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November 3, 2015, 11:21 am

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A proposal to merge Leicestershire Police's 999 control room with neighbouring forces in Nottinghamshire and Northamptonshire – and outsource it to private security firm G4S – is to be considered as a way of saving money.The plans are just a "scoping exercise" at this stage, according to Leicestershire Police.But they have been criticised by unions and staff who see them as a creeping privatisation of the police force, a move which puts profit-seeking private firms,...

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Widow condemns thieves who destroyed her car containing a...

November 3, 2015, 10:00 pm

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Fire fighter's widow Karen Gilding has condemned thieves who stole and destroyed her car containing her late husband Dave's service photo identity card. They married at Leicester Town Hall in 2010 just eight months before he died after battling cancer. Since then Karen, a care assistant, has kept his fire service photo identification in her Fiat 500 as she drove to her clients. But on Saturday morning as she prepared to go to work she found the vehicle missing. Karen, 37, who lives in...

Jack Adcock trial: Doctor found guilty of manslaughter

November 4, 2015, 4:23 am

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A doctor has been found guilty of the manslaughter of six-year-old Jack Adcock, who died of pneumonia at Leicester Royal Infirmary.Hadiza Bawa-Garba was charged with manslaughter due to gross negligence following his death on February 18, 2011.Parents pay tribute to 'one in a million' sonNurse Theresa Taylor, who was accused of failing to diagnose Jack correctly and not monitoring his condition, was cleared of all charges.On Monday, agency nurse Isabel Amaro was found guilty of Jack's...

Missing man's family plead with him to come home

November 4, 2015, 4:28 am

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The mother and sister of a man who went missing last week have made an emotional appeal for him to come home. Anthony Eyrl ordered a taxi to take him from his home in Hinckley into Leicester city centre on Friday evening. Police have established he got out of the taxi outside ilkinsons in Charles Street at 5.45pm, but has not been seen since. Officers said the 55-year-old is suffering from depression and anxiety. He has gone missing before but never for so long. His mother Audrey, and...

Jack Adcock trial: Parents pay tribute to 'one in a million' son

November 4, 2015, 5:01 am

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The parents of six-year-old Jack Adcock, who died from pneumonia at Leicester Royal Infirmary in 2011, have paid tribute to their son after his doctor and nurse were convicted of manslaughter by gross negligence. Mum Nicky Adcock and dad Victor Adcock, paid tribute to their "one in a million" son outside Nottingham Crown Court. Read: Doctor found guilty of Jack Adcock manslaughter They said: "Our son Jack was a lively and energetic little boy. The room lit up when he walked...

Paedophile admits to catalogue of sex crimes against two...

November 4, 2015, 5:53 am

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A paedophile has appeared in court to admit a catalogue of historic sex crimes against two schoolgirls and a baby girl. Alan Peter Wormleighton, 60, pleaded guilty to depraved acts of abuse towards the infant, when she was aged from nought to three-years-old. The defendant admitted a total of 33 offences, including downloading child pornography. Judge Nicholas Dean QC adjourned the Leicester Crown Court case until November 20 for sentence. Wormleighton, a hospital engineer, appeared via...

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November 4, 2015, 11:15 am

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A married man who groomed a young schoolgirl and took her to hotels for sex was jailed for 10 years. Ian Jarrom, 26, who also goes by the name David Carver, admitted three counts of sexual activity with a child. Leicester Crown Court was told that Jarrom, of Racecourse Mews, Loughborough, befriended the victim when she was 12. Mary Prior, prosecuting, said that he groomed her by alienating her from family and friends and gave her a ring. He provided her with two phones, one for general...

Cases at Leicester Magistrates' Court

November 5, 2015, 12:28 am

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Cases heard before Leicester Magistrates' Court include: Matthew Schofield (27), of Rushey Close, Rushey Mead, Leicester, pleaded guilty to damaging a window worth £300 without lawful excuse on July 2. He was given a community order, including participating in a Thinking Skills programme for 30 days and a rehabilitation activity requirement to attend appointments to take part in activities when required for up to 15 days. Schofield was ordered to pay £300 compensation. He also...

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Rise in rape cases reflects victims' confidence, say police

November 4, 2015, 10:54 am

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A growing number of people are reporting cases of rape to Leicestershire Police. The force said the rise in reported attacks indicated increased confidence among victims that their allegations would be dealt with thoroughly and sensitively. The 437 cases – 276 adults and 161 children – reported between April 2014 and March this year ended in just 32 convictions, seven per cent of the total. However, this could rise further as some cases are still under investigation. In the...

Police name motorcyclist killed in country road crash

November 5, 2015, 2:00 am

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Police have named a motorcyclist who died in a crash on a country road at the weekend. Michael George Jakes was travelling along the A606, Oakham Road in Somerby towards Burton Lazars around 5pm on Sunday when his black Ducati left the road. The 50-year-old, who lived in Stathern, was pronounced dead at the scene. Leicestershire Police said no other vehicles were involved in the collision. In a statement released today, the force said said: "If you witnessed it or saw a black Ducati...

