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A benefits cheat who claimed £38,000 she was not entitled to has been given a suspended jail sentence.Carla Hayes, 29, pleaded guilty to two counts of benefit fraud relating to income support, housing and council tax payments, between February 2010 and February 2015.Leicester Crown Court was told her initial claim for benefits as a single mum was legitimate.But when she set up home living with Lee Thomas, who was employed, she failed to notify the authorities of a change in her...

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October 10, 2016, 1:14 am

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A terrible secret has emerged about the childhood of Adrian Mole author Sue Townsend two years after her death. It has been revealed that the writer was playing in woodland near Blaby as a child when she witnessed a man strangle a young girl. She was eight at the time, in 1953, and had climbed a tree with two friends when they saw the man dragging the young girl behind him. The hidden group, frozen with fear, watched the him push her against a tree and throttle her. In previously...

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October 10, 2016, 4:04 am

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A new recruitment drive to find 80 new police officers began today.Applicants have between now and October 23 to sign up to join Leicestershire Police.It is the first recruitment drive since 2014 due to falling numbers of police during years of falling budgets during the years of the Government's austerity policy.At its height, in 2009, there were more than 2,300 officers but that number has been dropping steadily since then.Read more: Leicestershire Police to recruit 120 new officers - here's...

Oxford Street stab victim recovering in hospital - but 'language...

October 10, 2016, 5:01 am

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A man who suffered stab wounds in an attack in the city centre is improving in hospital.Police say the victim is recovering since the incident in Oxford Street.A police spokeswoman said inquiries were proceeding slowly because of "language difficulties".She said: "We can say he is improving in hospital."The incident on Friday was the latest in a number of unconnected stabbing incidents in recent weeks in Leicester.It happened outside a block of student flats next to the...

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October 11, 2016, 4:22 am

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A teenager whose uncle set up gardening work for him at a couple's home broke into their house and stole some of their holiday savings, a court heard.Connor Hobbs - whose actions the judge described as "very stupid" - stole notes and coins stored inside a large whisky bottle.The 18-year-old admitted theft of the money from the house in Leybury Way, Scraptoft, Leicester, between May 17 and 21 last year.Caroline Bray, prosecuting, told the city's crown court the defendant's uncle, who...

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October 11, 2016, 5:11 am

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Three men have been arrested on suspicion of committing attempted murder in a stabbing in Leicester city centre.They were detained yesterday following the serious assault outside a block of student flats in Oxford Street on Friday.Two have been bailed pending further inquiries while the third suspect is still in police custody.The 37 year old victim suffered stab wounds in the attack and was taken to the nearby Leicester Royal infirmary.A police spokesperson said: "Officers were called to...

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October 11, 2016, 12:00 pm

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A 59-year-old Leicester man has been charged with attempted arson after a bag was left on a pavement in Kirby Muxloe.Michael Brooks of Chester Road, Blaby, has been bailed to appear at Leicester Magistrates' Court on Monday November 14.The charge relates to a bag containing an ignitable device left in Castle Road on Tuesday August 11 2015.

'A menace on the road': Judge criticises driver who swapped seats...

October 11, 2016, 11:00 pm

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Police saw a banned driver swap seats with his passenger in a moving car causing the vehicle to swerve in the road, a court heard.Jack Michael Crane, who was branded "a menace" by the judge, has never passed a driving test.He had been disqualified for a previous offence of dangerous driving - but Leicester Crown Court was told he was spotted at the wheel again in March.Judge Philip Head said: "When driving whilst disqualified he knew he'd been rumbled and when still driving...

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October 12, 2016, 1:46 am

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The Killer clown craze has sparked a number of calls to Leicestershire police over the past few days.One incident involved a 10 year old boy who was spooked by someone sitting on swing in a park wearing a clown mask.According to the police the youngster said he was walking home from school on Monday when he saw the person "some way" off.He was so spooked he ran all the way home.A Leicestershire police spokeswoman said: "Police received a report of a person sitting on a swing in...

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October 12, 2016, 4:10 am

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This is the moment a killer clown prankster got more than he bargained for after being chased out of a taxi control room office by a 45-year-old woman. The brave mum-of-four was confronted by the creepy stranger on her first night shift alone working at ADT Taxis in Netherhall Road, Leicester. The sinister figure appeared and attempted to frighten the worker known only as Rita, as she sat behind the counter at around 9pm on Monday (10/10). But she refused to be intimidated and instead...

