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November 23, 2015, 1:24 am

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Wheelie-bins are the latest tool to be used to encourage speeding drivers to slow down. A joint campaign by the police, councils and the Leicestershire and Rutland Road Safety Partnership will see large 30 and 40mph speed limit stickers placed on the side of bins. That means on rubbish collection days there could be thousands of roadside reminders to drivers to take their foot off the gas. Police road safety officer Graham Compton said: "Most places in Leicestershire are plagued by...

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November 23, 2015, 2:11 am

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A drugs runner was arrested after arriving at a flat to deliver a wrap of cannabis, a court heard. Moshin Chawdhury, 22, had just let himself into the property when police, following a tip off, raided the premises in St Saviour's Road, in the city. Officers caught him trying to flush the deal down the lavatory. Joey Kwong, prosecuting, said: "It wasn't where he was living but he had the keys to the address."His mobile phone was examined and found to contain 43 incoming and...

Man seriously ill after stabbing in Wigston

November 23, 2015, 5:03 am

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A man is seriously ill in hospital after he was stabbed this morning. The 25-year-old was injured during a confrontation with another man in Parvian Road, Wigston at 10.15am. He was taken to Leicester Royal Infirmary for treatment to stab wounds. His condition is described as serious. A 47-year-old man has been arrested in connection with the incident. Roads in the immediate vicinity were closed briefly while officers dealt with the incident. An area of Parvian Road and neighbouring...

Wigston stabbing: witness gave first aid to seriously injured man

November 23, 2015, 10:00 pm

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A man is seriously ill in hospital after he was stabbed by a knife-wielding thug. The 25-year-old was injured during a confrontation with the man in Parvian Road, on the border between Leicester and Wigston, at 10.15am yesterday. He was taken to hospital where his condition was described by police as serious. A 47-year-old man was being questioned by detectives last night in connection with the stabbing. Witnesses said the victim was pinned to the ground by his attacker and stabbed a...

Wigston stabbing: man in court on attempted murder charge

November 24, 2015, 1:18 am

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A man is due to appear in court today charged with attempted murder after a man was stabbed in Wigston yesterday. Dean Bradley, 47, of Earle Smith Close, Whetstone, also faces a charge of possession of an offensive weapon. The charges relate to an incident in Parvian Road, Wigston yesterday in Parvian Road, during which a 25-year-old man suffered stab wounds. He remains in the Leicester Royal Infirmary where his condition is described as stable. Dean Bradley is due to appear at Leicester...

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November 24, 2015, 1:45 am

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Labour peer Lord Bach of Lutterworth has said he wants to be the next Leicestershire police and crime commissioner. Willy Bach has announced he wants to be the party's candidate in the upcoming election to choose a successor to current commissioner Conservative Sir Clive Loader who will step down after one term in office. Lord Bach would be considered a heavyweight candidate for Labour if he is ultimately chosen to stand when the selection process ends in January. The 68-year-old, who lives...

Kayleigh Haywood: Teenager died from head and facial injuries

November 24, 2015, 2:18 am

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Kayleigh Haywood died from head and facial injuries, a preliminary postmortem report has found.An inquest into her death which opened today was told this was the 'provisional cause of death'.Her identity was confirmed by dental records, the inquest was told.The inquest has been adjourned.Kayleigh, 15, of Measham, was last seen by her family on Friday November 13. After a huge police search and appeal, her body was found on land at Ibstock on the night of Wednesday, November 18.Stephen Beadman...

Wigston stabbing: suspect in hospital after falling ill in court

November 24, 2015, 5:03 am

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A man charged with attempted murder was taken to hospital this morning after he fell ill before he could appear in court. Dean Bradley, who is accused of stabbing a man in Wigston yesterday morning, was taken ill in the cells area of Leicester Magistrates' Court. The 47-year-old, of Earle Smith Close, Whetstone, was due to appear in court one at the Pocklingtons Walk court to face charges of attempted murder and possession of an offensive weapon. The case was delayed pending an assessment...

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Police issue CCTV in hunt for would-be petrol station robber

November 24, 2015, 9:53 am

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A man armed with a knife threatened petrol station staff and ordered them to empty the till. The raider, whose face was covered by a hood and a scarf, fled empty-handed when staff activated an alarm. No members of staff or customers were harmed during the attack on Brobot Petroleum,in Thorpe Road, Melton. The incident happened at 9.15pm on Saturday, October 31. Today, police released a CCTV image of a man they want to trace. Although his face cannot be seen, they hope someone...

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November 24, 2015, 10:00 pm

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A restaurant in Leicester's Golden Mile has been closed for the third time this year because of a rat infestation. The Belgrave Road eaterie had hygiene protection orders place on it by Leicester magistrates in February and August, when it was trading as Chennai Dosa. This time, Leicester City Council's environmental health department applied for an order following a visit to the venue, now called Spice Town, by inspector Alison Cadmore on Wednesday, November 18. Ms Cadmore told city...

