Man held as 'security' was killed when dodgy deal collapsed,...

June 9, 2017, 12:00 am

≫ Next: Screams of man 'killed when dodgy deal went wrong' played to...

≪ Previous: Audi involved in serious collision near Jubilee Square was being...

$

0

0

A man was killed and his body dumped in a Leicester city centre car park after a dodgy land deal went badly wrong, a court heard.Promise Ndlovu was killed after five men from Leicester became involved with a group of men who were trying to con them with a "black money scam", Nottingham Crown Court was told yesterday.Prosecutor John Lloyd-Jones QC said that Mr Ndlovu was killed after being held at a building in Charter Street, Leicester, as "security" until the deal was...

---

Screams of man 'killed when dodgy deal went wrong' played to...

June 9, 2017, 12:01 am

≫ Next: Child-killer Colin Pitchfork who murdered Leicestershire...

≪ Previous: Man held as 'security' was killed when dodgy deal collapsed,...

$

0

0

The screams of Promise Ndlovu filled the courtroom as a recording of a 999 call he made was played to a manslaughter jury.The jurors looked visibly shocked as the eight-minute call to the police was played in courtroom number one.Mr Ndlovu spends much of the time pleading with the police to rescue him, but the call operator is unable to get him to relate the address of the building he was allegedly being kept in. He says: "They are keeping me in this building. They don't want me to go...

Child-killer Colin Pitchfork who murdered Leicestershire...

June 9, 2017, 12:48 am

≫ Next: Jury still considering verdicts in trial of ex-BBC presenters...

≪ Previous: Screams of man 'killed when dodgy deal went wrong' played to...

$

0

0

Double child killer Colin Pitchfork has tasted freedom for the first time in 30 years after he was allowed to take a day trip from prison. Pitchfork, who raped and murdered Leicestershire schoolgirls Lynda Mann and Dawn Ashworth, was under close supervision throughout his temporary release. Lynda's family, who fear Pitchfork remains a danger to the public, were told of the development this week. It is the first time, to their knowledge, of him being allowed to leave custody. Read more:...

Jury still considering verdicts in trial of ex-BBC presenters...

June 9, 2017, 1:20 am

≫ Next: Recap: Updates from 'dodgy deal' body in Leicester car park...

≪ Previous: Child-killer Colin Pitchfork who murdered Leicestershire...

$

0

0

A jury in the trial of two former BBC radio presenters facing charges of indecent assault will continue its deliberations today.Prosecutors allege Julie Wadsworth, 60, and her 69-year-old husband Tony encouraged under-age boys to take part in sexual activity in woodland near Atherstone, Warwickshire, between 1992 and 1996.read more: Tony and Julie Wadsworth trial: Claims against ex-BBC presenter are 'poisonous and untrue'The couple, who have worked for BBC Radio Leicester and Birmingham-based...

Recap: Updates from 'dodgy deal' body in Leicester car park...

June 9, 2017, 1:33 am

≫ Next: Leicester road rage attack: Leicestershire Police need your help...

≪ Previous: Jury still considering verdicts in trial of ex-BBC presenters...

$

0

0

The manslaughter trial of five men charged in connection with the death of Promise Ndlovu, who was body was found in a car park in Leicester, continued today. The case began at Nottingham Crown Court this morning at about 11am. Mr Ndlovu, 40, was found dead in a car park off Charter Street, near Burleys Way Flyover, at 8.25am on October 29. The court was yesterday played a recording of his screams as he made a 999 call pleading with police to rescue him.Kehar Hayer, 55, of Spencefield Lane,...

Leicester road rage attack: Leicestershire Police need your help...

June 9, 2017, 3:21 am

≫ Next: Julie and Tony Wadsworth found guilty of indecently assaulting...

≪ Previous: Recap: Updates from 'dodgy deal' body in Leicester car park...

$

0

0

Police are yet to make an arrest after they were handed shocking dashcam footage of a road rage attack in Leicester.The footage, which shows a driver overtaking another motorist before blocking the road and assaulting them, has been viewed tens of thousands of times.A spokesman for Leicestershire Police said the matter was reported to them on May 31.The video, which has no sound, begins in Blackbird Road near the Parker Drive junction.Read more: Shocking road rage attack in Leicester's Abbey...

Julie and Tony Wadsworth found guilty of indecently assaulting...

June 9, 2017, 4:47 am

≫ Next: Tony and Julie Wadsworth: Former golden couple of BBC Radio...

≪ Previous: Leicester road rage attack: Leicestershire Police need your help...

