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Isaac Williams: Mural tribute to stabbed young boxer

May 5, 2017, 8:09 am
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A mural of stabbed amateur boxer Isaac Williams has been painted on hoardings in the city centre.To the left of a huge portrait of the 20-year-old are the words: "Rest in peace, Isaac, love from Louie and Ricky." The mural also features Mr Williams's nickname, Silent I, and the words: "Rest easy, bro, thoughts are with your family."The mural is on wooden hoardings that surround the car park in Short Street, close to Argos, in Belgrave Gate.Mr Williams, who lived in Hamilton,...

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How could you? Hunt on for person who dumped hamster by roadside

May 6, 2017, 3:00 am
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A hamster has been found dumped in its cage by the roadside.The abandoned pet's metal home, which was partially covered by a Sports Direct bag, was spotted by a passer-by who called the RSPCA.Leicestershire and Rutland RSPCA inspector Andy Bostock attended and retrieved the animal, which appeared to be in good health.It had been left on a grass verge in Barkby Lane, Syston.Mr Bostock said: "It's very unusual to get a hamster abandoned, especially in this way.Read more: Leicester coffee shop...

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Dodgy used car salesmen sold 'extremely dangerous' Mini Cooper...

May 6, 2017, 4:30 am
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A pair of used car salesmen ripped off customers by buying unroadworthy vehicles and selling them for thousands more than they were worth.Harsikander Dhillon was director of Granth Cars, in Catherine Street, Belgrave, Leicester, with Barry Porter working as his salesman.They sold cars, including insurance write-offs and other unroadworthy vehicles with various faults, which they described as being in better condition than they really were, sometimes also printing the wrong mileage in...

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Police hunt gang after 'road rage attack' and aggravated burglary...

May 7, 2017, 3:49 am
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Two men were dragged from a car and attacked after a suspected road rage incident early this morning.Two men got out of a black VW Golf and dragged the men out of a car in Regent Road, in the city centre, at around 2.50am.The victims were left needing hospital treatment.The area remains cordoned off while forensic investigations are carried out.Read more: Dodgy used car salesmen sold 'extremely dangerous' Mini Cooper which was four cars welded togetherThe car the attackers were driving is...

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Hunt for gang after 30-minute crime spree in Leicester which left...

May 7, 2017, 9:00 pm
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Police are continuing to hunt for a gang of men thought to be responsible for a half-hour crime spree which included a vicious attack and an aggravated burglary at a nightclub.The incidents took place between 2.30am and 3am yesterday.Three men raided premises in Abbey Street, Leicester, at about 2.30am, threatening members of staff before getting away with a large quantity of alcohol.Nobody was injured.A black VW Golf was seen leaving the area.About 20 minutes later, at 2.50am, two men got out...
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'Greedy' dodgy car salesmen spared jail after repaying customers...

May 8, 2017, 3:47 am
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Two men who sold dodgy cars - including a Mini Cooper made up of four vehicles welded together - have been spared jail after repaying the people they ripped off.The "greedy" pair sold the vehicles at Granth Cars, in Belgrave, Leicester, and were investigated by trading standards after 11 complaints were made within six months of them going into business together in May 2015.Harsikander Dhillon was director of the company, based in Catherine Street. He was responsible for buying eight...

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Man engulfed in flames in "flash fire" at Ashby office...

May 8, 2017, 9:34 am
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A man died in hospital from severe burns and smoke inhalation suffered in a "flash fire" at an Ashby office block, an inquest has heard.Stephen David Taylor, of Dorset Drive, Moira, near Ashby, was engulfed in flames while in an office on the first floor of a locked building in Market Street, Ashby, on March 1.Read more: Firefighters rescue person from burning office block in centre of AshbyAn inquest into the 65-year-old publisher's death was held at the coroners court for Rutland and...

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Police pursuit of stolen car though Leicester ends in crash

May 9, 2017, 7:29 am
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Police pursued a stolen car through Leicester before it crashed into a stationary vehicle and the occupants fled.Officers began to pursue the white BMW X5 after it was spotted speeding in Fosse Road North, Leicester shortly before 5am yesterday.Officers from the East Midlands Operational Support Service's roads and armed policing team followed the speeding car to Mountcastle Road, off Narborough Road, where it collided with a stationary vehicle.Read more: Watch firefighters release trapped deer...

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Four men arrested after televisions stolen from lorry at M1...

May 9, 2017, 1:05 pm
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Police have arrested four men and recovered a number of stolen televisions following a pursuit which crossed three counties.Officers from a regional Leicestershire Police unit pursued two vehicles after they were reportedly involved in the theft of the sets from a lorry at Leicester Forest East services on the M1 earlier today.One of the vehicles, a transit van, was followed to Underwood in Nottinghamshire.A 23-year-old man, of no fixed address, was arrested on suspicion of theft from motor...

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'Everyone loved her' - Tributes to Syston woman who took her own...

