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July 15, 2016, 7:12 am

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A building site manager has been jailed for 30 months today after a father-of-two working on the site plunged through a ceiling onto hard concrete and died.Faruk Patel was in charge of safety on the site in Spinney Hills, Leicester, where Tasadaq Ur-Rehman was installing windows when he fell on January 24 last year.He suffered severe head injuries and died a few days later in hospital.Patel (40), of Frederick Road, Spinney Hills, admitted breaching health and safety rules on the site but denied...

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July 15, 2016, 11:44 am

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A woman has been jailed for five years after her using a phone caused a fatal collision on the M1 motorway.Christy George (38) was found guilty last month of causing death by dangerous driving, causing serious injury by dangerous driving and perverting the course of justice after a trial at Leicester Crown Court.During the trial George pleaded guilty to causing death while uninsured. She was sentenced yesterday to five years in prison. The court heard George of Lime Tree Road, Hucknall,...

Braunstone Gate, New Park Street, Duns Lane in West End,...

July 16, 2016, 1:00 am

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Update at 12.30pm: Police confirm incident is a stabbing, and that one person has died. Braunstone Gate, New Park Street, Duns Lane and Foxon Street, in Leicester's West End, are shut this morning, having been cordoned off by police. Residents say they understand someone has been stabbed, and that the incident happened at around 4am today. However, neither of those things have been confirmed by police. Police and forensics officers in Braunstone Gate. Credit: Jason Senior/Redpix. Officers...

Murder investigation launched after man stabbed to death in...

July 17, 2016, 12:50 am

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A murder investigation has been launched following the death of a man in the Braunstone Gate area of Leicester. Officers were called at 3.50am yesterday by the ambulance service to a report of a man with a stab wound. He was taken to hospital, where he died. A 28-year-old man who was arrested in connection with the incident has been released with no further action. Braunstone Gate remains closed today as police continue their search for evidence. Restrictions in New Park Street and...

Road deaths look set to be high in Leicestershire again this...

July 17, 2016, 5:06 am

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Twenty-six people have been killed on the roads of Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland so far this year.The death toll is in line with that of last year, during which a total of 50 drivers, motorcyclists, cyclists and pedestrians lost their lives.Road safety campaigners said 2015 had been the worst for road deaths in several years.They fear 2016 will be similarly grim if the trend continues.The figures have been released by the Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland Road Safety...

Peeping Tom ordered to pay compensation to female student he...

July 17, 2016, 5:30 am

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A peeping Tom cleaner has been ordered to pay compensation to the university student he videoed in a toilet.Oswald Allen was caught on the video himself, fitting the device, the size of a small matchbox, at the University of Leicester.Moments later the camera also captured the female student entering the stall and taking down her trousers, Leicester Magistrates' Court was told.The victim told police the incident had "freaked her out" and made her "feel sick".Magistrates make...

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July 17, 2016, 6:02 am

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Two men involved in setting off a suspected S gas canister inside a McDonald's have been jailed.Spencer Benham, 23, of Leicester, passed the cannister to Christopher Wardle, 25, who then let the noxious substance off.A court heard the release of the gas in the McDonald's caused one customer to vomit and cough up blood. The fast-food restaurant, in Stafford, also lost around £1,800 after it was forced to close for several hours while police and ambulance crews made sure it was safe to...

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July 17, 2016, 6:18 am

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Two young women enjoying a walk in a beauty spot were horrified to find a teenager having sex with a horse, a court heard.The 16-year-old youth had hold of the female foal by its tail as he performed the activity in a paddock.Leicester Crown Court was told the defendant "looked shocked" when he realised he had been seen.He stopped what he was doing and sped off on his bicycle.Alan Murphy, prosecuting, said the two witnesses, aged 17 and 21, were walking in between two paddocks at...

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July 17, 2016, 8:44 am

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Police have named a man who died after being stabbed during an altercation in the Braunstone Gate area of Leicester.Adam Bent, 31, from the Abbey Lane area of the city, sustained a fatal stab wound during the early hours of Saturday.In a statement released today, his family said: "We are absolutely heartbroken at the loss of our wonderful son, brother and uncle. We can't begin to put into words how much he will be missed by all of us."Adam was a lively character – he really did...

Men deny Download Festival sex assault charges

July 27, 2016, 11:17 pm

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Two young men have appeared in court accused of sexually assaulting two women during last year's Download Festival at Donington Park in Leicestershire.Gregory Elsom (22) and Edward Bater (21) pleaded not guilty to one count of sexual assault upon a young woman at the 2015 rock festival, on June 12.Elsom denied a further sexual assault upon the same alleged victim on the same date.Read more: Man arrested following fatal hit-and-run outside Leicester train stationBater also pleaded not guilty to...

