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Cases heard at Leicester Magistrates' Court
Cases heard before Leicester Magistrates' Court include:Paul Edward Davies (41) of Thomasson Road, Leicester, pleaded guilty to failing to stop after a road accident in Lambert Road, Leicester, on...
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Clean-up operation underway after diesel leaks into brook from...
A major clean-up operation is under way after a mindless act of sabotage caused 4,500 litres of red diesel to spilt into a brook.Environment Agency staff have spent the last three days trying to avert...
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Urgent police appeal after 91-year-old man goes missing
Police have issued an urgent appeal after a 91-year-old man went missing from his home in Leicester.Thomas White was last seen at 8am today at his flat in Lincoln Street, Highfields, Leicester.He is...
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Primark breastfeeding row mum charged with perverting justice
A woman who claimed she was assaulted while breast feeding her baby in a Primark store has been charged with intent to pervert the course of justice.Caroline Starmer, 28, had said she was assaulted by...
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Tories to pick new Leicestershire police and crime commissioner...
The Conservatives say they hope to have selected a new candidate to fight the next Leicestershire and Rutland police commissioner election by "the end of the year".The party needs to choose a new...
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Thief with 63 previous convictions avoids jail after he is given...
A thief with 63 previous convictions avoided a prison sentence after his barrister urged a judge to give him "one last chance."Drug addict Shaun Anthony Tully, admitted two thefts at the Coast to Coast...
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Dangerous driver involved in Leicester police chase was finally...
A dangerous driver involved in a police chase around residential streets was finally caught hiding in a garden, a court heard.Fahad Ali, 19, who had no insurance or a driving licence, ignored signals...
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Woman and three children from Leicester arrested heading for...
A 30-year-old woman from Leicester has been arrested on suspicion of preparing to travel to Syria to engage in terrorist acts.The woman, whose details have not been released, was detained at Birmingham...
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Hayley Pointon: Murder trial jury considers two months of...
The jury in the murder trial of two men accused of mistakenly shooting dead a woman have retired to consider their verdicts.Aaron Newman and Aaron Power are accused of lying in wait under the cover of...
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Mystery woman heroically stood between knifeman and would-be-vict...
A mystery woman heroically stood between a knifeman and his would-be victim as he branded the 10-inch weapon in the city centre.The woman, who has never been traced, twice got between assailant Miles...
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Man stole jacket from Highcross, urinated on floor and ran...
A man, who stole a leather jacket from a city centre clothing store before urinating on the floor and running around outside waving his penis around, has been conditionally discharged for a...
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Benefits fraudster who lied on claim form had £80,000 in...
A benefit fraudster lied on an employment support allowance claim form to conceal having £80,000 in her bank account, a court heard.Renaz Adam (40) falsely declared having less than £2,500 in savings,...
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Leicester woman barred from flying to Syria is released on bail
A woman who was arrested yesterday on suspicion of preparing to travel to Syria has been released on conditional bail while police continue their investigation into her.The 30-year-old woman, who is...
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Joy as nuisance council tenant is kicked out of her home
A council tenant has been kicked out of her home as a result of her "serious and persistent" anti-social behaviour.The woman has been ordered to leave her flat, in Chester Close, St Matthew's,...
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Cannabis grower who pledged at father's death bed to stay off...
A judge was moved to give a cannabis grower "a chance" after hearing how he pledged to stay off drugs at his father's death bed.Kyle Simpson, 31, who has a background of drug abuse, was involved in a...
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Robbery victim, 63, suffers broken arm in handbag snatch
A 63-year-old woman's arm was broken when a thug snatched her handbag.The woman was targeted in New Walk, Leicester when the man ran at her from behind, snatched her bag and ran away.The victim's arm...
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Gunmen found guilty of murdering mother-of-two Hayley Pointon
Two gunmen are facing life sentences after being found guilty by a jury of murdering a mother-of-two.Aaron Newman and Aaron Power were convicted of shooting dead Hayley Pointon in a contract-style...
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Paedophile who subjected four children to sex abuse told his...
A paedophile who subjected four different children to life-shattering ordeals of sex abuse has been told his 24-year jail term was "severe" - but not a day too long.Robin Leonard Burrows, 55, was...
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Man critical after stabbing near city centre takeaway
A man is fighting for his life in hospital after being stabbed following a suspected street fight near a city centre takeaway.Police said emergency services were called to Granby Street at about...
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Trusted accounts manager jailed after repaying employers'...
A trusted accounts manager repaid her employers' kindness by raiding their bank account of more than £170,000.Cindy Ann Price diverted funds from Shepshed-based welding and cutting equipment firm,...
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