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January 18, 2017, 7:53 am

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Leicester residents have described their horror after it emerged that a woman's body was found in a suitcase dumped in an alleyway.The gruesome discovery was made by a member of the public in the alleyway, in Cromer Street, off Evington Road, yesterday morning.People living in the area, already shocked by the news that a body had discovered, received further further details today of the grim circumstances of its discovery in the tight-knit terraced street.Updates: Murder investigation launched...

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January 18, 2017, 12:13 pm

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Police have named the woman whose body was found dumped in a suitcase in a Leicester alleyway as Kiran Daudia. Officers tonight identified the 46-year-old mum as the person whose remains were found in the case in an alleyway in Cromer Street, off Evington Road, yesterday morning. In a statement, Ms Daudia's family said: "Kiran was a much loved mum, daughter, sister and auntie, and she will be deeply missed by us all."We ask that our privacy be respected during this very...

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January 18, 2017, 9:00 pm

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Three out-of-control "thugs" who attacked five people in a drunken rampage of violence have been jailed.One of the victims was a passer-by on his way home and the others were innocent householders on their doorsteps.Leicester Crown Court was told that brothers, Lee Mathieson and Shane Mathieson, along with David Dara, drank to excess at a party where free drink was available.The first victim was walking along Fosse Road North, in the city, after midnight on Saturday, October 15, when...

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January 18, 2017, 9:00 pm

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A vulnerable man with learning difficulties was tied up and locked in a cupboard after being head-butted and bullied during a three-hour ordeal, a court heard.The frightened 23-year-old, who suffered a broken nose, was then taken outside and told to steal alcohol from a local supermarket, in order to pay off a £50 drugs debt.Once inside Morrison's supermarket, in Melton - as two aggressors manned both entrances, keeping watch - the victim asked a member of staff for help.Leicester Crown...

Man, 50, charged with murder of woman found in suitcase

January 18, 2017, 11:19 pm

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A 50-year-old man has been charged with murder after the body of woman was discovered in a suitcase. Ashwin Daudia, of Lyme Road, Leicester, has been charged with the murder of 46-year-old mother-of-two Kiran Daudia. Her body was discovery in an alleyway off Cromer Street, near Evington Road, in Leicester on Tuesday. Officers say were called to the scene at 9.36am after a member of public found the body in a suitcase. Read more: Leicester murder probe: Police name woman found in a...

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January 19, 2017, 1:54 am

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The man accused of murdering a woman whose body was discovered in a suitcase in Leicester appeared in court today. Ashwin Daudia, of Lyme Road, Leicester, has been charged with the murder of mother-of-two Kiran Daudia. The 46-year-old's body was discovery in an alleyway off Cromer Street, near Evington Road, on Tuesday. Officers say they were called to the scene at 9.36am after a member of public found the body in a suitcase. Yesterday, Ms Daudia's family paid tribute to her yesterday,...

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January 19, 2017, 5:55 am

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Misconduct proceedings against eight police officers who allegedly shared offensive mobile phone messages about gay people and the disabled are expected to resume this afternoon. The hearing has been mired in legal arguments since it opened on Monday and has not yet heard any evidence. The eight officers, all constables, are accused of sharing "discriminatory or offensive" messages on their private phones using the whatsApp application. Lawyers acting for the officers have asked...

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January 19, 2017, 9:28 am

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A cheeky thief caught on camera stealing a 7ft pair of Venetian blinds from a store has been tracked down and brought to justice.The CCTV image police issued of the thief with the blinds concealed down one trouser leg and up the back of his jacket went viral.The photograph, which showed him leaving the Dunelm Mill store in Northampton last October, was retweeted more than 10,000 times.Jessie Bellham, aged 39, of Chaucer Street, Kingsley, Northampton, appeared in court in the town last month.Read...

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Schoolboy injured in Coalville High Street robbery

January 19, 2017, 9:37 am

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A schoolboy was injured during a street robbery in which he was assaulted and his bag stolen. The 15-year-old victim had been walking in High Street, Coalville, at about 8.30pm on a Wednesday evening when he was attacked. Pc Joe Couchman, of Coalville police, said: "We're investigating a robbery where a 15-year-old boy was approached and assaulted before his bag was stolen."He sustained minor injuries. The bag was later discovered in Highfield Street and nothing had been...

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January 19, 2017, 11:30 am

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A home help who took over £14,000 from an elderly woman to fund her gambling addiction has been given a suspended sentence.Gail Barrs (65), of Beal Street, Highfields, Leicester, siphoned off a total of £14,310 from the account of her 93-year-old victim, who she was being paid to care for, between September 2014 and September 2015.After pleading guilty to fraud at an earlier hearing, she was sentenced to a 12-month jail term, suspended for two years, at Leicester Crown Court...