St Margaret's Way, Leicester closed due to 'police incident'

July 28, 2016, 1:21 am

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Police have closed a major route into Leicester city centre this morning. Click here for the latest updates from the St Margaret's Way police incident St Margaret's Way was closed in both directions shortly after 9am. Leicestershire Police said the stretch of the road, from near Abbey Park to its junction with Burleys Way/Vaughan Way, was closed to traffic because of a "police incident". Motorists have been advised to avoid the area. (1/2) St Margaret's Way is currently closed...

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July 28, 2016, 8:08 am

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Scooter enthusiasts have raised more than £4,000 in memory of a fellow rider killed in an attack outside a city pub last summer. Leicester Phoenix Scooter Club member Steve "Scouse" McKinnon, from Evington, died after an assault outside the Durham Ox, Belgrave. The 44-year-old father-of-five was remembered by friends and family, including his widow Claire, at The Union Inn pub, in Aylestone, this week. Steve "Scouse" McKinnnon They got together to present...

Two due in court today over acid attack

July 29, 2016, 12:58 am

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Two people have been charged in connection with an incident in the city which left a man with life-threatening burn injuries.Emergency services were called to Turner Road, off Uppingham Road, Leicester at about 2.10am on Wednesday where a man had sustained significant burn injuries, said by a resident of the property to have been caused by having acid thrown over him.He was taken to hospital where he remains in a life-threatening condition.Mark Cummings, 45, of Waterloo Way, Leicester, and Katie...

Man charged over St Margaret's Way bridge stand off

July 29, 2016, 1:29 am

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A 40-year-old man has been charged with causing a public nuisance after a five-hour stand-off with police on a bridge in St. Margaret's Way, Leicester, which brought the city centre to a standstill.Leicestershire Police say Mizal Mizgalski, who lives off Anstey Lane, Leicester, has been released on bail and will appear before Leicester Magistrates Court in due course.It's alleged he climbed over railings on a bridge over the River Soar in St Margaret's Way yesterday and was believed to be at...

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July 29, 2016, 4:40 am

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A man who brought the M1 to a standstill for 28 hours after he climbed on to a gantry on the motorway has been jailed for two years for causing a public nuisance. Nicholas Muton (45) pleaded guilty at Leicester Crown Court this morning. Read more: M1's 28-hour closure 'cost public £29million' Muton, of no fixed address, brought the southbound M1 to a standstill for 28 hours on Sunday, June 12 and Monday, June 13. He caused a nuisance by climbing a gantry over the...

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Catastrophic impact of M1 28-hour protest revealed in court

July 29, 2016, 9:08 am

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The "catastrophic impact" of the 28-hour closure of part of the M1, caused by a one-man protest, has been revealed as the culprit was jailed for two years. Nicholas Muton (45) climbed onto a southbound gantry, to publicise his grudge against the police, which caused massive disruption, costing the wider economy £28 million and the emergency services an estimated one million pounds. Leicester Crown Court was told that 98,000 vehicles were affected, not including those of 80,000...

Cases at Leicester Magistrates' Court

July 30, 2016, 2:48 am

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Cases heard before Leicester Magistrates' Court include:Paul Anthony Alexander (41). of Woodthorpe Avenue, Loughborough, pleaded guilty to entering the station master's office and porters' room at the Great Central Railway, Loughborough, on April 22 and stealing a laptop worth £300.He was jailed for 14 weeks and ordered to pay £300 compensation.Alexander also pleaded guilty to stealing two bottles of perfume worth £71 from Boots, Loughborough, on June 15. He was jailed for 14...

Dangerous driver led police on five mile chase through Leicester

July 30, 2016, 8:38 am

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A dangerous driver was under the influence of cannabis when he led the police on a five-and-a-half mile pursuit.Gage Robinson, who was sentenced to 15 months detention, continued driving after the tyre came off his vehicle, with sparks and smoke coming from the wheel.A police helicopter was deployed and the 20-year-old defendant only came to a halt after colliding with a parked car.Robinson, of Sidney Road, South Knighton Leicester, admitted driving dangerously, driving when unfit through...

Memories of Colin Pitchfork's second murder - 30 years on

July 30, 2016, 10:00 pm

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Thirty years ago today, a passerby found the body of Colin Pitchfork's second victim, Dawn Ashworth. Ciaran Fagan speaks to the people who remember the impact the discovery had on a community still reeling from his earlier crime - the rape and murder of Lynda Mann.The communities of Enderby and Narborough were still coming to terms with Lynda Mann's death when they suffered the hammer blow of a second murder.Dawn Ashworth had been missing for three days when a cyclist found her body in Ten Pound...

Police arrest three suspected dealers of former 'legal highs'

July 31, 2016, 12:00 am

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Police have arrested three people for allegedly dealing in the recently outlawed so-called 'legal highs'. The two men and woman were detained in the weeks after the drugs, which are also known as psychoactive substances, were banned by an Act of Parliament. Leicestershire Police said the men, aged 28 and 35 and the 38-year-old woman have been questioned and released on bail pending further inquiries. They were all arrested on suspicion of possession of an illegal substance with intent to...