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November 24, 2015, 10:00 pm

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A drunken robber who threatened five teenagers at knifepoint in a park has been sentenced to three-and-a-half years detention. Charlie Skillen approached the high school pupils in Loughborough's Southfields Park at about 5pm on June 26 and forced four of them to hand over their mobile phones. Leicester Crown Court was told he produced a knife and made the three girls and two boys sit on the ground and empty out their belongings and unlock their phones. Then he ordered them to accompany...

Murder investigation launched after teenager, 16, dies in...

November 24, 2015, 10:19 pm

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A murder investigation has been launched after a 16-year-old died following an incident in Leicester last night.Officers were called at around 7.50pm to reports of an altercation between several men in Freeman Road North.A teenager was found injured at the scene and taken to Leicester Royal Infirmary for treatment where he later died.Three men, aged ‎29, 34 and 35, have been arrested on suspicion of murder and are currently in police custody.An 18-year-old teenager was taken to hospital with...

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November 25, 2015, 12:00 am

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Cases heard before Leicester Magistrates' Court include: Evaldas Rucinskas (40), of Leicester Road, Sapcote, pleaded guilty to causing another person to use a vehicle without third-party insurance in Leicester Road, Sharnford, on September 9. He was fined £220, with £85 costs, and given six penalty points on his driving licence. Loren Matthews (27), of Leicester Road, Countesthorpe, pleaded guilty to failing to provide a specimen of breath for analysis when required by...

Armed robber involved in newsagent attack jailed for five years

November 25, 2015, 2:10 am

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An armed robber involved in an attack on a newsagent has been jailed for five years. Umasutharshan Thavarajah had a finger broken and his arm injured in the attack, at 11.40pm, on September 21, near his shop in Melton Road, Leicester. He was confronted by three raiders – including Ashton Vann (20) – who were armed with a baseball bat, a knife and a metal pole. Hal Ewing, prosecuting, said: "The victim had £4,700 takings with him."He saw the masked men...

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November 25, 2015, 3:45 am

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It doesn't define me, she says, it's just another chapter in my story. Her story – one which no one should ever have to tell – is being recounted anonymously, and the Leicester student, 19, is only sharing the horrific experience as a warning to others.If her candidness helps prevent another rape, she says, she is willing to talk.When she was 18, she was attacked and raped on a night out.The details about the assault are vague because she is worried they might reveal who she is.But...

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November 25, 2015, 9:56 am

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A reckless motorist who was twice the drink-drive limit when he killed his friend in a crash, after ignoring her desperate pleas to slow down, has been jailed. William Wallace (19), of The Broadway, Market Harborough, was driving a Renault van when he braked hard, applied the handbrake and the vehicle flipped, ploughed though hedges and into a barrier. Alysha Bell, 16, was catapulted from the vehicle along with the three other occupants. The teenager suffered a fractured skull and internal...

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November 25, 2015, 10:13 am

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Police are searching for a driver who allegedly attacked a cyclist. Officers have released a photograph of a man they want to trace in connection with the incident, which happened at the junction of Groby Road and Blackbird Road, Leicester. Officers said the rider was pushing his bike across Groby Road, outside the medical centre, when he was involved in a "verbal altercation" with the driver of a black vehicle. At one point, officers said, the driver allegedly assaulted the...

Jail for 'predatory' scout leader who sexually abused girl

November 25, 2015, 10:30 am

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A scout leader indecently assaulted a girl guide as she rehearsed for her role in a show he was putting on. Andrew Barratt, of Klondyke Way, Asfordby, took the 12-year-old youngster to the rear of the scout hut during a break in rehearsals and kissed and fondled her. The offences happened more than 35 years ago, when the girl was aged 11 and 12. This week Barratt was jailed for six years. He appeared at St Albans Crown Court to admit four charges of indecently assaulting the girl during...

Relief in Leicestershire as Osborne backs down on police cuts

November 25, 2015, 10:41 am

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Leicestershire's chief constable, Simon Cole, has welcomed a Government U-turn on widely anticipated cuts to police budgets. The Leicestershire force was braced for a cut of at least 25 per cent in its grant from central government. But Chancellor George Osborne said yesterday funding would not be cut and would keep pace with inflation over the next five years. Mr Osborne said: "Now is not the time for further police cuts, now is the time to back our police and give them the tools to...

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November 26, 2015, 1:53 am

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Two men who were arrested in connection with the death of a 16-year-old boy in Leicester this week have been released on bail while detectives continue to question a teenager. The victim, named locally as Tyler Thompson, was found injured when police were called to an 'altercation' in Freeman Road North, off Uppingham Road, at 7.50pm on Tuesday. He was taken to the Leicester Royal Infirmary for treatment where he subsequently died. Formal identification has not yet taken place. Three men,...