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Wayne Keightley threw a nine-week old puppy out of a third floor window and tried to blame the incident on a masked gang armed with samurai swords. But earlier this month he was convicted of causing unnecessary suffering to puppy Gipsy, who suffered leg and face injuries when she was tossed from a smashed window in Keightley's top-floor flat in Rutland Street, Melton, on January 20. Loughborough Magistrates' Court heard that Keightley had also thrown himself from the flat minutes later,...

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September 28, 2016, 5:48 am

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A singer and entertainer jailed for almost 15 years for a string of child sex crimes today saw his "excessive" sentence slashed on appeal by top judges.Robin Maughan (35) of Western Avenue, Market Harborough, admitted 21 offences, including indulging in sex acts with teenage children.The entertainer, who worked as a tribute act to Four Seasons singer Frankie Valli and sang at Market Harborough's Christmas lights switch on in front of 3,000 people, was jailed for 14 years and 10...

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September 28, 2016, 9:13 am

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A man who threw a nine-week-old puppy from the window of his third-floor flat has been jailed for 14 weeks.Wayne Keightley was found badly hurt outside the flat in Rutland Street, Melton, in the early hours of January 20.The 42 year old told police he had jumped out of the window because he was being attacked by a masked gang armed with samurai swords but officers went to his flat and found it was locked and concluded he was probably high on drugs.Over the following days the RSPCA learned...

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September 28, 2016, 11:08 am

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Two Leicestershire businessmen have been sentenced for their role in a cash for contracts scam at some of London's most famous royal residences.Steven Thompson and Glynn Orridge, both of Melton, were involved in a scheme to bribe Ronald Harper so that companies could win lucrative contracts at Buckingham, St James's and Kensington palaces.Harpur, a deputy property manager in the Royal Household, was paid more than £100,000 in return for showing favour to heating, building and energy firms...

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September 29, 2016, 1:47 am

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The mother of one of the teenage victims of a sex offender has criticised a court's decision to cut his prison sentence.On Wednesday the Court of Appeal in London reduced the jail term to be served by singer and entertainer Robin Maughan.One parent, who cannot be identified by law, said: ""It is appalling that he will now be getting out of prison sooner."In March Maughan (35) of Western Avenue, Market Harborough was jailed for 14 years and 10 months after admitting 21 sex offences...

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September 29, 2016, 9:42 am

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A mother-of-two discovered her family's £3,600 villa holiday in Ibiza was a scam - the day before they were due to go away.Klaire Abblett, from Kirby Muxloe, is now warning people to be vigilant when booking holidays via the Airbnb website so they don't fall into the same costly trap.The 36-year-old and her partner Simon Phillips, 38, had found the villa in Ibiza on holiday accommodation website Airbnb and were looking forward to staying there with their children Charlie, five, and Corey,...

Bogus 'winning' lottery ticket scam victims lives have been...

September 29, 2016, 10:12 am

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Victims of a bogus 'winning' lottery ticket scam have had their lives ruined, according to the detective who is leading the race to find the gang behind it. At least seven people have handed over a total of more than £100,000 in cash and jewellery to a pair of conmen who told them the tickets were big winners. However, when the victims – most of whom are said to elderly, vulnerable or ill – checked them they turned out to be worthless. Detective Constable Catherine...

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September 29, 2016, 10:34 am

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A solicitor representing people who claim Greville Janner sexually abused them fears their trust in an official inquiry into the allegations has been damaged by the suspension of a senior member of its legal team.Peter Garsden spoke after the Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse (IICSA) confirmed it has suspended its senior counsel, Ben Emmerson QC.Mr Emmerson's role in the inquiry was to lead the questioning of public authorities on their handling of a range of historical abuse...

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September 29, 2016, 11:18 am

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An amateur footballer punched a rival player, causing three facial fractures, in what the referee described as the "worst violence" he had seen on the pitch.Tendai Bwanali (22) was playing for Groby Town against Wigston Plough Rovers when the incident happened, on Sunday, January 10.Leicester Crown Court was told there had been some contact on the pitch between the two before the defendant felled his victim with one punch.The injured player had to have two metal plates inserted into...

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September 30, 2016, 1:29 am

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Police have arrested a man in a raid on a house in Market Harborough.The operation was carried out yesterday afternoon in connection with an alleged incident involving a knife in the town earlier this week.Police officers in three cars and a people carrier were involved in the arrest in St Mary's Road.Officers detained a 28 year old man who was due to appear in Leicester Magistrates' Court later today.He has been charged with making threats with a bladed weapon following a recent incident.

