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Man accused of murdering his wife tells of voices in his head...
A man accused of killing his wife in an axe and knife attack told a jury he heard voices in his head saying "Kill her! Kill her!"Mohammed Zaman said he could not remember his frenzied assault on 34...
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Jury in Hayley Pointon murder trial told she was offered money...
A jury has been told in the Hayley Pointon murder trial that she had been offered cash to reveal the address of her boyfriend.Miss Pointon was shot by mistake by masked gunmen hired to kill Nigel Bow...
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Police figures show that 36 dogs were stolen in two years in Leicestershire.The latest crime statistics show that these thefts and six attempted dog thefts happened between January 2013 and December...
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Cases heard at Leicester Magistrates' Court
Cases heard before Leicester Magistrates' Court include:James Francis Campbell (65), of Barkby Thorpe Lane, Thurmaston, pleaded guilty to driving in Barkby Thorpe Lane, on May 5 with 105 microgrammes...
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Two men charged following Catherine Street assault
Two men have appeared before magistrates facing assault charges after a 44-year-old man was found with serious head injuries in the Belgrave area of the city at the weekend.Police cordoned off an area...
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Lawyer accuses murder suspect of lying over circumstances of...
A man who admits killing his wife has been asked by the trial judge why he accessed internet sites about murder before the incident.Judge Dean was seeking clarification from Mohammed Zaman as he...
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Man in court charged with attempted murder, rape and robbery at...
A man has appeared in court charged with attempted murder, rape and robbery at a business in King Street, in Leicester city centre.Vijay Singh,(43), of De Montfort House, Oxford Street, in the city...
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Man dies following alleged assault in Catherine Street, Leicester
A man who was allegedly assaulted outside a city pub at the weekend has died in hospital.Steven McKinnon, 44, was discovered outside The Durham Ox, in Catherine Street, Belgrave, at 2am on Saturday.He...
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Warning to women after spate of nine bag-snatches
Police have issued a safety warning to women after a spate of nine bag snatches in just over a week.Thugs on bikes have struck seven times in Beaumont Leys, in Leicester, grabbing women's bags as they...
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More than 8,000 cannabis plants seized in police raids last year
Leicestershire Police seized almost 8,000 cannabis plants last year in raids on illegal growing operations in the city and county.Research by an insurance company said forces across England and Wales...
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Cases heard at Leicester Magistrates' Court
Cases heard before Leicester Magistrates' Court include:Emma Louise Thomas (35), of The Barracks, Barwell, pleaded guilty to a series of thefts from shops in Leicester and Hinckley. They were:...
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Husband pleads guilty to murdering his wife in frenzied axe and...
A trial came to a dramatic halt today when a husband changed his plea to admit murdering his wife, who died in a frenzied axe and knife attack.Mohammed Zaman originally denied murdering Sameena, 34,...
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Police hunt thug who threw petrol over shop staff
Police are hunting a man who threw petrol over three people in a shop earlier today.The man walked into Graff HQ, a graffiti shop, in Clarence Street, of Humberstone Gate, Leicester city centre shortly...
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Police investigate claim Greville Janner abused boy in Scotland
Detectives in Scotland are investigating an allegation that Greville Janner sexually assaulted a boy during a trip there in the 1970s.Lord Janner has been deemed too ill to stand trial over abuse...
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Husband jailed for life for brutal murder of his wife in axe and...
A remorseless husband who murdered his wife in a brutal axe and knife attack was today jailed for life.Mohammed Zaman, 45, originally denied murdering Sameena but changed his plea during the trial and...
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Grapevine manager who refused to turn music down in bar hit with...
A bar manager who ignored official warnings to turn down the music in her Leicester city centre venue has been fined.Jill Merry (49) committed nine offences in three months under licensing and...
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Romanian criminal who blew up bank machines loses appeal against...
A Romanian criminal who used explosive gases to blow up bank machines and steal cash has lost an appeal against his 13-and-a-half year sentence.Constantin Alexandroaia (34) and an unidentified...
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CPS: Husband 'planned cold-blooded murder' of his wife
The Crown Prosecution Service issued a statement following the jailing of a husband for the "planned cold-blooded murder" of his wife.Mohammed Zaman, 45, received a life sentence, with a minimum 22...
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Man dies following alleged assault in Market Street, Leicester
A man who was seriously injured during an alleged assault in Leicester city centre at the weekend has died in hospital.The 26-year-old, whose name has not been released, passed away yesterday,...
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Drunk driver Vaseeullah Saiyed claimed his car had been stolen...
A drunken driver went on a dangerous escapade after failing to stop when he crashed into the back of a car, a court heard.Vaseeullah Saiyed, 22, was driving his Peugeot car without insurance when he...
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