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June 21, 2017, 12:49 pm

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Police are continuing to question two people tonight after a man's body was found inside a house in New Parks, Leicester.The man and woman were arrested yesterday following the discovery in a property in Glazebrook Road.In a statement issued this evening, Leicestershire Police said: "Police were called at 11am yesterday to the address and the death is currently being treated as unexplained.Read more: Two charged in connection with Bosworth Water Park death of five-year-old Charlie...

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June 21, 2017, 11:32 pm

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A man who was found dead in a New Parks property earlier this week has been named. Peter West, 60, was found dead in a house in Glazebrook Road on Tuesday 20 June. Leicestershire Police are treating his death as suspicious and the force's investigation continues. The force has issued an appeal for anyone who may have visited Peter's house in the past few weeks to come forward. Detective Inspector Michelle Keen, the senior investigating officer said: "It's important we build up a...

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June 22, 2017, 9:28 am

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A fraud gang which tricks people into handing over large sums of money in exchange for worthless "winning" lottery tickets might have conned people out of up to £200,000, police believe.Since April last year, the con artists have targeted up to 25 people in Leicester claiming they had a won a large sum on an unspecified lottery draw.The story involves them adding that they could not claim their winnings because they did not have the required identification, or because they were...

Jury considers verdict over death of four-month-old baby girl

June 22, 2017, 10:21 am

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The jury in the case of a mother and her ex-boyfriend, accused of inflicting brain damage on a four-month-old baby girl, by shaking her, has retired to consider the verdict.The woman and the man, who is not the child's father, both deny causing or allowing a child to suffer serious physical harm, by either an unlawful act or being aware of a risk and failing to take steps to protect her, in September, 2014.The defendants, both in their mid-20's, and from Leicester, also each deny an offence of...

Crimewatch to highlight these two unsolved Leicestershire crimes

June 22, 2017, 4:01 pm

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Two unsolved Leicestershire crimes were due to be featured on television this morning.Investigators hope the appeals on BBC One's Crimewatch Roadshow, which is broadcast at 9.15am, will lead to breakthroughs.Both appeals have previously appeared in the Leicester Mercury.The first appeal relates to a hit and run incident which left a young mother with devastating injuries.The incident happened on Saturday, December 17 last year in Brackenfield Way, Thurmaston.Kay Hicken, 26, was mown down by a...

Jury considers verdict over injured four-month-old baby girl

June 22, 2017, 10:21 am

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The jury in the case of a mother and her ex-boyfriend, accused of inflicting brain damage on a four-month-old baby girl, by shaking her, has retired to consider the verdict.The woman and the man, who is not the child's father, both deny causing or allowing a child to suffer serious physical harm, by either an unlawful act or being aware of a risk and failing to take steps to protect her, in September, 2014.The defendants, both in their mid-20's, and from Leicester, also each deny an offence of...

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June 23, 2017, 1:00 am

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Undercover officers are to take to the road next month to track down motorists who put cyclists' lives at risk, Leicestershire Police has confirmed. Officers equipped with body-worn cameras will film motorists who fail to allow enough room when overtaking riders. Those who put cyclists at risk will be flagged down and warned to be more considerate. The force has previously signalled it would take the action, but has now confirmed when it will launch the operation. The officers, who...

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June 23, 2017, 2:58 am

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Two people have been charged in connection with the discovery of a dead man in a house in Leicester. The pair were due to appear in court today in connection with the discovery of the body of 60-year-old Peter West at a property in Glazebrook Road, New Parks, on Tuesday. Read more: Devastated Leicester man explains how best friend died on mountain hike in the Middle East Emma Hicken, 35, and Kieron West, 35, both of Glazebrook Road, have been charged with preventing the lawful and decent...

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June 23, 2017, 4:10 am

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A fraudster left a vulnerable pensioner penniless after fleecing her out of more than £150,000 which she blew on gambling, holidays and jewellery.Heartless Lynn Minrath befriended the woman and then took increasing control over her finances.Minrath (42), formerly of Beaumont Walk, Beaumont Leys, Leicester, was jailed for four years after a jury at Warwick Crown Court found her guilty of five charges of fraud, two of forgery and one of theft.Read more: Wardens share shocking images of...

Police warning after drink and drug-driving arrests rise again

June 23, 2017, 9:00 am

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Police have arrested 46 drivers under the influence of alcohol or drugs so far this month.Figures released by the Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland Road Safety Partnership show 44 people have been arrested for drinking and driving while two have tested positive for illegal drugs since police launched their annual summer campaign at the beginning of the month.The total, two thirds of the way through the four week operation, is 17 more than by the same point in June last year.The campaign was...

