion of preparing to travel to Syria has been released on conditional bail while police continue their investigation into her.The 30-year-old woman, who is from Leicester, was detained at 9.40am along with three children at Birmingham Airport by officers from the West Midlands Counter Terrorism Unit.She has been questioned on suspicion of planning to travel to Syria to engage in acts of terrorism.West Midlands Police, whose officers have searched two...

Joy as nuisance council tenant is kicked out of her home

July 30, 2015, 10:00 pm

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A council tenant has been kicked out of her home as a result of her "serious and persistent" anti-social behaviour.The woman has been ordered to leave her flat, in Chester Close, St Matthew's, Leicester, for three months.In the meantime, Leicester City Council has started the process of evicting her for good.Police and the city council spoke to residents to build the case for obtaining the closure order from the courts. It was granted by magistrates on Wednesday. It means the flat is...

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July 31, 2015, 3:59 am

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A judge was moved to give a cannabis grower "a chance" after hearing how he pledged to stay off drugs at his father's death bed.Kyle Simpson, 31, who has a background of drug abuse, was involved in a cannabis factory at a flat in Aikman Avenue, New Parks, Leicester, in September 2013.Simpson wept in the dock as Judge Simon Hammond said: "He promised his father last December he would beat his drug addiction."It was a promise made to a dying man and it appears he's kept his...

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July 31, 2015, 5:11 am

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A 63-year-old woman's arm was broken when a thug snatched her handbag.The woman was targeted in New Walk, Leicester when the man ran at her from behind, snatched her bag and ran away.The victim's arm was broken and she also suffered bruising, police said.The stolen bag contained personal items as well as a number of collection envelopes with cash inside them for St James the Greater Church, in London Road.The attack happened at 10am on Sunday, July 26.In a statement, Leicestershire Police said:...

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July 31, 2015, 8:43 am

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Two gunmen are facing life sentences after being found guilty by a jury of murdering a mother-of-two.Aaron Newman and Aaron Power were convicted of shooting dead Hayley Pointon in a contract-style killing that went wrong outside her boyfriend's home in Sunnydale Road, Hinckley.The bullet had been meant for her partner, Nigel Barwell, who escaped unharmed.Ms Pointon died at the scene on the night of Sunday February 2, 2013.A Leicester Crown Court jury found both men guilty after deliberating for...

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August 1, 2015, 4:40 am

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A paedophile who subjected four different children to life-shattering ordeals of sex abuse has been told his 24-year jail term was "severe" - but not a day too long.Robin Leonard Burrows, 55, was brought to justice three decades after committing a string of child sex offences. Burrows, of Jasmine Court, off Saffron Road, South Wigston, was finally put behind bars in January at Leicester Crown Court after a trial at Derby Crown Court.Burrows (54) was convicted of 20 crimes, including...

Man critical after stabbing near city centre takeaway

August 2, 2015, 12:50 am

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A man is fighting for his life in hospital after being stabbed following a suspected street fight near a city centre takeaway.Police said emergency services were called to Granby Street at about 8.40pm, on Saturday.The victim was taken to Leicester Royal Infirmary, where his condition is described as "critical".A police spokesman said: "Officers believe he may have sustained his injuries during an altercation near to Benny's Chicken Shop, in Granby Street.Granby Street was closed...

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August 2, 2015, 6:31 am

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A trusted accounts manager repaid her employers' kindness by raiding their bank account of more than £170,000.Cindy Ann Price diverted funds from Shepshed-based welding and cutting equipment firm, Foster Industrial Limited, into her own account.She also helped herself to money instead of paying bills and invented bogus invoices to fraudulently account for some of the funds she stole.Price, 47, who has since moved to a Spanish farmhouse with a swimming pool in Poligono, Parcela, Mora d'Ebre...