Woman who cut 83-year-old man's face with a broken wine glass...

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A former teacher who attacked her 83-year-old ex-father-in-law with a piece of glass, causing cuts needing 37 stitches, has escaped an immediate jail sentence.Jane Shrives, 55, set upon Geoffrey Terence Shrives and "scored" his face with a broken wine glass.She pleaded guilty to unlawfully wounding the victim, who also suffered abrasions and bruising to his arms and legs, during the unprovoked attack at his home in Quorn, on August 21 last year.Shrives committed the offence during a...

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Paedophile who abused boy and girl jailed for 12 years

June 5, 2016, 7:40 am

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A paedophile who sexually abused a girl and a boy three decades ago has been jailed for 12 years.Michael Stanton, 69, committed a series of sex assaults upon the girl when she was between six and eight-years-old and the boy aged nine and 11.Stanton who formerly lived in Ibstock, Leicestershire, where the little girl was abused, was found guilty of two counts of indecency with a child and three of indecently assaulting her. Stanton was found guilty in relation to the boy – who was abused in...

Arsonists set fire to bags of clothes in building

June 5, 2016, 11:54 pm

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Firefighters were called on to deal with a blaze started when a pile of clothes were deliberately set on fire. Crews were called to a property in Layton Road, off Uppingham Road, Leicester, shortly after 11pm yesterday. A fire service spokesman said: "There was about 30 bags of shredded clothing involved in fire – in a locked area to the rear of a compound." Crews gained access to the property using a short extension ladder. The blaze was quickly brought under control and...

Arsonists torch car and lorry trailer

June 6, 2016, 12:43 am

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A blaze involving a car and a lorry trailer is being blamed on arsonists. Firefighters were called to a premises in Lewisher Road, in the Rushey Mead area of Leicester, at 9.16pm yesterday. A fire service spokesman said: "The incident involved one car and one HGV refrigeration trailer." Crews donned breathing gear and used a hose jet to extinguish the blaze, and used thermal imaging equipment used to establish the cause, which investigators believe was "deliberate...

New suspect in Suffolk murder case as Leicester man, 61, remains...

June 6, 2016, 1:38 am

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Police questioning a Leicester man about the murder of a pensioner and the disappearance of his wife are now appealing for help finding another suspect.The Leicester man, who is 61, was arrested by city officers on Sunday morning and then taken to Suffolk, where police are hunting for Sylvia Stuart, following the murder of her husband, Peter.Peter's body was found in woodland in Suffolk after he was reported missing on Friday.The 61 year old remains in custody today.Now police have named a new...

Murder investigation officers search house in Quorn

June 6, 2016, 9:00 am

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Police investigating the fatal stabbing of a pensioner in Suffolk have been searching a house and back garden in Quorn. A Leicester man has been arrested in connection with the murder of 75-year-old Peter Stuart and the disappearance of his wife, Sylvia, 69, from their home in Weybread. Suffolk Constabulary are working alongside police in Leicestershire on the murder investigation. Residents said officers first arrived at the house in Hutton Close on Sunday morning and were working there...

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June 6, 2016, 11:10 am

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A Leicestershire Police officer who sexually abused a child when he was a teenager has been dismissed from the force. Ryan Freestone, who admitted five offences against the girl in court last month, was sacked today following a misconduct hearing chaired by Chief Constable Simon Cole. The misconduct hearing, at force headquarters in Enderby, heard the constable had served the force well in the five years since he joined. He had previously worked as a volunteer special constable. However,...

Police arrest first suspected dealer under 'legal highs' law

June 6, 2016, 11:34 am

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Leicestershire Police has arrested its first suspected dealer since so-called "legal highs'' were banned. Officers detained the 27-year-old man in Leicester city centre today on suspicion of possession with intent to supply a controlled drug. He was found to have a number of packets of what police believe to be synthetic cannabis and quantity of cash. Officers then searched his home and found further packets of the suspected drug, with an estimated value of £250. He was taken...

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June 6, 2016, 11:55 am

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A money-grabbing dentist posed as a successful property investor to mercilessly con patients and friends out of more than £1 million of their life savings.Dr John Hammond, who was jailed for six years, lived a luxury life-style that his victim's "could only dream of," whilst leaving them to face poverty in old age.The public gallery was packed at Leicester Crown Court with victims who invested between £4,000 and £370,000 in his non-existent property empire.Hammond,...

Driver guilty of causing passenger death in Welford Road crash

June 6, 2016, 11:59 am

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A driver has been found jointly guilty of causing the death of a passenger in a car which witnesses said they believed he had been racing in a Leicester street. Kulwant Singh Rai (48), of Northdene Road, West Knighton, Leicester, appeared at Leicester Crown Court, where a jury convicted him of causing the death of Jonilal Manjhu in June 2014. The court heard Rai's BMW 1 Series and a Ford Focus driven by his nephew, Gurdip Rai, were seen by witnesses speeding along Welford Road, Leicester....

Police launch inquiry after man, 86, is found dead in village...

