Conman builder who bullied elderly customers in £19,000...

November 1, 2015, 7:32 am

≫ Next: Businessman's driving ban cut after he warns his company could go...

≪ Previous: Man charged after charity collection box stolen

$

0

0

A conman builder, Patrick Doran, who bullied elderly customers into paying high prices for substandard work in a £19,000 scam, was jailed for 27 months.The 25-year-old, who has previous convictions for an identical con-trick, admitted two counts of fraud, by falsely claiming to an 80-year-old man and a married couple, that he could competently install block paving driveways, between September December 2013.Doran approached his victims by "cold calling" at their homes in Glen...

---

Businessman's driving ban cut after he warns his company could go...

November 1, 2015, 12:31 pm

≫ Next: Student lying down on city centre street beaten up and robbed by...

≪ Previous: Conman builder who bullied elderly customers in £19,000...

$

0

0

A businessman who uses magic to make learning maths easier for schoolkids has had a driving ban cut after he warned his firm would go bust with the loss of scores of jobs if he could not drive.Colin Bradford (26) of Church Gate, Leicester, set up Magical Maths after leaving Sheffield University and his company now employs eight people directly as well as having 26 franchises nationwide.He was given a six month driving ban by magistrates in July this year for his fourth speeding offence in three...

Student lying down on city centre street beaten up and robbed by...

November 1, 2015, 10:35 pm

≫ Next: Stabbing victim remains in critical condition in hospital after...

≪ Previous: Businessman's driving ban cut after he warns his company could go...

$

0

0

A student was beaten up and kicked in the street by attackers after his phone was stolen. The victim was the worse for drink in the city centre and lying down on the pavement in Gallowtree Gate, trying to call a friend. Leicester Crown Court was told that Luke Walker, accompanied by two juveniles, approached and snatched the victim's phone and made off. The student got up and gave chase but was taunted before being punched and then violently kicked on the ground in Horsefair Street. The...

Stabbing victim remains in critical condition in hospital after...

November 2, 2015, 2:06 am

≫ Next: Elderly man seriously injured in collision involving mobility...

≪ Previous: Student lying down on city centre street beaten up and robbed by...

$

0

0

A 33-year-old man left fighting for his life after being stabbed in a city street remains in a critical condition in hospital. The man was found injured in Layton Road, off Uppingham Road, Leicester, at 8.30pm on Friday. Officers believe an hour earlier a group of men may have been involved in an argument in the branch of William Hill in Uppingham Road. The fracas continued outside and the group moved to Layton Road, where the victim was stabbed in the back. Police said after the...

Elderly man seriously injured in collision involving mobility...

November 2, 2015, 2:45 am

≫ Next: Father offers £20,000 reward for information on son's...

≪ Previous: Stabbing victim remains in critical condition in hospital after...

$

0

0

An elderly mobility scooter rider has been seriously injured in a collision with a car.The crash occurred at a major junction in the centre of Market Harborough at Sunday lunchtime.Emergency services including the air ambulance were called to the incident at the junction of Welland Park Road and Northampton Road.The 77 year old mobility scooter rider was treated at the scene. The air ambulance had to land nearby in the Little Bowden Recreation Ground and he was carried to the aircraft before...

Father offers £20,000 reward for information on son's...

November 2, 2015, 3:22 am

≫ Next: Inmate who launched unprovoked attack on prison guard jailed

≪ Previous: Elderly man seriously injured in collision involving mobility...

$

0

0

A father whose son was murdered 16 years ago has offered a £20,000 reward for information which finally brings the killers to justice. Tony Corley says the reward – which has been provided by a close friend – is his "last throw of the dice" in his search for justice for his family. Mark, 23, was shot in the head and his body buried in remote farmland in north-east England on an unknown date in 2000. Nobody has been convicted of murdering the 23-year-old, who was...

Inmate who launched unprovoked attack on prison guard jailed

November 2, 2015, 3:34 am

≫ Next: Condition of Layton Street stabbing victim has improved, say...

≪ Previous: Father offers £20,000 reward for information on son's...

$

0

0

An inmate who launched an unprovoked attack on a prison guard has been jailed for 27 months. Samuel Gear, 32, admitted causing actual bodily harm to the officer, Douglas Mead, who suffered an eye injury, a torn shoulder muscle and bruising to his face and elbow. The incident happened at HMP Leicester, Welford Road, on June 30 last year. Leicester Crown Court was told that Gear was refusing to go back into his cell when asked by a female guard and Mr Mead came over to assist. Steven...

