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December 7, 2015, 2:00 am

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A father who abducted his six-year-old daughter and put her in a "closed boarding school" in India - where she is effectively being kept as a prisoner - has been jailed for four and a half years. Amarjit Singh (75), of Gregory Street, Loughborough, was described in Leicester Crown Court as being "cruel without measure" by taking the child from her mother first to Romania and then to the Punjab where he left her three years ago. His passport has been now...

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Greville Janner 'unfit to stand trial' on sex abuse charges,...

December 7, 2015, 3:26 am

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Greville Janner is too ill with dementia to stand trial over claims of a campaign of historical sexual abuse spanning 25 years, a judge ruled today. The 87-year-old, who was the Labour MP for Leicester West for 27 years from 1970, is accused of 22 sexual offences against nine boys and men between 1963 and 1988. A judge today said medical evidence showed the peer now does not recognise his own family, has no memory of his political career, and cannot read a book or watch the...

Police hunt robber who attacked 67-year-old man

December 7, 2015, 4:18 am

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A 67-year-old man is recovering after he was robbed in an underpass at the weekend. The man was targeted at 4.30pm on Saturday as he walked through an underpass beneath Strasbourg Drive, Beaumont Leys, Leicester. He was approached by a hooded man who asked him for money but then threatened him. The attacker took a small amount of cash from the man, who was unhurt. The robber is white, 5ft 8ins to 5ft 10ins and slim. He was wearing a grey hooded top with red shoulders and baggy tracksuit...

Can you help find missing teenager Kelvin Jones?

December 7, 2015, 8:03 am

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Police have released a photograph of a teenager who went missing at the weekend. Kelvin Jones, 17, was last seen by his family in Griggs Road, Loughborough at 1.30pm on Saturday. He was reported missing by his family later in the day. In a statement, Leicestershire Police said: "Police and family members are concerned for his welfare as it is out of character for Kelvin to go missing." Kelvin is white, 5ft 8ins and slim. When last seen he was wearing a dark blue Jack Jones...

Police issue appeal after motorcyclist, 19, is injured in crash

December 7, 2015, 8:31 am

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A 19-year-old motorcyclist is seriously ill in hospital after he was involved in a crash. The man was injured in Snow Hill, Melton at 1.50pm yesterday. He was taken to Nottingham's Queens Medical Centre, where he was said to be in a stable condition. Pc Simon Meadows said: "This was a serious collision that has left a 19-year-old with critical injuries."If anyone was in the area at the time of the incident, and saw anything that might help officers piece together what...

Missing teen Kelvin Jones found safe and well, say police

December 7, 2015, 10:34 am

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A 17-year-old boy who was reported missing from home at the weekend has been found safe and well. Kelvin Jones, of Loughborough, was located this evening. His family contacted police on Saturday night after he did not come home. Leicestershire Police issued a photograph of Kelvin earlier today and urged people to help find him. The force confirmed on social media this evening he had been found and was safe and well.

Police must improve help for 'honour violence' victims, say...

December 7, 2015, 4:01 pm

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Leicestershire Police and the majority of forces must improve their understanding of honour-based violence, according to a report. Her Majesty's Inspectorate of Constabulary, (HMIC), found only a handful of forces in England and Wales fully prepared to tackle abuse linked to religion or culture, including practices such as forced marriage and female genital mutilation. The conclusions are contained in a report issued today. HM Inspector of Constabulary Wendy Williams said:...

Youths jailed for series of late night taxi driver robberies

December 7, 2015, 10:00 pm

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Youths who robbed taxi drivers late at night have been jailed. Bilaal Abdi, Ahmed Yabyrow and Khaalid Curwa were members of a gang that targeted vulnerable drivers during a series of robberies. Abdi (20) of Tower Street, Leicester city centre, was jailed for five years and Curwa (20) of Ottawa Road, St Matthews, was given a five and a half year sentence. Yabyrow (19), of New Parks Boulevard, Leicester, has absconded and did not attend a trial or the sentencing. Judge Simon Hammond told...

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Night clubber who suffered double-fractured jaw after being...

December 8, 2015, 4:50 am

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A night clubber who suffered a double-fractured jaw is to be paid £1,000 in compensation by the man who caused the injury. Jamie Slater underwent surgery to have metal plates inserted and had time of work recovering, after being punched in the face. Mohammed Eljabar, 22, who hit him once in the face during an altercation at Venom nightclub, Belgrave Gate, Leicester, pleaded guilty to inflicting grievous bodily harm, on October 12 last year. The defendant, a business adviser for a...

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December 8, 2015, 5:31 am

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Police have issued images of a man they want to trace in connection with an attack which left the victim in hospital. The victim was assaulted in a cut-through off Arnold Street, St Matthews, Leicester. He suffered injuries to his hand and ribs and was treated in hospital, Leicestershire Police said. The force issued images of a man who they want to trace. In a statement, it said: "Officers believe the man in the image could have information which will help the...

