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August 16, 2015, 4:33 am

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A burglar left blood-stained handprints in the kitchen of a house he broke into whilst a family slept upstairs, a court heard.Jordan Holland, 22, entered the property in Upperton Road, Leicester, and tipped out the contents of handbags he found.He then came to his senses and left without stealing anything.Leicester Crown Court was told the incident left the family, with four children under the age of six, traumatised.Their mother barricaded the back door with boxes following the...

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Motorist risking their lives by not belting up, say police

August 14, 2015, 11:08 am

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Motorists are continuing to put their lives at risk by driving without seatbelts, a road safety campaign has warned.The Leicestershire and Rutland Road Safety Partnership said it has more work to do to convince drivers that belting up is required by law and is a life-saver.The organisations works with police to run Fatal 4 operations during which drivers are stopped if they are spotted committing any of the four most common causes of death and injury on the roads – speeding, using a mobile...

Ex-cons make scarves to help women hide jewellery from robbers

August 14, 2015, 11:20 am

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Police have come up with a novel way to help women protect their gold necklaces from street robbers – scarves made by ex-offenders.Officers in Belgrave, Leicester hope women will use the scarves to cover up jewellery when they are out in public.Thieves, some on bikes and some on foot, have targeted the Belgrave area during summer months in the past few years, snatching gold chains from their victims' necks.A number of women have been injured falling to the ground.So far this summer the...

Man sets fire to home as revenge against council seeking to evict...

August 17, 2015, 3:20 am

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A householder deliberately torched his home in revenge against the council that was seeking to evict him.Ian Roberts (60) had refused offers of assistance from a housing support officer to help save his tenancy at a two-bedroom semi-detached property in Netherhall Road, Leicester, where he had lived for 19 years.Roberts, who was jailed for three years, bought five litres of petrol from a garage, which he used to ignite the fire upstairs. He caused more than £13,000 of damageJudge Robert...

Police launch week of action against speeding drivers

August 17, 2015, 3:39 am

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Police today launched a week of action against speeding drivers.Officers are targeting areas of the city and in towns and villages across the city and county.The campaign is part of a concerted campaign by police forces across Europe.Leicestershire Police said it would send its mobile speed camera vans to locations it has identified as speeding hotspots or those where residents have previously raised concerns.The force said the risk of death was approximately four times higher when a pedestrian...

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August 14, 2015, 7:01 am

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Partners in a Leicester cash and carry store have admitted breaching safety laws after a man had his leg amputated following a collision in their car park.Ashvin and Yogesh Patel both pleaded guilty to breaching health and safety laws when they appeared in court on Friday.They have been accused of failing to prevent risk to people using the car park at the Falcon Cash and Carry in Dysart Way Leicester.Kate Roger, prosecuting for the Leicester City Council, said the case was brought following an...

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August 17, 2015, 10:37 am

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A Leicester man has appeared in court accused of helping his older brother murder his lover.David Cooper, 39, from Aylestone, and his brother Roger Cooper, 41, stood side by side in the dock charged with killing Sameena Imam.The two brothers murdered Ms Imam on Christmas Eve last year because she threatened to reveal the affair she was having with Roger, a Birmingham Crown Court heard yesterday. (Mon)Prosecutor Timothy Spencer QC told the court how Roger was having an affair with Ms Imam and...

Cases at Leicester Magistrates' Court

August 17, 2015, 10:00 pm

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Cases heard before Leicester Magistrates' Court include:Jamie Lee Sanderson (34), of Wordsworth Road, Knighton Fields, pleaded guilty to stealing two bottles of Courvoisier 3 Star Cognac worth £55.98 from the Co-Op store, Birstall, on May 9. He was ordered to pay £55.98 compensation and £150 criminal courts charge. The offence activated a suspended sentence and Sanderson was committed to prison for 18 weeks, suspended for 12 months. He was ordered to have six months'...

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August 18, 2015, 5:55 am

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Leicester City has completed internal disciplinary proceedings against Danny Simpson after he was convicted of assaulting his ex-girlfriend.However, the club has not revealed what, if any, action it has taken against the 28-year-old right-back.It said it could not disclose the outcome because the player is due to appeal against his conviction.The Crown Prosecution Service has confirmed to the Leicester Mercury that the appeal hearing is scheduled to take place at Manchester's Crown Square Crown...

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August 18, 2015, 10:26 am

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A former soldier from Leicester, accused of murdering a cash and carry marketing manager, bought chloroform on the internet a fortnight before she died, a jury was told.David Cooper (39) is accused of helping his brother Roger Cooper (41) kill Sameena Imam last December.Prosecutor Timothy Spencer QC claimed Roger conspired with his brother to murder Ms Imam who he was having an affair with against company rules.Birmingham Crown Court heard a murder investigation found Miss Imam's body in a...

