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July 6, 2015, 2:38 am

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A student drug dealer with £3,800 worth of cannabis in his car, smashed into a police vehicle to try to evade capture.Brian Okidi's Ford Focus was boxed in by an unmarked police car as officers swooped to arrest him in Oxford Street, Leicester.He reversed, ramming the front of the police vehicle, causing in excess of £2,000 damage, Leicester Crown Court was told.Alan Murphy, prosecuting, said: "The police smashed the defendant's windscreen and were able to get him out of the...

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Teenager arrested following alleged sexual assault in Leicester

July 6, 2015, 5:09 am

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Police have arrested a 16-year-old youth in connection with an alleged sexual assault in Leicester.The incident is alleged to have occurred at around 1.45am on Thursday, July 2 in the Stuart Road area of Glen Parva.The investigation is ongoing.The youth has been released on police bail pending further inquiries.The police have not issued an appeal for witnesses at this stage.

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July 6, 2015, 5:52 am

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A train driver narrowly missed being seriously injured when a brick was thrown through the windscreen of his cab.The brick, hurled from a bridge in the Whetstone area, hit a CrossCountry Trains service from Birmingham to Stansted Airport.Nobody was injured in the incident, but the driver was left badly shaken.British Transport Police (BTP) has condemned the incident and have stepped up patrols to stop it happening again.The force is appealing for information about the attack, which happened just...

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July 6, 2015, 9:51 am

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Four men have appeared in court in connection with the alleged murder of father-of-five Steven McKinnon.Mr McKinnon, 44, of Uppingham Road, Leicester, died in hospital after suffering injuries in Catherine Street, Belgrave, on Saturday, June 6.Eugene Bell (29), of Helmsley Road, and Ross Lowndes (26), of Windley Road, both in the Saffron Lane area of the city, were originally charged with intentionally causing grievous bodily harm, prior to Mr McKinnon's death on June 8.Prosecutor, John...

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July 7, 2015, 2:26 am

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A man charged with attempted murder, rape and robbery at a business, has appeared at Leicester Crown Court.Vijay Singh (43), of De Montfort House, Oxford Street, in the city centre, is accused of committing the alleged offences at a business in King Street, in Leicester city centre, on June 5.Balbir Singh (50), of Thurcaston Road, Leicester, appeared in the dock alongside him, accused of assisting an offender.No pleas were entered during a brief preliminary hearing.Judge Nicholas Dean QC...

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July 7, 2015, 2:35 am

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Police have twice used special powers to break up gangs of men suspected of fighting in Leicester.They also used the orders stop and search people suspected of carrying weapons.The incidents occurred in the Highfields and Spinney Hills areas on Wednesday and Friday nights.The incidents resulted in one 18 year old suffering a head injury and a police officer being assaulted.Local city councillors have asked residents to come forward to help the police with their inquiries.Councillor Mustafa Malik...

House burglar who stole thousands of pounds worth of goods jailed

July 7, 2015, 2:55 am

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A house burglar who stole thousands of pounds worth of property was jailed for four-and-a-half years.Carl David Gray admitted three daytime break-ins, and an attempted burglary, all in Leicester.Sentencing at the city's crown court, Judge Robert Brown said: "You're a repeat burglar of houses, with a bad record, and you're back here again."You've been undeterred by custodial sentences and are still committing burglaries."I recognise that you've made efforts to break your heroin...

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July 7, 2015, 10:15 pm

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An 83-year-old dementia sufferer was fleeced out of £250,000 by a "devious" nephew, who left her too poor to even buy a cup of coffee.Simon Joseph Tipper (54) blew most of it gambling online, but also treated himself to holidays, a new car, a kitchen and a bathroom, Leicester Crown Court was told.He abused his position when entrusted with a power of attorney over his aunt Kathleen Brightmore's finances, Tipper of Clifford Road, Loughborough, admitted defrauding the pensioner out...

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July 8, 2015, 3:34 am

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A 16-year-old boy has been charged with two counts of rape following an incident in Glen Parva.The incident happened at around 1.45am on Thursday 2 July in the Stuart Road area. The 16-year-old was due to appear at Leicester Magistrates Court today, charged with two counts of rape, three counts of theft from a shop, criminal damage and theft of a pedal cycle.

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July 8, 2015, 6:00 am

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A businessman has lost a 10-year battle to get an insurance company to pay out after a mystery £700,000 arson attack on his Ashby furniture warehouse.Michael Hyams' furniture hire business Milton Furniture Limited was devastated by the April 2005 blaze after an arsonist, who has never been caught, targeted the giant warehouse in Smisby Road.Judges at London's Appeal Court yesterday backed up a decision made by the High Court last year that the insurance company did not have to pay out.Lady...

