Man arrested on suspicion of burgling Sikh temple

June 8, 2016, 8:23 am

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Police have arrested a man on suspicion of burgling Leicester's oldest Sikh temple. The 35-year-old man has been taken into custody for questioning about the raid on the Guru Nanak gurdwara, in the city centre in the early hours of Tuesday last week. Leicestershire Police announced the man's arrest today and confirmed a "large number" of items stolen during the break-in had been recovered. The gurdwara, in Holy Bones, off Vaughan Way was targeted between 2am and 3.45am on Tuesday,...

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June 8, 2016, 9:08 am

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Two men have gone on trial charged with falsely imprisoning Kayleigh Haywood before she was murdered.The 15-year-old went missing from her home in Measham on November 13 last year.Her disappearance prompted a massive hunt for her that involved police searching the area around her home in North West Leicestershire.Five days later her body was found at the side of a lake near Sence Valley Forest Park, Ibstock.Two men were arrested in the days after the discovery and one of them, Stephen Beadman,...

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June 8, 2016, 10:58 am

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A lawyer acting for Greville Janner's alleged victims has rejected a claim by the late MP's family that they are lying and motivated by the hope of winning compensation. Liz Dux spoke after a national newspaper printed extracts from a document written by lawyers acting for the Janner family – who insist he is innocent of any wrongdoing. Janner, who was suffering from advanced dementia, died, aged 87, shortly before Christmas last year. His death ended the prospect of his alleged...

Police investigating alleged sexual assault identify CCTV man...

June 8, 2016, 11:44 am

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A man police wanted to identify in connection with an alleged sexual assault on a woman in Leicester has come forward and spoken to officers. Officers circulated a CCTV image of the man yesterday and said they wanted to trace him after a woman reported she had been sexually assaulted inside a property in the Rawson Street area, near New Walk. The assault reportedly happened in the early hours of Tuesday, May 17. In a statement today, Leicestershire Police said: "A man we wanted to...

Kayleigh Haywood trial - LIVE updates

June 9, 2016, 12:57 am

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Stephen Beadman has gone on trial for the false imprisonment of 15-year-old Kayleigh Haywood of Measham. The 28-year-old defendant, of George Avenue, Ibstock, has already admitted raping and murdering the teenager. Luke Harlow, (27) has also pleaded not guilty to falsely imprisoning Kayleigh on November 13 – the day she died. Kayleigh's body was found at the side of a lake near Sence Valley Forest Park, Ibstock, on November 18, five days after she had gone missing from her home in...

Police release pictures of suspect's car in case of murdered OAP...

June 9, 2016, 3:21 am

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Detectives have released two photographs of a car used by a suspect in the case of a murdered pensioner.Police hope the photographs of the silver Citreon C3 may help them to trace Ali Qazimaj.Officers want to talk to him about the stabbing to death of 75-year-old Peter Stuart.The pensioner's body was found in woodland on Friday. His 69-year-old wife Sylvia is missing.The Stuart's son-in law, Steve Paxman of Leicester, has been released on bail after being arrested in connection with the murder...

Pack of lurcher-type dogs attack pet owner inflicting bite wounds...

June 9, 2016, 4:35 am

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A man has been treated in hospital after being badly bitten on his face, body and limbs by a pack of dogs.The 23-year-old was walking his Springer Spaniel near the Grand Union canal in Market Harborough when the lurcher-like animals attacked.He tried to fend off about five of the animals who had gone after his own pet inflicting injuries on it..He was forced to the ground and repeatedly bitten on his face, legs, arms and body.The attack occurred on the afternoon of Thursday, June 2 on a footpath...

Man racially abused, beaten and robbed by gang of youths

June 9, 2016, 4:57 am

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Police are searching for four youths who attacked and robbed a man before snatching his phone. The victim, who is Asian and in his 30s, was attacked by four youths in Blaby Road, Wigston. Police are treating the attack, which happened shortly before 9pm on Monday, May 30, as racially aggravated because of the nature of the insults directed at the victim, who is Asian. The youths, three white and one mixed race and thought to be approximately 18, then assaulted the man, leaving him with...

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Missing girl Taylar Hutchins, 15, may be with a man, police...

June 9, 2016, 5:12 am

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Police are concerned for a teenage girl who they believe went missing after meeting up with a man she knows. Taylar Hutchins, 15, was last seen in Alfreton, Derbyshire yesterday afternoon. Derbyshire Police has circulated her details in Leicestershire today as Taylar has links with the county. In a statement, Derbyshire Police said: "Taylar was living in Leicestershire until recently and may have returned there."She may also be in the Northamptonshire area."Officers...

Police release CCTV after bus passengers report racist abuse

June 9, 2016, 5:28 am

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Police have released a CCTV image of a man they want to trace in connection with an alleged racist incident on a bus. A man and woman have reported they were racially abused on a 54 First bus in the East Park Road area of Leicester. The incident reportedly happened at 7pm on Thursday, May 12. The man police want to trace was wearing a Leicester City football shirt. In a statement, Leicestershire Police said:"Do you recognise the man in the image?"Officers believe he may have...