Alcohol does not affect victims' rape evidence, say academics

August 19, 2015, 2:28 am

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Sexual assault victims who were drunk at the time can recall key details which could help courts convict their abusers, research by academics at the University of Leicester suggests.Researchers conducted memory tests among a group of female volunteers – some drunk and some not.Participants who were under the influence of alcohol were able to recall less information than those who were not.However, researchers found, the accuracy of their recollection of crucial information about a rape or...

Police hunt raiders who threatened couple in their village home

August 19, 2015, 3:01 am

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Police are hunting two raiders who threatened a couple in their home.The victims, who are in their 60s, came face to face with the men in their home in Groby at 10.30pm on Thursday, August 6.They have worked with police to produce an artist's impression of one of the men.He entered the couple's home and threatened them. An accomplice followed him into the house and searched upstairs.Both men left the house with valuables in three briefcases, which were later found empty and discarded in the...

Man in Leicester questioned about alleged Syria charity fraud

August 19, 2015, 6:40 am

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A man has been released on bail after detectives questioned him about an alleged charity fraud.The 25-year-old was arrested in the Highfields area of Leicester yesterday as part of an ongoing investigation into cash collections for humanitarian work in Syria.In a statement today, Leicestershire Police said: "A 25 year-old man was arrested on suspicion of fraud by false representation and has been released on police bail pending further inquiries."Looking for a new job? Visit our Jobs...

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August 19, 2015, 6:41 am

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A Leicester man accused of helping to kill his brother's lover was seen digging a large hole on his allotment weeks before she died, a court was told.David Cooper and Roger Cooper are accused of murdering Sameena Imam in December.Prosecutor Timothy Spencer QC told a jury that David Cooper (39) had an allotment in Groby Road in Leicester.He said that on December 14 Ms Imam had complained to a friend about the state of her relationship with Roger Cooper.Mr Spencer added: "That day a witness...

Judge directs Leicester jury to acquit autistic man of murder...

August 19, 2015, 9:47 am

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An autistic man who killed his girlfriend's uncle, and dumped him in a wheelie bin, has admitted manslaughter on the grounds of diminished responsibility.Nathan Kearney, 33, was on trial at Leicester Crown Court accused of murdering William 'Bill' Tomlinson, 64, on February 18.The trial was halted after the prosecution's psychiatrist gave evidence which co-incided with two defence psychiatrists about there being some evidence of diminished responsibility in Kearney's case.Judge Nicholas Dean QC...

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Man found seriously injured next to city centre car park

August 20, 2015, 3:59 am

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A man has been taken to hospital after he was found injured next to a car park in Leicester city centre this morning.The man was found by the Holiday Inn, in St Nicholas Circle at 7.45am.A Leicestershire Police spokeswoman said: "Officers attended and a man was taken to the Leicester Royal Infirmary for treatment to what has been described as serious injuries."The area was sealed off throughout the morning as officers investigated the circumstances surrounding the incident.Looking for...

Man found injured in Leicester city centre dies in hospital

August 20, 2015, 7:53 am

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A man who was found seriously injured next to a car park this morning has died in hospital.Paramedics called police to the scene in St Nicholas Circle, by the Holiday Inn, in Leicester city centre, shortly before 8am. They alerted police, who set up a cordon around the area where the man had been found.He was taken to Leicester Royal Infirmary, where he later died, Leicestershire Police said this afternoon.Police do not believe the man's death to be suspicious or that anyone else was involved.In...

Methodist minister David Cooper found not guilty of sexually...

August 20, 2015, 8:24 am

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A Methodist minister was found not guilty by a jury of sexually assaulting a teenager during piano lessons and in his car.David Cooper, who served as the minister of Burbage Methodist Church between 1979 and 1986, denied any wrongdoing towards the girl, claiming she was an "attention seeker."He was acquitted of six counts of indecently assaulting her.Mr Cooper, who has no previous convictions, thanked the jury as he left the dock at Leicester Crown Court.The complainant earlier told...

Driver to appear in court following tragic M1 crash

August 20, 2015, 8:43 am

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A motorist is due to appear in court tomorrow after she was charged in connection with a fatal crash on the M1 in Leicestershire last year.Christy George, (36), of Lime Tree Road, Hucknall, Nottingham has been charged with death by dangerous driving, causing serious injury by dangerous driving, doing an act with intent to pervert the course of public justice and causing death by driving while uninsured.She is due to appear at Leicester Magistrates' Court tomorrow.The charge relates to a...

Leicestershire Police employee accused of stealing gold bars and...

August 20, 2015, 10:09 am

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A police employee accused of stealing gold bars and more than £188,000 in cash from the force he worked for is to face a trial.Mujibur Ibrahim, 25, pleaded not guilty to two counts of theft relating to two gold bars, £5,050 of money and an "unknown quantity of cash" from a police station, on April 20.He also denied theft of £183,550 cash belonging to Leicestershire Police, between February 23 and April 3.Ibrahim, of Westcotes Drive, Westcotes, Leicester, is suspended...