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A young woman suffered a campaign of "vicious bullying" on social media by an obsessed stalker, who sent her a link to a suicide site and suggested she kill herself with cyanide.The victim endured countless vitriolic insults on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram from "infatuated" 19-year-old Adam Rahman, whom she barely knew.She was in the public gallery at Leicester Crown Court to see him sentenced to 18 months' detention.Read more: 'Promising student' jailed for knifing...

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April 9, 2017, 8:32 am

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A cat killer may be on the prowl in a Leicestershire village after a pet was found dead in a suspected antifreeze poisoning incident.Pet owners in the Croft area are being warned to be vigilant after the latest cat's body was discovered.The RSPCA is now appealing to the public for help to track down those responsible and prevent further deaths.The animal welfare charity was contacted by the cat's owner after her pet died last week on March 30.Read more: Discarded cigarette destroys 1,000 sq m of...

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April 9, 2017, 10:00 pm

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This is the face of the drug addict who broke into a number of city centre shops during a crime rampage.Stephen Watkins, of no fixed address, appeared at Leicester Magistrates' Court on Saturday to plead guilty to committing two burglaries and two attempted burglaries at businesses in King Street and New Walk, Leicester, in the early hours of Friday.Magistrates will decide on Thursday whether the 31-year-old will be sentenced by them, or whether he should be dealt with by a higher court.The CCTV...

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April 9, 2017, 10:01 pm

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A police officer who assaulted a member of the public is to appear before a misconduct panel to find out whether he will keep his job.Pc Anil Chauhan was convicted by magistrates earlier this year of common assault.The conviction relates to an incident in June last year during which the officer used his Captor spray on an individual without good reason.The handheld device sprays a jet of fluid into a target's eyes and causes temporary, disabling pain.Read more: 'Daydreaming' dustbin man...

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April 10, 2017, 6:09 am

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A cyclist is in a critical condition in hospital after being badly hurt in a collision involving a police van at the weekend.The Leicestershire force has referred itself to the Independent Police Complaints Commission(PCC) following the incident, in Melton, on Saturday. It happened at 1.45am in Hadfield Drive.Read more: Road shut in Cosby after car and horse involved in crash in country laneA spokeswoman for Leicestershire Police said: "The cyclist is in a critical but stable condition at...

Police officer sacked after admitting assault on handcuffed lout

April 10, 2017, 10:26 am

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A police officer has been dismissed after he admitted assaulting a drunk and racially abusive man he had arrested and placed in handcuffs.Pc Anil Chauhan, who has been a Leicestershire Police officer for 13 years, admitted using his Captor spray on the man who was directing a series of foul insults at him, including racist slurs.The spray projects a jet of liquid into a target's eyes and causes immediate burning pain.Officers have to demonstrate they were justified in using it to restrain a...

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April 10, 2017, 11:22 am

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A soldier murdered his ex-girlfriend, from Leicestershire, by slitting her throat "from ear to ear" after she ended the relationship, a court heard. Lance Corporal Trimaan "Harry" Dhillon (25) denies killing Alice Ruggles, from Tur Langton, near Market Harborough, on October 12, last year. His trial began at Newcastle Crown Court today, where the 999 call made by the 24-year-old victim's flat-mate Maxine McGill was played. Richard Wright QC told the jury she had arrived...

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April 10, 2017, 11:30 am

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A soldier has gone on trial charged with the murder of Leicestershire woman Alice Ruggles.Ms Ruggles, from Tur Langton, near Market Harborough, was found in her flat in in Bensham, Gateshead, in October last year.Lance Corporal Trimaan Dhillon, 26, denies murder and is standing trial at Newcastle Crown Court.Read more: Soldier denies murdering Leicestershire woman Alice RugglesDhillon, also known as Harry, served with the Royal Regiment of Scotland and lived at Glencorse Barracks in Penicuik,...

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April 10, 2017, 10:00 pm

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A shop worker who stabbed a young woman in the back with a scissor blade, after an argument in the store, was jailed for nine years.Zahoor Zarin (23) was found guilty by a Leicester Crown Court jury of intentionally wounding the victim, who is in her 20's, on October 14 last year.The attack happened in the One Stop Shop, Hartington Road, Spinney Hill, Leicester, where Zahoor then worked, said Gary Short, prosecuting.Zarin, of East Park Road, in the city, denied the charge claiming he followed...

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April 10, 2017, 10:00 pm

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Four men who went on an all-night spree smashing up 86 cars across the county "thought it would be fun" a court has heard.The friends, aged between 18 and 23, caused an estimated £40,000 in damage, using a wrench, a crowbar and two knives to smash windscreens, attack bodywork and slash tyres on the evening of New Year's Day and early January 2.Read More: Soldier on trial over murder of Alice RugglesAt Leicester Magistrates' Court yesterday prosecutor Liz Dodds said: "The...