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June 24, 2017, 12:56 am

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Officials at East Midlands Airport intercepted a 'sickening' child sex doll which a paedophile had attempted to import from Hong Kong.Border Force staff made the shocking discovery in September last year.The doll was found inside a package labelled 'mannequin' and was addressed to Andrew Dobson.Dobson, 49, of Merrivale Road, Wistaston, Cheshire was later tracked down and arrested and charged with the offence of 'importing an indecent object'.Dobson appeared at Chester Crown Court today (Friday)...

Mum's TV plea to trace hit and run driver who put her in a coma

June 24, 2017, 1:00 am

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A hit and run driver left Kayley Hicken, 26, critically injured at the roadside in Thurmaston in the early hours of Saturday, December 17 last year.Kayley, a mother-of-one, had just stepped out of a party at a friend's home in Brackenfield Way and thought the oncoming car – a white VW Golf – was the taxi she had booked.The car mounted the pavement and struck Kayley, dragging her along the road.The driver of the car has not been traced.She spoke publicly about her ordeal on today's...

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June 24, 2017, 1:00 am

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A mother and her ex-boyfriend are facing jail sentences after being convicted by a jury of inflicting brain injuries on a four-month-old baby girl.They were found guilty of causing or allowing the infant to suffer serious physical harm, by unlawful acts, with majority 10-2 verdicts.The jury of four men and eight women also found them both guilty, unanimously, of child cruelty – by failing to get prompt medical help for the seriously ill youngster, who also suffered a broken leg, in...

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June 24, 2017, 1:00 am

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Two raiders forced their way into an elderly couple's home to steal their cash and jewellery.The pair targeted the victims in their home in Barnstaple Road, near Downing Drive, Evington, Leicester on Monday night.Leicestershire Police released details of the incident today.The force said the man and woman suffered "minor injuries" when the attackers assaulted them.The raid happened shortly at 11.47pm. The pair entered the house and demanded cash and jewellery.Read more: Undercover...

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June 24, 2017, 1:03 am

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Ami Disdale was subjected to a terrifying ordeal when a man armed with a knife dragged her along a Leicester city centre street and ordered her to withdraw cash from her bank.The man attacked the 29-year-old in Welford Road as she walked home from a supermarket on the evening of Easter Monday, April 17 this year.The man remains at large and, with Ami's help,Leicestershire Police have created an e-fit of the attacker.Ami told Crimewatch Roadshow today: "It was not an unsafe route, I have...

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June 25, 2017, 5:22 am

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A building society cashier stole more than £10,000 from his great-grandma's account, including taking out £400 on the day she died, a court heard.Alex Thornley withdrew the 95-year-old victim's savings, invested at the same branch where he worked, to fritter away on booze and drugs.The 21-year-old cashier and customer advisor forged the ailing pensioner's signature on withdrawal slips to get his hands on her money, at the Nottinghamshire Building Society, in Loughborough.Adam...

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June 25, 2017, 7:00 am

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A drug-dealing granny wept as a judge spared her, and her cannabis-peddling grandson, from immediate jail sentences.Leicester Crown Court was told that police officers found nearly half-a-kilo of the class B drug, when they raided the family home in Oronsay Road, Braunstone, in the city, in April last year.June Diane Toone (58) and Jack Peter Gould (22) both admitted possessing the cannabis worth about £3,500 with intent to supply it.Gould further admitted offering to supply ecstasy and...

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June 26, 2017, 2:34 am

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Raiders have stolen £4,500 worth of plants from a family-run nursery in Leicestershire. The thieves removed the gate at Derry's Nursery in Cossington then loaded up a car trailer with high value plants such as bay trees worth £125 each. The raiders, who were driving an Audi estate car with no number plate on, struck between 1am and 3am on Sunday. Read more: Drug-dealing granny weeps as judge spares her and grandson from immediate jail sentences Alan Dayman, who started the...

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June 26, 2017, 8:42 am

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A teenager was caught with 14 wraps of cocaine after a police drugs sniffer dog showed an interest in him in Leicester city centre, a court heard. Joshua Vickers (19) dropped a cigarette packet, containing the Class A drug, in High Street, which initially drew the dog's attention to him. There was more cocaine in another packet in his pocket, said Nicola Moore, prosecuting. Vickers, of Markfield Road, Ratby, admitted possessing a total of 8.91 grams of cocaine, with intent to supply, on...

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June 26, 2017, 11:00 pm

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A kickboxing instructor used his "charisma" to sexually molest four girls he was coaching, a jury has been told.Danny Ryland allegedly made inappropriate remarks, asked them intimate questions and indecently touched three of them over their clothing.In the case of one of the four, he is accused of committing a serious sex offence upon her.The youngest was between 10 and 12 when the alleged misconduct happened, between July 2009 and March 2012, with the others aged 14, 15 and 16.Ryland,...