Police issue photo of missing woman Sasha Irwin

December 8, 2015, 8:07 am

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Police are circulating a photograph of woman who has been reported missing after visiting a Leicestershire town a week ago. Sasha Irwin has not been seen since she left her home in Clifton, in Nottinghamshire on Tuesday last week. Police said the 24-year-old visited an address in Loughborough later that evening but officers are unaware of any further sightings. In a statement, Nottinghamshire said: "We are concerned for her safety and would urge anyone with knowledge of her...

Have you seen this bike? Police issue photo of stolen cycle

December 8, 2015, 8:46 am

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Police have issued a photograph of a bike which was stolen from its owner's home. The green and white Mongoose Diagram cycle was stolen from a shed at the owner's home in Sileby Road, Barrow, last Wednesday. Another bike, a white Diamondback Contra Hybrid, was also taken, along with a Titan 14 cordless drill and case and an Einhell petrol chainsaw. The break-in happened between 9am and 12.30pm on Wednesday, December 2. Contact Leicestershire Police on 101.

Labour councillor quits after arrest on suspicion of drug dealing

December 8, 2015, 4:01 pm

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A Labour councillor has quit after being arrested on suspicion of possessing and intending to supply the former legal high, Mcat. Tom Neilson has resigned as a member of North West Leicestershire District Council after he was arrested, along with another man following a police raid in Measham on November 27. Mr Neilson had represented the Measham South ward on the council since 2011 and was the leader of the authority's Labour opposition group until he stepped down from the role in October...

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December 8, 2015, 10:00 pm

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A man high on drugs stabbed a hospital security guard in the arm with a broken crack-cocaine pipe and assaulted a nurse. Christopher Stringer also kicked a police officer after he was arrested, a court heard. He was jailed for a total of 13 months after admitting wounding and two common assaults, at Leicester Royal Infirmary's urgent care unit, in the early hours of November 9. Stringer, 50, took a cocktail of crack-cocaine and ecstasy, before arriving at hospital slumped in a...

Cases at Leicester Magistrates' Court

December 9, 2015, 2:13 am

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Cases heard before Leicester Magistrates' Court include: Zachary Paul David Shelton (20), of Joseph Close, Hoton, pleaded guilty to exceeding 40mph on the A512 Ashby Road, Loughborough, on June 3. He was fined £115 with a £20 victim surcharge, £85 costs and a £150 criminal courts charge. Six penalty points were also placed on his driving licence. Adam Tarleton (36) of Burton Road, Sileby, pleaded guilty to exceeding 50mph on the A50 Leicester Road, Groby, on June 3....

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Urgent appeal for sightings of missing 17-year-old Demi Morrell

December 9, 2015, 10:39 am

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Police are concerned for a 17-year-old girl who has been missing since the weekend. Demi Morrell was reported missing at 9pm on Sunday. Officers believe she may be in the Coalville or Ibstock areas. They have urged members of the public to contact them if they know her whereabouts. Demi is white, 4ft 10ins, slim and has straight black collar-length hair. However she is known to dye her hair different colours. She has hazel eyes and is possibly wearing glasses. When last seen it is thought...

Police photos show inner workings of raided 'cannabis factory'

December 9, 2015, 11:08 am

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Police have released a series of photographs which reveal the inner workings of a "cannabis factory" criminals had set up in a village home. Officers found more than 500 plants and specialist ventilation, lighting and electrical equipment inside the house in Loughborough Road, Birstall. They were called there after members of the public reported suspicious comings and goings from the house. The photographs released by Leicestershire Police show a room packed with apparently...

Family's terror as they flee home after arson attack

December 9, 2015, 10:00 pm

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A couple and their young children fled to safety after an arsonist set fire to a car and the flames spread to their home. Alex Ensor, his partner Carly Chambers and her step-father had only moments to grab their two children, aged two and six, and dash into their back garden. The fire started when someone set alight 28-year-old Mr Ensor's Ford Mondeo outside his family's home in Drew Court, off Smisby Road, Ashby. The intensity of the fire and the high winds caused the flames to spread to...

Cases at Leicester Magistrates' Court

December 9, 2015, 11:24 pm

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Cases heard before Leicester Magistrates' Court include: Marc Bruce (43), of West Walk, Leicester, was found guilty in absence of failing to give information relating to the identity of a driver alleged to have committed an offence on July 27. He was fined £660 with a £66 victim surcharge £85 costs and £150 criminal courts charge and given six penalty points on his driving licence. Carl James Burch (47), of Newport Street, Newfoundpool, Leicester, was found guilty...

Armed robber, 18, who stabbed boy and shop keeper in separate...

December 10, 2015, 8:09 am

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An armed robber who stabbed a 16-year-old boy and a shop keeper, in separate attacks, has been sentenced to seven years detention. Connor Page, 18, was among a group of youths who confronted the 16-year-old victim and his friends in Leicester's Talbot Park, Thurcaston Road, Belgrave. He head-butted the teenager before holding him in a head-lock and viciously knifing him six times in the back, causing puncture wounds, on March 22. The victim's BMX bike was then taken away by another in the...