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January 19, 2017, 11:48 am

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Sir Clive Loader was investigated by the Independent Police Complaints Commission over an allegation that he released information to the media about the initial decision not to prosecute Greville Janner. The former Conservative Leicestershire police and crime commissioner was reported to the IPCC by his own police and crime panel in April last year - shortly before he stood down from the position. Details of the allegation have not been made public before but the IPCC confirmed the...

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January 20, 2017, 3:51 am

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Misconduct proceedings against eight police officers who allegedly shared offensive mobile phone messages about gay people and the disabled resumed today. The hearing has been dominated by legal arguments since it opened on Monday and has not yet heard any evidence. The eight officers are accused of sharing "discriminatory or offensive" messages on their private phones using the whatsApp application. Lawyers acting for them had asked the three-member misconduct panel to block a...

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January 20, 2017, 5:59 am

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A fund-raising appeal has been launched in memory of a woman whose body was found in a suitcase.Three close friends of a sister of 46-year-old Kiran Daudia have launched a crowdfunding appeal to raise £1,000.Ms Daudia's remains were discovered in a suitcase by a member of the public in Cromer Street, off Evington Road, Leicester, on Tuesday morning.Ms Daudia's family said in a statement on the day her body was discovered: "Kiran was a much-loved mum, daughter, sister and auntie, and...

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January 20, 2017, 7:50 am

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A father-of-two accused of murdering his ex-wife and dumping her body in a suitcase appeared before a crown court judge this afternoon. No pleas were entered during a 10-minute preliminary hearing at Leicester Crown Court.Mary Prior QC, who represents the defendant, said she was not making an application for bail, although she had not ruled out making one "in due course."Mrs Prior said a psychiatric report on Daudia's mental health was being sought.William Harbage QC, prosecuting,...

Second arrest after basebell bat robbery at village post office

January 20, 2017, 12:37 pm

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A second man has been arrested in connection with a robbery at village post office.The 51-year-old was arrested today in connection with a raid on the business in Leicester Road, Mountsorrel on Tuesday evening.He remains in custody this evening.He is the second man to be arrested in connection with the attack, during which a member of staff was reportedly attacked with a baseball bat.Read more: Kiran Daudia - Fundraising appeal launched in memory of woman whose body was found in suitcasePolice...

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January 20, 2017, 11:00 pm

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A previously convicted killer casually cycled past a stranger in a Leicester park and stabbed him.Malcolm Hyde, 42, attacked the victim by knifing him in the side of his lower abdomen in Humberstone Park.The victim was strolling in the park when the unprovoked stabbing happened as Hyde cycled past.Hyde has previously been detained indefinitely under the Mental Health Act, at Ashworth high security hospital, in Merseyside, after violently stabbing two friends - killing one of them and seriously...

Dangerous driver admits causing death of woman cyclist

January 22, 2017, 3:49 am

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A 20-year-old dangerous driver has appeared in court to admit causing the death of a woman cyclist. Muhammed Hamza Javid pleaded guilty to causing the death of Victoria Gayle, 25, by driving a Toyota Yaris dangerously in Leicester. Read more: Elderly lady dies after suffering burns in Leicester house fire He also admitted failing to stop after the accident, at the junction with the Toucan crossing for Great Central Way, on Upperton Road, at 12.20am on Monday June 6. Read more:...

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January 22, 2017, 5:15 am

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Detectives are investigating a spate of robberies in Victoria Park in Leicester.Police are urging people to take basic personal safety precautions in and around the London Road park.They are advising people to stick to well-lit, busy routes through the park and, where possible, avoid openly carrying valuables and devices such as mobile phones.The robberies in the past month chiefly involving victims who were carrying phones.Sgt Audrey Danvers, of city centre police, said it was too early to say...

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January 22, 2017, 7:16 am

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A retired businessman was convicted by a jury of sexually assaulting a five-year-old girl more than a decade ago.Christopher Fox (67), of The Green, Great Bowden, denied indecently assaulting the youngster, on one occasion, in 2005.Having been found guilty unanimously by a Leicester Crown Court jury, after a four day trial, he is now in custody awaiting sentence.The victim, now in her mid-teens, wept as she described what happened, from behind a screen in court.She said she was visiting the...

'Baby shake' death trial adjourned after two jurors became unwell

January 23, 2017, 3:31 am

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The trial of an auntie accused of fatally shaking her baby niece was suddenly adjourned today after two jurors became unwell.The seven women and five men on the jury began their deliberations in the manslaughter case on Friday and were due to resume this morning.Judge Nicholas Dean QC was told that one female juror had called in sick this morning and another woman member of the panel became unwell after arriving at Leicester Crown Court.She was attended by paramedics.The judge adjourned the case...