Condition of Layton Street stabbing victim has improved, say...

November 2, 2015, 5:09 am

≫ Next: Agency nurse found guilty of manslaughter by gross negligence of...

≪ Previous: Inmate who launched unprovoked attack on prison guard jailed

$

0

0

The condition of a man who sustained serious injuries when he was stabbed in the city street has improved. The 33-year-old was found injured in Layton Road, off Uppingham Road, Leicester, at 8.30pm on Friday. He remained in a critical condition over the weekend but his health is now improving, say police. Officers believe an hour earlier a group of men may have been involved in an argument in the branch of William Hill in Uppingham Road. The fracas continued outside and the group moved...

---

Agency nurse found guilty of manslaughter by gross negligence of...

November 2, 2015, 4:01 pm

≫ Next: Cases at Leicester Magistrates' Court

≪ Previous: Condition of Layton Street stabbing victim has improved, say...

$

0

0

An agency nurse has been found guilty of the manslaughter by gross negligence of a six-year-old patient at Leicester Royal Infirmary. A crown court jury deliberated for 14 hours before unanimously convicting Isabel Amaro in relation to the care of Jack Adcock, from Glen Parva. The jury is yet to reach verdicts on Amaro's co-accused, Dr Hadiza Bawa-Garba and ward sister Theresa Taylor, and will continue its deliberations tomorrow. Amaro, a 47-year-old Portugese-born nurse, was found guilty...

Cases at Leicester Magistrates' Court

November 2, 2015, 11:45 pm

≫ Next: Woman whose son was left paralysed and husband killed in 'tragic'...

≪ Previous: Agency nurse found guilty of manslaughter by gross negligence of...

$

0

0

Cases heard before Leicester Magistrates' Court include: Jay Vinod Modi (22), of Kincaple Road, Rushey Mead, Leicester, was found guilty of handling stolen goods – a Santander Visa debit card and three MBNA cards – in Leicester on June 3. He was given a community order, including 150 hours of unpaid work to be completed within the next 12 months, with a £60 victim surcharge, £620 costs and £1,000 criminal courts charge. He was found guilty of other...

Woman whose son was left paralysed and husband killed in 'tragic'...

November 3, 2015, 12:33 am

≫ Next: Five men arrested after seriously injured man taken to hospital ...

≪ Previous: Cases at Leicester Magistrates' Court

$

0

0

A mother whose young son was left paralysed and whose husband died in a 'tragic' crash in Northamptonshire will receive substantial compensation. Marina Kruglova, who lives in Glenfield, is the widow of Igors Zunda, 33 and claimed damages from her late husband's brother, Jurijs Zunda. He was the driver of a Mazda, with four passengers on board, when it collided with a lorry on the A43, near Duddington, on December 4 2012. Igors died from multiple injuries at the scene and his then...

Five men arrested after seriously injured man taken to hospital ...

November 3, 2015, 12:45 am

≫ Next: Victim had knife pressed against his neck as six men robbed him

≪ Previous: Woman whose son was left paralysed and husband killed in 'tragic'...

$

0

0

Five people have been arrested after a man was found lying seriously injured in a Leicester street this morning. Police were called to Narborough Road at 6.45 today. The man was taken to the Queen's Medical Centre in Nottingham. A police spokeswoman said: "We were called at around 6.45am this morning following a report of a man lying injured on the ground on Narborough Road, near to the junction of Briton Street."Officers attended and a man was taken to the Queen's Medical...

Victim had knife pressed against his neck as six men robbed him

November 3, 2015, 5:06 am

≫ Next: Two drug dealers caught with cannabis, amphetamine and over...

≪ Previous: Five men arrested after seriously injured man taken to hospital ...

$

0

0

A victim had a knife pressed against his neck as six men robbed him in his own home, a court heard. One of the robbers, Steven Maughan, who was formerly friends with the resident, was jailed for three years. He pleaded guilty to carrying out the offence on the morning of July 26 last year. Leicester Crown Court was told that the victim, who lived in Rockingham Close, Crown Hills, in the city, was awoken by his door buzzer at 6.30am. Kevin Jones, prosecuting, said: "He let the...

Two drug dealers caught with cannabis, amphetamine and over...