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September 30, 2016, 4:12 am

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An art gallery is appealing for the return of a stolen picture of Leicester City manager Claudio Ranieri. The £195 print was pinched from the window of the Cank Street Gallery in Cank Street, Leicester, when it was part of an exhibition of art inspired by the Foxes' title win last season. The 40 inch by 50 inch work, called Claudio Rex Ratae - or Claudio, King of Leicester, was created by city artist Peter Rapp. Gallery owner Dayle Flude said the print was taken in July but that she...

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September 30, 2016, 4:35 am

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Police chiefs have admitted they should have acted more promptly after a young mum reported she had fought off a woman trying to steal her baby.A Leicestershire Police spokesperson said their response fell well below their expected standards after Sarah Hunt called to report the attempted abduction of her seven-month-old daughter Amelia.Ms Hunt called the police shortly after a woman had tried to snatch her daughter from inside her home in Leicester city centre at 10am last Saturday.Police...

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September 30, 2016, 7:03 am

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Police have released a photograph of a man whose body was found in Leicester's Grand Union Canal in an effort to piece together his final movements. Officers have little information about Wojciech Wojciechowski, whose body was pulled from the water, near the King Power Stadium, last Saturday morning. Today, the force issued a photograph of the 45-year-old and urged people to contact them if they have any information about him. Officers are also trying to trace his friends or acquaintances...

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September 30, 2016, 9:09 am

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One of the men who says he was sexually abused by Greville Janner says he still believes in the official inquiry into the claims – despite its latest setback. John Gater is one of at least 30 people who are to testify against the former Leicester MP and member of the House of Lords at the Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse, (IICSA). The inquiry attracted further negative publicity this week with the suspension and then resignation of its leading barrister. Another senior...

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September 30, 2016, 9:30 am

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A 78-year-old paedophile given a 16 year prison sentence for repeatedly abusing a schoolboy "may never see the outside world again," a court heard.Kenneth Sturgess befriended the 11-year-old youngster in a park in the 1980s, by offering to fix his broken roller skate.It led to the child being groomed and abused.He showed the victim pornography and gave him cash and gifts to buy his silence about their regular meetings.When the boy turned 16, Sturgess dropped him telling him he was...

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September 30, 2016, 10:00 am

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The death of an inmate's pet hamster was one of the reasons behind a prisoners' protest which caused more than £12,000 damage to their jail.The drama began when four prisoners climbed onto the "suicide netting" between two floors at HMP Stocken, near Oakham, Rutland. Two of the inmates remained there for four hours and specially trained officers had to be sent to the prison to rstore order.Gordon Aspden, prosecuting, told Leicester Crown Court that Craig Mercer (26) and Shane...

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September 30, 2016, 10:13 am

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A 62-year-old woman has been arrested on suspicion of trying to take a seven-month-old baby girl from her mother. The suspect was arrested this afternoon, in Leicester, in connection with an incident at a second-floor flat in Junior Street, in the city centre. A police spokesman the woman was arrested on "on suspicion of attempting to take a child so as to remove him or her from a person having lawful control". She is currently in police custody. The alleged incident happened...

Man charged with murder after Evington death

October 1, 2016, 1:14 am

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A 39-year-old man is due to appear in court today charged with the murder of Carl Pask.The 47-year-old was found dead in his flat, in Kimberley Road, Evington, Leicester, on March 10 this year.Police initially said the death was "unexplained" but a subsequent post-mortem examination found that he had died as a result of an assault.Christopher Pendery, of Woodland Drive, Braunstone, Leicester, is due to appear at Leicester Magistrates' Court this morning charged with murder.Police...

Woman charged with 'attempted baby snatch'

October 1, 2016, 2:01 am

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A woman has been charged with attempting to take a baby from her mother.Rukibai Lakhman Karavadra, of Weymouth Street, Belgrave, Leicester, is due to appear at the city's magistrates court this morning.The 62-year-old has been charged with 'attempting to take a child so as to remove him or her from a person having lawful control'.She was arrested yesterday afternoon and charged this morning.It follows an alleged incident on Saturday, September 24, at a block of flats in Junior Street, off...

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October 1, 2016, 5:00 am

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A visitor to a house was stabbed so deeply in the stomach by a drink and drug-fuelled lodger that it caused "his guts to spill out," a court heard.Lee Warburton, who had "bad blood" with the victim, used a six to eight inch long serrated-edge knife to cause the injury, whilst fighting outside the property in Green Lane, Market Harborough, on the evening of Tuesday December 23, 2014.Warburton had been drinking and taken Methadone, Leicester Crown Court was told.The 56-year-old...