June 7, 2016, 1:37 am

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Police have launched an investigation after an 86-year-old man was found dead in a village home.The man's body was found in a house in Church Lane, Barrow Upon Soar yesterday. The area was cordoned off as police began their inquiry.Police said the death was being treated as "unexplained".In a statement, Leicestershire Police said: "At about 2pm yesterday the ambulance service reported an 86-year-old man deceased inside a house on Church Lane."Officers are carrying out an...

Teenager charged with causing Samuel Garner's death by dangerous...

June 7, 2016, 4:41 am

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A teenager charged in connection with the death of 17-year-old Samuel Garner has appeared before a crown court judge.Reece Webster (19), of Wensley Rise, Eyres Monsell, Leicester, appeared via a live video link from HMP Nottingham.He is charged with causing Samuel's death by dangerous driving. He also faces charges of driving while disqualified, failing to stop after a road accident, having no insurance – as well as handling stolen goods and possession of cannabis. Webster, who was wearing...

Cases at Leicester Magistrates' Court

June 7, 2016, 5:08 am

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Recent cases heard before Leicester Magistrates' Court include stealing headphones from TK Maxx and drink driving.Kathleen Mary Durknhan (28), of Cooper Close, Aylestone, pleaded guilty to drink-driving in Rutland Street, Leicester, on April 24 with 70mcg of alcohol in 100ml of breath. The limit is 35mcg. She was fined £230 with a £23 victim surcharge, £85 costs and disqualified from holding or obtaining a driving licence for 18 months.James Sirrell (32), of Old Mill Road,...

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June 7, 2016, 6:43 am

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CCTV footage of the last time Peter Stuart and his wife Sylvia were seen alive has been released by police. The couple, from Weybread, Suffolk, were reported missing to police on Friday 3 June. Peter's body was found in woodland surrounding the property later that evening – he was stabbed multiple times. His wife Sylvia remains missing. Footage of the couple at Goodies Farm Shop on Wood Lane in Pulham Market at 10:18 on Sunday 29th May has been released. A 61-year-old man from...

Police release CCTV after woman is sexually assaulted

June 7, 2016, 9:33 am

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Police investigating an alleged sexual assault have issued a CCTV image of a man they want to trace. A woman was reportedly assaulted inside a property in the Rawson Street area, near New Walk, Leicester in the early hours of Tuesday, May 17. The image, which was released by Leicestershire Police today, was taken at the Shell Garage, in the city's Narborough Road shortly before the alleged assault. Det Sgt Helen Nurse, who is overseeing the investigation, said: "If you are the man in...

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No face-scanning cameras at Download this year, say police

June 7, 2016, 9:54 am

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Police will not be using controversial face-scanning technology to spot thieves and other suspects at this year's Download rock festival. Police chose last year's Download to test whether the technology – which scans facial features and instantly cross-references the results with a database of known criminals – could operate in a large public arena. The force's use of the system, called Neoface, drew criticism from civil liberties groups. Matt Bellamy, frontman of that year's...

Kayleigh Haywood: Two men accused of falsely imprisoning teen on...

June 8, 2016, 3:11 am

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The two men charged after the rape and murder of 15 year old Kayleigh Haywood have gone on trial in Nottingham.Stephen Beadman (28), of George Avenue, Ibstock, faces one charge of falsely imprisoning Kayleigh, from Measham. He has already admitted her murder and rape.Luke Harlow, (27) has also pleaded not guilty to a charge of falsely imprisoning Kayleigh on November 13 last year.Kayleigh's body was found at the side of a lake near Sence Valley Forest Park, Ibstock, on November 18, five days...

Child killer Colin Pitchfork to be moved to open prison

June 8, 2016, 3:23 am

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Justice Secretary Michael Gove has ruled it would be safe to move double child killer Colin Pitchfork to an open prison – paving the way for his eventual release.A parole board, having considered Pitchfork's state of mind, decided last month it would be safe to move him to a lower security regime.However, the final decision rested with Mr Gove.The family of Pitchfork's first victim, Lynda Mann, say they have been told in a telephone call today that Mr Gove has approved Pitchfork's move to...

Cases at Leicester Magistrates' Court

June 8, 2016, 5:34 am

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Recent cases heard before Leicester Magistrates' Court include stealing bottles of Bacardi and a food destruction order due to live insects.Guisseppe Maazra Nazra Guerra (40), pleaded guilty to stealing two bottles of Bacardi worth £38 from Tesco, Leicester, on February 26. He was fined £120 with a £20 victim surcharge and £40 costs.Lee James Hamill (31), of Lomond Crescent, Beaumont Leys, pleaded guilty to driving on the A47 Hinckley Road, Leicester, on April 22 with...

Death of man, 86, in village home not suspicious, say police

June 8, 2016, 7:06 am

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Police are not treating as suspicious the death of an 86-year-old man whose body was found in a village home earlier this week.Officers were called after an ambulance service crew found the man in a house in Church Lane, Barrow Upon Soar, shortly after 2pm on Monday.Initially, police treated the death as 'unexplained' and the area was cordoned off as detectives began an investigation to determine how he had died.A post mortem examination has been carried out and officers from the force's major...