November 3, 2015, 5:32 am

≫ Next: Couple tell how they gave first aid to window fall man

≪ Previous: Victim had knife pressed against his neck as six men robbed him

$

0

0

Two drug dealers caught with a stash of cannabis, amphetamine and cash have been jailed. Police officers found the haul of class B drugs, worth more than £4,000, when they raided a flat in Wilberforce Road, off Upperton Road, Leicester, on August 14. They also seized £2,392 which was confiscated by the court. Lynsey Knott, prosecuting, said: "There was a CCTV camera set up in the property which showed footage from a camera at the back of the property, no doubt to monitor...

Couple tell how they gave first aid to window fall man

November 3, 2015, 9:38 am

≫ Next: Families' year of hell at hands of window-smashing vandals

≪ Previous: Two drug dealers caught with cannabis, amphetamine and over...

$

0

0

Five men have been arrested after a man was seriously injured falling from a second-floor balcony this morning. Police are trying to determine whether he fell or was pushed from the flat in Leicester's Narborough Road. The 23-year-old was found lying seriously injured on the pavement at 6.45am. He was taken to the Queen's Medical Centre, in Nottingham. Police have confirmed they were called to a disturbance and that five men were arrested in connection with the incident, near the...

---

Families' year of hell at hands of window-smashing vandals

November 3, 2015, 10:07 am

≫ Next: School's 'stranger danger' alert after pupil reports suspicious...

≪ Previous: Couple tell how they gave first aid to window fall man

$

0

0

Vandals have waged a terrifying year-long campaign against two families by smashing their windows with bricks. The victims, in Aylestone Drive, Aylestone, and Arnesby Crescent, off Saffron Lane, have been targeted 13 times since August last year. In most cases, people wearing masks have thrown bricks through the windows. Police are linking the attacks, which happen between 10.30pm and 4am. Leicestershire Police has released CCTV images of the suspects. The occupants of the house in...

School's 'stranger danger' alert after pupil reports suspicious...

November 3, 2015, 10:29 am

≫ Next: Three boys, 16, due in court on robbery charges

≪ Previous: Families' year of hell at hands of window-smashing vandals

$

0

0

A school has issued a safety alert after a pupil reported a van driver behaving suspiciously. The pupil at Oadby's Gartree spotted the man in the stationary white van in Brabazon Road on at 3.20pm yesterday. He saw the man was holding a mobile phone and believed he was pointing it at him to film or photograph him. The school has sent an email to parents to remind their children they must not speak to strangers. A Leicestershire Police spokeswoman said the matter was under...

Three boys, 16, due in court on robbery charges

November 3, 2015, 10:39 am

≫ Next: Mobility scooter rider, 77, dies in hospital after crash

≪ Previous: School's 'stranger danger' alert after pupil reports suspicious...

$

0

0

Three 16-year-old boys are to appear in court charged with a series of street robberies. The youths are alleged to have committed the offences in Leicester between July and October, including Rutland Street, in the city centre, Uppingham Road and Victoria Avenue, Highfields. The boys are due to appear at Leicester Youth Court on Friday, November 27. One has been charged with three counts of robbery, two counts of assault on police officers and racially aggravated public order. The second...

Mobility scooter rider, 77, dies in hospital after crash

November 3, 2015, 11:06 am

≫ Next: Paedophile who raped schoolgirl at knifepoint jailed for 18 years

≪ Previous: Three boys, 16, due in court on robbery charges

$

0

0

A 77-year-old mobility scooter rider who was involved in a collision at the weekend has died in hospital. The man was injured in the collision with a silver Toyota Auris in Welland Park Road, Market Harborough, at 12.50pm on Sunday. He was taken to University Hospitals of Coventry and Warwickshire, where he died earlier today, Leicestershire Police has confirmed. No one else was injured. Police have urged witnesses to come forward if they have not already spoken to officers. Contact...

Paedophile who raped schoolgirl at knifepoint jailed for 18 years

November 3, 2015, 11:12 am

≫ Next: Plans to merge Leicestershire Police's 999 control room with...

≪ Previous: Mobility scooter rider, 77, dies in hospital after crash

$

0

0

A paedophile who sexually abused three young schoolgirls – including raping one at knifepoint - has been jailed for 18 years.James Obediah McCann individually groomed the youngsters, convincing them he was seriously ill and that sex could help him get better.He threatened to kill their parents if they told anyone what had happened.The children were abused during visits to his then home in Bagworth Road, Newbold Heath, Leicestershire.They would be taken into the attic and made to take part...