May 10, 2017, 5:00 am
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A heartbroken woman has paid tribute to the sister who took her own life after being physically and emotionally abused by a former boyfriend.Sonia Hindocha said her younger sister Meera Dalal, 25, who was found dead at the family home in Syston by her father Ashok on February 15 last year, was a very special person.She said: "Meera was the most wonderful person you could ever meet."Everyone loved her. She was so bubbly, so loving. "She was always at the heart of things among...

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Market Harborough tribute singer Robin Maughan pleads guilty to...

May 10, 2017, 5:50 am
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A tribute singer from Market Harborough who was jailed last year for sexually abusing two youngsters has admitted 18 further offences.Robin Maughan, formerly of Western Avenue, Market Harborough, appeared at Leicester Crown Court today to plead guilty to a string of sickening offences.The 35-year-old was jailed for a dozen years last March for abusing two boys and covertly filming them.Maughan, best known as a tribute act to Four Seasons' lead singer, Frankie Valli, was described in court last...

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Leicester brothers jailed for buying low value items with fake...

May 10, 2017, 8:20 am
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Two Leicester brothers duped shopkeepers by purchasing items using fake £20 notes.James McCarthy, 25, from Saffron Lane, and Thomas McCarthy, 20, from Golf Course Lane, Leicester targeted stores in Milton, Cheadle, Leek, Ipstones and Froghall, in Staffordshire, during the space of a few days.The pair bought low value items using the fake notes before pocketing the genuine change.Police were able to track them down by studying CCTV at each location.The brothers have now been jailed at...

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Robin Maughan: Other victims of child sex abuser urged to come...

May 10, 2017, 10:35 am
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Police are urging any other victims of disgraced singer and entertainer Robin Maughan to come forward.Maughan, who is serving 12 years in jail for a catalogue of abuse against young children, admitted 18 more sex offences today.Speaking after the hearing, Detective Constable Rob Waddington, who led the investigation, said: "These new charges brought against Maughan are a testament to the hard work of the team to bring justice for all those abused by Maughan over many years."As a result...

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Four men released following arrests in connection with television...

May 10, 2017, 10:45 am
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Police have released four men who were arrested on suspicion of theft from motor vehicle following a pursuit which crossed three counties.They have been released pending further investigation.The men were arrested in connection with the theft of televisions from a lorry at the services at junction 21a of the M1 in Leicestershire in the early hours of Tuesday, May 9.Officers from a regional Leicestershire Police unit had pursued two vehicles which were reportedly involved in the theft of the...

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Pair deny causing death by dangerous driving of Leicester mum...

May 10, 2017, 11:00 pm
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Two people are to stand trial accused of causing the death by dangerous driving of a Leicester mum.Laura Cooper, 34, was a passenger in a Nissan Note when it collided with a lorry on the M25 in Essex in the early hours of March 29 last year. Read more: 'Everyone loved her' - Tributes to Syston woman who took her own life after being 'abused by ex'She died four days later in hospital.Lorry driver Anthony Peter Cheshire, and Tammy Louise Langton, appeared at Chelmsford Crown Court today charged in...

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Mum of stab victim Tyler Thompson to hold knife crime rally in...

May 11, 2017, 4:17 am
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A mum whose teenage son was stabbed to death is bringing her campaign against knife crime to Leicester city centre tonight. Amy Morgan and her supporters will gather outside Leicester Town Hall as the city council announces the new lord mayor. Ms Morgan hopes to speak to councillors and other members of the public to win their support for an ongoing campaign to increase sentences for those convicted of knife crimes. Read more: How safe are UK theme parks after another tragedy? Her son,...

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Gang armed with knives and metal rod raided home on Leicester...

May 11, 2017, 8:00 am
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Police are hunting three armed raiders who attacked a family in their village home before escaping with a haul of cash and jewellery.The men forced their way into the family home in Bushby, on the outskirts of Leicester, and threatened the victims with knives and a metal rod.They then assaulted two of the occupants before taking a large amount of jewellery and cash and escaping in the family's Lexus 430 car.Two members of the family, who are understood to be business-owners in the city, were...

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Rapist jailed for seven years for sex attack on Loughborough...

May 11, 2017, 10:55 am
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A rapist who evaded police for seven years was jailed today after a trial at Leicester Crown Court .Ibrahim Elamin, 35, was found guilty of the rape of a teenager in Loughborough in 2010 and was sentenced to seven years in jail for that offence.read more: Driver crashed in Wigston street after police chase and ran off leaving his injured friends behindThe court heard how his arrest in the Manchester area in July last year led to a DNA match for a serious sexual assault in Loughborough in...

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Stab victim Tyler Thompson's mum makes plea for action on knife...

May 11, 2017, 11:58 am
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A mum whose teenage son was stabbed to death hopes to build public support for stronger penalties for those convicted of knife crimes.Amy Morgan and her supporters gathered outside Leicester Town Hall tonight to collect signatures on a petition which calls for tougher punishments for those who carry or use knives to assault others.The petition can be found here.She is backing a call for the change in the law to increase punishments for a range of knife crimes.Her son, Tyler died after he was...

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