$

0

0

Former BBC radio hosts Tony and Julie Wadsworth have been found guilty at Warwick Crown Court of indecently assaulting under-age boys in woodland in the 1990s.The court has previously heard that the Wadsworths, of of Broughton Astley, Leicestershire, denied five counts of outraging public decency.Update: Wadsworths are jailed for indecent assaultsIt was alleged they engaged in sexual activity in view of others between July 1992 and June 1996.Mrs Wadsworth was convicted by majority 10-2 verdicts...

Tony and Julie Wadsworth: Former golden couple of BBC Radio...

June 9, 2017, 5:26 am

≫ Next: Ex-BBC Leicester presenters Tony and Julie Wadsworth jailed after...

≪ Previous: Julie and Tony Wadsworth found guilty of indecently assaulting...

$

0

0

Former BBC Radio Leicester hosts Tony and Julie Wadsworth will be sentenced later today, after being found guilty at Warwick Crown Court of indecently assaulting under-age boys in the 1990s and outraging public decency by having sex in woodland. The couple, of Broughton Astley, Leicestershire, were found guilty by a majority verdict of encouraging a string of boys, including a teenager looking for a golf ball, to take part in sexual activity in Warwickshire between 1992 and 1996. Read more:...

---

Ex-BBC Leicester presenters Tony and Julie Wadsworth jailed after...

June 9, 2017, 6:40 am

≫ Next: What judge told ex-BBC presenters Tony and Julie Wadsworth as he...

≪ Previous: Tony and Julie Wadsworth: Former golden couple of BBC Radio...

$

0

0

Former BBC presenter Julie Wadsworth has been jailed for five years at Warwick Crown Court for indecently assaulting young boys in woodland.Her husband Tony Wadsworth, who acted as a look-out during the offences in the 1990s, was also jailed for five years.Earlier today, the former BBC Leicester radio hosts were found guilty at Warwick Crown Court of indecently assaulting under-age boys in woodland in the 1990s.Update: What judge told the Wadsworths as he sent them to prisonThe court has...

What judge told ex-BBC presenters Tony and Julie Wadsworth as he...

June 9, 2017, 7:36 am

≫ Next: Promise Ndlovu 'sounded worried' on phone shortly before he died,...

≪ Previous: Ex-BBC Leicester presenters Tony and Julie Wadsworth jailed after...

$

0

0

Two former BBC radio presenters have both been jailed for five years for indecently assaulting a string of under-age boys and outraging public decency by having sex in woodland.Husband-and-wife Tony and Julie Wadsworth were found guilty by majority verdicts of encouraging six boys, including a teenager looking for a golf ball, to take part in sexual activity in Warwickshire between 1992 and 1996.Sentencing Mrs Wadsworth, 60, and her 69-year-old husband at Warwick Crown Court, Judge Andrew...

Promise Ndlovu 'sounded worried' on phone shortly before he died,...

June 9, 2017, 8:18 am

≫ Next: Man arrested after Audi crash in city centre

≪ Previous: What judge told ex-BBC presenters Tony and Julie Wadsworth as he...

$

0

0

A friend of a man whose body was found in a Leicester car park has told a jury his pal sounded "worried" on the phone shortly before he died.Elvis Kheswa was the first witness to give evidence at Nottingham Crown Court in the case of five Leicester men who have been charged in connection with the death of Promise Ndlovu.The body of Mr Ndlovu, 40, was found in a car park in Charter Street on October 29 last year.The prosecution alleges Mr Ndlovu was being held in the Kapitol Building in...

Man arrested after Audi crash in city centre

June 9, 2017, 8:54 am

≫ Next: Julie and Tony Wadsworth: NSPCC condemns ex-BBC pair's 'child...

≪ Previous: Promise Ndlovu 'sounded worried' on phone shortly before he died,...

$

0

0

Police have arrested a man who they believe was in the white Audi involved in a major crash in the city centre on Thursday night.Police were pursuing a white Audi at the of the collision. The white Audi A7 was involved in a collision with a black Audi A5 just after 9pm on Thursday on St Nicholas Circle, near Jubilee Square.Read More: Police issue further details about Audi chase through Leicester city centreBoth vehicles were badly damaged in the collision. Police believe the white Audi they...

Julie and Tony Wadsworth: NSPCC condemns ex-BBC pair's 'child...

June 10, 2017, 3:14 am

≫ Next: Chief urges MPs to fight for fair funding for Leicestershire...

≪ Previous: Man arrested after Audi crash in city centre

$

0

0

The NSPCC has reacted to the jailing of disgraced ex-Radio Leicester presenters Tony and Julie Wadsworth, describing the pair's crimes as 'child abuse'.The child welfare charity spoke out after the pair were each jailed yesterday for five years for indecently assaulting young boys and outraging public decency.An NSPCC spokesman said: "The Wadsworth's behaviour has been exposed for what it is – child sexual abuse."Julie Wadsworth's fatuous claim in court that she was a victim in...