Kayleigh trial hears about attempt to flee

June 9, 2016, 10:00 am

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Kayleigh Haywood, 15, had been drinking in a house with two older men before fleeing half-naked into the street, where she was grabbed by one of them, pinned to the ground, taken to a lake, raped and murdered, a court heard.The trial of Stephen Beadman and Luke Harlow at Nottingham Crown Court heard today how Harlow had groomed Kayleigh, of Measham, online and called her his "princess" and the "love of his life".On November 14 last year she told her mother she was going to a...

New appeal in hunt for mother's killer six months after her death

June 9, 2016, 10:01 pm

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Police have made a renewed appeal for help solving the murder six months ago this weekend of mother and businesswoman Mumtaz Member. Mrs Member, 56, was found dead at her home in Holmfield Avenue, Stoneygate, Leicester, on Saturday, December 12. She had suffered extensive injuries. A post mortem examination concluded she had died of head injuries. Three people were charged with her murder, but those charges were later abandoned. Today, Leicestershire Police made a renewed appeal for...

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June 10, 2016, 2:00 am

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Stephen Beadman has gone on trial for the false imprisonment of 15-year-old Kayleigh Haywood of Measham. The 29-year-old defendant, of George Avenue, Ibstock, has already admitted raping and murdering the teenager. His next-door neighbour Luke Harlow, (27) has also pleaded not guilty to falsely imprisoning Kayleigh in the hours before her murder in November last year. He has admitted grooming Kayleigh online and two counts of sexual activity with her. Kayleigh's body was found at the side...

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June 10, 2016, 6:47 am

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A group of armed men who caused violent disorder on city streets, when seeking to avenge an earlier attack, were jailed for a combined total of more than 13 years.Leicester Crown Court was told that an assault in Spinney Hill Park, on Friday 3 July last year, was the catalyst which led to a series of incidents in the area.It led to the defendants arming themselves with metal poles, bottles, wooden sticks, a hockey stick and a brick in a bid to seek revenge for the attack.The disturbance resulted...

Kayleigh Haywood accused wanted 'sex with drunk, unconscious...

June 10, 2016, 8:17 am

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Luke Harlow, who groomed schoolgirl Kayleigh Haywood before his friend raped and murdered her, contacted other underage girls online and told them he wanted to kidnap them and get them drunk and have sex with them.Harlow, who - along with Stephen Beadman - denies holding Kayleigh against her will in the hours before her death, contacted girls as young as 13 on Facebook before befriending Kayleigh in the same way.During the third day of the trial at Nottingham Crown Court today Prosecutor Miranda...

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Man arrested on suspicion of throwing cat to its death from flat...

June 10, 2016, 8:34 am

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Police have arrested a man on suspicion of throwing a cat to its death from a city centre flat this afternoon. Officers were called to Horsefair Street, in Leicester city centre shortly before 3pm after a member of the public reported the animal had landed on a vehicle parked underneath the flat, in Rossiter House, above the Nat West Bank. Staff from a shop took the injured animal inside and comforted it until it died. Read more: Kayleigh Haywood trial recap: Defendant's neighbour...

'Foster dad' jailed for treating teen in his care as sex slave...

June 10, 2016, 9:30 am

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A "foster dad" treated a teenage girl in his care like a "sex slave" and twice made her pregnant, a court heard.The first abuse happened after he plied the 16-year-old with cannabis – and had sex with her while his sleeping wife was sedated on medication in the same bed.There were multiple occasions of sex in their Leicester home and during trips to Bradgate Park and other rural places.After her second child was born, and also taken away from her, she asked the...

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June 10, 2016, 12:06 pm

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Leicestershire County Council has set aside £2 million to cover the cost of assisting the inquiry into Greville Janner's alleged sexual abuse of boys in its care. The authority ran the children's homes in the city and county, where the former Labour politician allegedly met, groomed and sexually assaulted boys. It believes the £2 million will cover the cost of legal representation and digging out documents and other relevant material from its past. It said the cash would also...

Door-to-door inquiries resume into Stoneygate murder, six months...

June 11, 2016, 8:31 am

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Police have re-launched door-to-door inquiries to help solve the murder of mother and Leicester businesswoman and mother Mumtaz Member. This weekend marks six months since she was found dead in her home in Holmfield Avenue, Stoneygate, on Saturday, December 12. A postmortem examination found that the 56-year-old died from head injuries, but also suffered extensive injuries to the rest of her body. Officers were patrolling the streets of the area today, on the second day of a three-day...

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June 11, 2016, 9:02 am

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A dishonest man was dubbed "a rat" in court for emptying his girlfriend's account - after she received £37,000 in a banking error. Lyndon Burton, 31, blew the money and has nothing is left to repay, Leicester Crown Court was told.He pleaded guilty to possessing criminal property, namely a £36,000 credit balance, converting £26,000 of it, and transferring £10,000 of it to the account of another person, between December 2, 2014 and January 31, last year.Burton,...