Police called to house break in - and find cannabis plants inside

November 5, 2015, 4:51 am

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The police were called to a house following a report of someone trying to break in – and discovered 33 cannabis plants were inside. Officers arrived to see the door had been forced and went inside looking for intruders, to find 23 small plants about four inches high were being grown in a cupboard. When Luke Tetlow arrived at the address in Saffron Lane, Leicester, he unlocked a bedroom door which revealed 10 more mature plants. Ben Gow, prosecuting, said that there was a growing...

Road closures warning after pedestrian is knocked down by vehicle

November 5, 2015, 7:47 am

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UPDATE: The road re-opened shortly after 4.30pm.A pedestrian has been airlifted to hospital after a collision in Leicester this afternoon. The injured person was involved in a collision with a vehicle in Regent Road, near Leicester's De Montfort Hall at 2.15pm. They have been taken to hospital in Coventry. The extent of their injuries was not immediately available. Police have closed a stretch of Regent Road between Salisbury Road and Granville Road while accident investigators examine the...

Dog owner admits having out-of-control pet which went on rampage...

November 5, 2015, 10:00 pm

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A dog owner has admitted having a dangerously out-of-control pet which viciously bit two children. Sean Ivers' dog Bullet, an eight-year-old Staffordshire bull terrier, escaped from his garden before going on the rampage, in Tomlin Road, Northfields, Leicester. The formerly docile dog ran into a driveway as a mother was putting her eight-year-old son and four-year-old daughter into her car to go shopping, at 6.50pm on Thursday, July 2. The dog went for the boy, who kicked out, and his leg...

Man caught in possession of a sawn-off shotgun jailed

November 6, 2015, 3:19 am

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A man caught in possession of a sawn-off shotgun has been jailed for three years. Fayne Dorset (25) told the police he had kept the illegal weapon after finding it in a field. Officers located the gun after executing a search warrant at Scraptoft Mews, Scraptoft, Leicester, on August 28. Dorset pleaded guilty to possessing an altered firearm, a 12 gauge shotgun which had been shortened contrary to the 1968 Firearms Act, without a firearms certificate. Victoria Rose, prosecuting, said the...

Pub customer punched and kicked victim following argument

November 6, 2015, 3:36 am

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A pub customer who kicked a victim on the ground following an argument was given a suspended jail sentence and ordered to pay compensation. The violence broke out during a row at the Beacon Inn, Beacon Road, Loughborough, on May 23. The victim was floored with a punch from Paul Middleton, who then kicked him, when the dispute continued outside, said Kate Plummer, prosecuting, at Leicester Crown Court. Middleton (48), of Holt Drive, Loughborough, admitted causing actual bodily harm on May...

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Driver killed in country road crash named by police

November 6, 2015, 3:50 am

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Police have named a man who died in a road collision in north west Leicestershire last week. Sean Joseph Grady, of Glenfield, was pronounced dead at the scene of the collision between Ashby and Coalville on Wednesday last week. Mr Grady was driving a silver VW Fox in Alton Hill, near Packington when the collision happened at 11.50am. No other vehicles were involved. Detective Constable Seamus Burns, of the serious collision investigation unit, said: "The vehicle was travelling from...

Dealer caught with drugs and stun-gun jailed

November 6, 2015, 5:32 am

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A drug dealer caught with a stash of cannabis and a stun-gun has been jailed for three years.Mark Thomas Smith, 33, was caught when the police executed a search warrant at an outhouse he was renting at the rear of a property in Tyler Avenue, Loughborough.Paul Prior, prosecuting, told Leicester Crown Court that a bag containing 20.39 grams of cannabis was found.His mobile phone contained incriminating text messages relating to the sale of cannabis and MCat, with one message in relation to...

Witness appeal after pedestrian is seriously injured in crash

November 6, 2015, 6:31 am

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A pedestrian is in hospital with serious injuries after he was involved in a collision with a car. The 54-year-old was injured in Belgrave Road, Leicester at 8.45pm on Tuesday. He was taken to Nottingham's Queen's Medical Centre where he is said to be in a stable condition. Police have appealed for witnesses to the collision, which happened near the junction with Loughborough Road and involved a white Vauxhall Astra. A 26-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of dangerous...

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November 6, 2015, 9:11 am

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A 'well-regarded' former nurse who committed sex crimes against a child in the 1980s has had her jail term slashed by top judges on appeal. Judith Reid, 61, of Grocot Road, Leicester, was jailed for four years at the city's Crown Court on January 13. She was convicted of three counts of indecency with a child and one of attempted indecency with a child. Her crimes took place in the 1980s when she was married to Robert Reid - they are now separated. The victim, who was aged under 13, was...

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November 6, 2015, 10:37 am

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A burglar set two houses on fire to cover his tracks, leaving two families homeless and without possessions. Jamie Dean Liggett (29) posed as a hero-figure after the first blaze, at his next door neighbour's house. He falsely claimed to have risked his safety checking for occupants in the terraced property, in Ratcliffe Road, Loughborough, on January 18, and even received a bottle of wine in gratitude. When he appeared for sentencing at Leicester Crown Court, Liggett learnt first-hand...