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April 11, 2017, 1:36 am

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A former bakery factory has been targeted by arsonists in a blaze that destroyed a building on the site.RF Brookes in South Wigston shut about four years ago with the loss of more than 200 jobs.Since then the huge factory in Magna Road has stood empty.At about 5.40pm on Monday firefighters were called to the site after the gatehouse was torched.Fire crews from Wigston and three of Leicester fire stations were sent to the blaze but arrived to find they could not get onto the site because the gate...

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April 11, 2017, 3:04 am

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A soldier accused of murdering his ex-girlfriend used his technical expertise to stalk the Leicestershire women, a court heard.Lance Corporal Harry Dhillon (26) denies murdering Alice Ruggles, from Tur Langton, near Market Harborough, in her flat in Gateshead, on October 12, last year.His trial began on Newcastle Crown Court on Monday, where the jury heard how he used "emotional blackmail" to manipulate the 24-year-old Sky employee into getting back with him after they broke up.He sent...

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April 11, 2017, 5:22 am

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A Leicester man has been jailed for 16 months today after he was caught trying to smuggle a passenger into the UK.Gurpal Bharth, of Western Road, West End, was stopped by Border Force officers at the Channel Tunnel UK control zone in Coquelles on August 14 last year on his return from France. In his car was a passenger who was carrying a UK passport. Bharth told officers that the man was a friend he had known for several years.The 24-year-old told the officers that he was giving him a lift to...

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April 11, 2017, 9:18 am

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A convicted killer who subjected a lone woman to a violent and "sadistic" rape attack in Leicester's Bede Park was jailed for life.Polish immigrant, Michal Cezary Podlaszczyk, 33, felled the victim with a punch as she walked to work at 7.15am on Saturday October 29.Leicester Crown Court was told the "damaged and dangerous" attacker – who will serve a minimum of seven-and-a-half years before being considered for parole – was high on amphetamine and...

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April 12, 2017, 12:24 am

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Security has been stepped up for Leicester City's Champions League clash with Atletico Madrid tonight after a bomb exploded near the Borussia Dortmund team bus in Germany.The Foxes' team bus was given armed security and the players a police escort after training yesterday, Mirror Online reports.It followed the incident in Dortmund, where the German team's quarterfinal clash with Monaco has been postponed until later today.Dortmund players were left in "shock" after Marc Bartra had to...

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April 12, 2017, 3:53 am

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A doctor has been charged with sexual offences following an alleged incident at a city health centre last summer.Farouk Patel (34), of Southernhay Road, in Stoneygate, Leicester, has been charged with assault by penetration.Read more: Eight Leicester City fans arrested in clashes in Madrid ahead of Champions League gameHe is also charged with sexual assault on a male and causing a male 16 or over to engage in sexual activity.He is due to appear before Leicester Magistrates' Court on Thursday...

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April 12, 2017, 10:03 am

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A protester says he was arrested as he made his way to set up a makeshift camp outside Leicester Cathedral ahead of the Queen's visit tomorrow. James McLean said he was intercepted by police as he made his way to Cathedral Gardens carrying his tents. He had intended to set up another protest camp at the point where Her Majesty will observe the ancient tradition of handing out Maundy Money to a group of 91 men and 91 women from the local community of pensioners. Read more: Where can I see the...

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April 12, 2017, 11:54 am

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Alleged murder victim Alice Ruggles was being stalked by her ex and living in fear, she told a court from beyond the grave.The 24-year-old, who grew up in Leicestershire, informed police 10 days before she died that murder accused Lance Corporal Trimaan Dhillon "seemed crazy" and was "completely obsessed with me", a court heard.Alice, a former pupil at Leicester High School For Girls, said she believed Dhillon, known as Harry, had hacked into her social media accounts, adding...

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April 12, 2017, 11:37 pm

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Police are battling a big increase in the number of young people risking their lives by trespassing on railway lines in Leicestershire.Figures published today by Network Rail and British Transport Police, (BTP), reveal the number of trespass incidents in Leicestershire has risen each year since 2012.Last year, according to the figures, 131 incidents were recorded, compared with 80 in 2012.Most offenders are boys, aged between 16 and 18.Inspector Mark Rushin, of British Transport Police (BTP),...

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April 13, 2017, 3:28 am

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The trial of the former boyfriend accused of murdering Leicestershire woman Alice Ruggles is continuing today. Alice, a former Leicester High School For Girls pupil, was found with fatal injuries at her Gateshead flat last October, Chronicle Live reports. At Newcastle Crown Court Lance Corporal Trimaan Dhillon, aged 26, denies murdering Alice. Dhillon, also known as Harry, served with the Royal Regiment of Scotland and lived at Glencorse Barracks in Penicuik, Midlothian, Scotland. Read...