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July 8, 2015, 7:55 am

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Leicestershire police and crime commissioner Sir Clive Loader says he hopes to return to work as early as next week.At the end of last month the Conservative commissioner said he would be taking an extended period of sick leave as he had been suffering from severe and constant back pain.However he has today announced that since then he has undergone medical treatment and will be receiving further treatment in the coming days.Sir Clive said at this stage the prognosis is good and, subject to...

Mother 'branded baby girl's cheek using lighter', court told

July 8, 2015, 10:23 am

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A mother deliberately branded her baby girl's cheek with a "smiley" burn mark, using the hot metal end of a cigarette lighter, a jury has been told.It is also claimed that the woman's partner fractured the 16-month-old child's lower leg.Leicester Crown Court was told that no medical treatment was sought for the facial burn, which was still visible six months later.The jury also heard that when the mother later took her daughter to hospital because she could not walk due to the leg...

Drug user who supplied heroin to fund own addiction avoids prison...

July 9, 2015, 4:27 am

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A drug user who supplied heroin to fund his addiction has escaped an immediate prison sentence.James Anthony Smythe (48) was caught with 8.82 grams of heroin, as well as a cutting agent, which could have collectively raised between £4,000 and £11,500 if sold in street deals, Leicester Crown Court was told.Police officers found the haul, along with 1.72 grams of cannabis, when they raided his home in Garth Avenue, Leicester, on March 19 last year.They also seized £3,446 in cash,...

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July 9, 2015, 9:12 am

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A judge told a thief who stole from two kind-hearted friends: "If I could, I'd order someone to burgle you and take your possessions."Judge Nicholas Dean QC said to Liam Turner: "Then you'd realise how awful your actions have been."It's hard to understand how someone, even a drug addict such as you, should steal, in effect, from children - which is what you were doing by taking people's PlayStations, Nintendos and that sort of thing."These were mean offences."Turner...

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July 10, 2015, 4:54 am

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A petty row over parking led to a man drunkenly slashing his neighbour's hand with a kitchen knife, a court heard.Neil Evans, 41, lunged six times towards the victim's neck, saying: "I'll have you, I'll get you in the neck."Leicester Crown Court was told the victim, a married father of two, raised his hand to protect his throat, but the blade connected with a finger, causing a deep cut needing two stitches.Evans, of Swannington Road, Newfoundpool, Leicester, was jailed for 18 months.He...

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Man arrested for trespassing on railway line in Loughborough

July 10, 2015, 7:27 am

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A 44-year-old man has been arrested for trespassing on the Midland Mainline.East Midlands Trains services between Leicester and Nottingham and Derby were delayed after someone was spotted on the tracks in Loughborough, this morning. The incident happened shortly after 9am.The company tweeted: "Trains between Leicester and Derby/Nottingham are being delayed because of a trespasser on the lines."East Midlands Trains' official Twitter feed also told a customer trains were approaching the...

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July 10, 2015, 10:34 am

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A motorist who drove on the wrong side of the road causing a fatal head on crash, which killed a popular café owner, has been jailed for three years.The family of the victim, Gareth Carnall, were in court to see Karol Jutkiewicz, 34, being sentenced today.Many in the public gallery were moved to tears by Gareth's sister, Jessica Jones, as she emotionally described the "shattering impact" his loss has caused.Leicester Crown Court was told that Gareth, 33, who owned Fingerprints...

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July 10, 2015, 10:37 am

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Jessica Jones's moving tribute to her brother, Gareth Carnall, was read out in court, as the motorist who killed him by dangerous driving was jailed.It included: "To explain the impact that Gareth's death has had on my life is completely overwhelming and impossible."I've written this in my head a thousand times and I can't possibly convey the depth of hurt I feel."She described happy times spent growing up together, how they worked abroad together and sharing a love of...

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July 12, 2015, 5:19 am

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A drunk driver knocked down a policeman who tried to stop her making off from a fast-food outlet.Leanne Seddon was so intoxicated that staff at the McDonald's drive-thru in Thurmaston could not understand what her order was over the intercom, Alan Murphy, prosecuting told Leicester Crown Court.When she drove round to the serving hatch it was "more obvious" she was drunk as she struggled to use the chip and pin machine.Staff reported their concerns to two uniformed officers collecting...

Police name driver who was killed in A5 crash

July 13, 2015, 6:42 am

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Police have named a driver who was killed in a two-vehicle crash on the A5 in Leicestershire last week.Arthur Wilson, 77, died when his Ford Fiesta was involved in a collision with a white Mercedes Sprinter van near Claybrooke Parva, near Lutterworth on Wednesday.Mr Wilson, of Hinckley, was pronounced dead at the scene of the collision, which happened at 8.10am. The driver of the van sustained minor injuries and was taken to the University Hospitals of Coventry and Warwickshire.Police said Mr...