Chief urges MPs to fight for fair funding for Leicestershire...

June 10, 2017, 2:00 pm

≫ Next: Road closures and traffic restrictions for Download festival 2017

≪ Previous: Julie and Tony Wadsworth: NSPCC condemns ex-BBC pair's 'child...

$

0

0

Leicestershire's chief constable is to urge the area's newly elected MPs to fight for fairer funding for his force.Simon Cole is to write to the 10 new Parliamentary representatives to warn he expects his force to lose a further £10 million under existing Conservative spending plans.The force has made budget savings and cuts of more than £38 million and lost 547 officers since 2009 to keep in line with public spending reductions.It is in the process of recruiting and training 100...

Road closures and traffic restrictions for Download festival 2017

June 11, 2017, 2:13 am

≫ Next: Investigation launched after man found hanged from tree

≪ Previous: Chief urges MPs to fight for fair funding for Leicestershire...

$

0

0

Leicestershire County Council has announced a series measures introduced to ensure traffic flows as smoothly as possible during this weekend's Download festival. The highlight of the rock calendar – headlined by System Of A Down, Biffy Clyro and Aerosmith – will close tomorrow. As in previous years, Leicestershire Police is closely involved in its planning and officers will be on the site throughout the festival. Many people travel by car to the site, with the inevitable knock-on...

---

Investigation launched after man found hanged from tree

June 11, 2017, 4:17 am

≫ Next: Diners and staff push violent attacker out of Nando's in city...

≪ Previous: Road closures and traffic restrictions for Download festival 2017

$

0

0

An investigation was launched this morning after a man was found hanged from a tree in a town cemetery.The man was discovered in Loughborough Cemetery, in Leicester Road, on the outskirts of the town, shortly before 6am and was pronounced dead at the scene.Leicestershire Police placed a cordon around the scene and their inquiries established the death was not suspicious.Officers are now collecting evidence on behalf of the area's coroner.Read more: Here's where mobile speed cameras will be this...

Diners and staff push violent attacker out of Nando's in city...

June 11, 2017, 5:46 am

≫ Next: Heartless thieves raid playgroup building taking cash, valuables...

≪ Previous: Investigation launched after man found hanged from tree

$

0

0

A victim was repeatedly punched and kicked on the ground by his girlfriend's ex-partner, in a busy city centre restaurant, a court heard.Shalao Faraj was restrained by diners and staff, who pushed him out of Nando's, in Granby Street, and locked the doors.Even then, Faraj made "a gun gesture" through the window and told his rival "You're a dead man walking, I'm going to kill you."Joey Kwong, prosecuting, told Leicester Crown Court that Faraj (24) had turned to violence after...

Heartless thieves raid playgroup building taking cash, valuables...

June 11, 2017, 7:51 am

≫ Next: Tyler Thompson: 35,000 sign mum's petition for tougher action on...

≪ Previous: Diners and staff push violent attacker out of Nando's in city...

$

0

0

Heartless thieves smashed their way into a playgroup building, damaging doors and windows and taking cash, valuables and even the children's sweets.The break-in happened at Thurnby and Bushby Playgroup, based at St Luke's Primary School in Main Street, Thurnby, some time between Thursday night and Friday morning.Thurnby and Bushby playgroup was targeted by thieves Playgroup leader Kerri Le-Butt said: "It's horrible anyone can do this.read more: 11-year-old Leicester rapper Lil T wows...

Tyler Thompson: 35,000 sign mum's petition for tougher action on...

June 11, 2017, 10:23 am

≫ Next: Police issue photographs of two knives seized in two days

≪ Previous: Heartless thieves raid playgroup building taking cash, valuables...

$

0

0

More than 35,000 people have backed a stab victim's mum's campaign for the introduction of harsher penalties for people convicted of knife crimes.Amy Morgan launched the online petition only a month ago in order to highlight the UK's knife crime death toll – including the loss of her 16-year-old son, Tyler Thompson.As of last night, more than 35,440 people had added their names to her call for tougher sentences for those found guilty of using a knife to assault another person or for the...

Police issue photographs of two knives seized in two days

June 11, 2017, 11:09 am

≫ Next: Car torched in road near National Forest attraction

≪ Previous: Tyler Thompson: 35,000 sign mum's petition for tougher action on...

$

0

0

Police have released photographs of two fearsome looking knives seized by officers in the space of a couple of days.One was taken from a man who was arrested in Leicester city centre on Saturday last week, while the other, which came with a leather holder, was found in a stolen car the next day.Leicestershire Police released the photographs under the banner of its ongoing Lives Not Knives campaign.Officers are working with community groups and schools to education young people of the...