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October 12, 2016, 10:00 pm

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A trainee lawyer was caught outside a city nightclub with fake credit cards and a device to encode cash cards.Omar Ali (21) was arrested outside Venom nightclub in Belgrave Gate, Leicester, on January 27.When police searched his BMW they found four counterfeit credit cards and a credit card reader that was also capable of encoding cards.Some of the cards had Ali's name on the front but the magnetic strip had details for bank accounts in Canada.The officers also found a laptop in the car with...

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October 13, 2016, 7:15 am

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A 24-year-old woman from Leicestershire has been found dead in Gateshead. Northumbria Police have arrested a man on suspicion of murder after the body of Alice Ruggles was found at a home in the northern city yesterday. Police said she had suffered "serious injuries" and was pronounced dead at the scene. The police have not officially identified the woman. However, her former school, Leicester High School for Girls, has sent out an email to all parents informing them that the...

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October 13, 2016, 7:21 am

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A teenage dad took his ex-girlfriend's car and caused damage to a house and a parked vehicle while fleeing from police.Cyrus Tebbutt had been in an "on-and-off" relationship with his victim since 2010 and the pair had a three-year-old old blind daughter together, Leicester Crown Court heard.After a row, Tebbutt took the girl's car, and both she and a neighbour had to grab the little girl from the back seat before he drove off.Jailing the teenager for 15 months, Judge Nicolas Dean said:...

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October 13, 2016, 8:13 am

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A reward of up to £2,000 has been offered to anyone who can provide information leading to the arrest of this man.Crimestoppers has stated that he is wanted by police for questioning in connection with burglary, assault, and fleeing the scene after hitting a police car head-on.Leicestershire man Lee Heane is a suspect over the theft of a black Audi A3 using a key stolen from a property in Main Street, Houghton on the Hill, between 11.45pm on July 26 and 1.30am on July 27.The 26-year-old,...

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October 13, 2016, 9:00 am

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Police who investigated the case of child sex abuser Robin Maughan have sent a file containing further allegations about him to the Crown Prosecution Service.The information came forward after police appealed for other potential victims to come forward after singer and entertainer Maughan was jailed in March.The file which has been compiled by detectives contains allegations from one further alleged victim.A police spokeswoman confirmed to the Leicester Mercury: "A file has been handed to...

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October 13, 2016, 10:09 am

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Husband and wife radio couple Tony Wadsworth and Julie Mayer have appeared in court. The BBC Radio Leicester presenters, who live in Old Mill Road, Broughton Astley, attended Warwick Crown Court, in Leamington Spa, on Wednesday (OCT 12) for a case management hearing. They face five joint charges of inciting a boy under the age of 16 to commit acts of gross indecency. Wadsworth (68) also faces a charge of committing an act outraging public decency, in Atherstone, Warwickshire, between...

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October 14, 2016, 3:00 am

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A homeless man, who had been drinking heavily, urinated on a city restaurant floor in front of customers. Joshua Luke Anthony (25), had gone into McDonald's in East Gates, around 7am and remained there for about two and a half hours when a member of staff saw him urinating on the floor, Leicester magistrates court heard he had been out since 8pm the previous evening and had drunk 20 brandies and coke. Anthony, of no fixed address, appeared in court via video link and pleaded guilty to...

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October 14, 2016, 8:00 am

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A man has been charged with the murder of Leicestershire woman Alice Ruggles.Trimaan Dhillon, also known as Harry Dhillon, 25, of Glencorse Barracks, in Penicuik, Midlothian, Scotland, will appear before Newcastle Crown Court tomorrow morning (Saturday).Ms Ruggles, 24, was found with serious injuries by emergency services at a house in Rawling Road, Gateshead, at 6.30pm on Wednesday, after police received a report of concern for her welfare.Read more: Murder investigation after Alice Ruggles,...

Man, 20, who led police on chase through city has 'criminal...

October 14, 2016, 10:00 am

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A 20-year-old with an "extraordinary" criminal record 50 pages long has been jailed for leading police on a chase through city streets.Brandon Marshall, of Fosse Road South, Leicester, was in and out of court throughout his youth.When he was 18 police put up posters of him throughout the city centre after he was banned from entering large areas of central Leicester because of his offending.Now he has been jailed for nine months for his latest crime, in which he sped around south...

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October 15, 2016, 4:28 am

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A soldier has today appeared in court charged with the murder of Leicestershire woman Alice Ruggles.Lance Corporal Trimaan Dhillon (25) of the Royal Regiment of Scotland, appeared before Newcastle magistrates, who were sitting at Newcastle Crown Court, this morning.Dhillon - also known as Harry Dhillon - of Glencorse Barracks in Penicuik, Midlothian, Scotland, was dressed in a grey sweatshirt and trousers and spoke only to confirm his name and address at the brief three-minute...