Remorseless killers of vunerable young man caught on CCTV...
This is the moment two remorseless killers casually walked into McDonald's after savagely punching, kicking and stamping on a man who considered them his friends. Joshua Hack and Keith Lowe lured...
View ArticleAylestone assault: Three teenagers remain in custody
Three teenagers arrested in connection with a serious assault in Aylestone, Leicester, remain in custody today.Officers were called to the Middleton Street area at 4.21am yesterday, where a 27-year-old...
View ArticleMillwall fans attack Leicester City supporters after FA Cup exit
Leicester City supporters were pelted with missiles at the end of a miserable afternoon in the FA Cup at Millwall today.Celebrating Millwall fans staged a pitch invasion after the final whistle in...
View ArticleAlbion Street death: Man charged with violent disorder after...
Detectives investigating the circumstances surrounding the death of Lauric Lebato in Leicester city centre have charged a second man.Mr Lebato, 22, from London, died after he sustained a fatal stab...
View ArticleBoy, 14, charged with attempted murder after Aylestone attack
A 14-year-old boy has been charged with attempted murder following an incident in which a man was critically injured.The teenager, who cannot be named for legal reasons, has also been charged with...
View ArticleDefendant denies mis-labelling turkey as halal lamb
A Leicestershire man charged in connection with an alleged scam which saw consumers eat turkey they believed to be halal lamb denied he wrongly re-labelled the meat to defraud customers.Mohammed...
View ArticleTheir job is harrowing, but vital: Meet the detectives in an...
A few years ago Leicestershire Police officer Shaun Orton investigated a paedophile ring.By modern standards, it was not a sophisticated set-up – its members simply met in a pub to swap indecent images...
View ArticleRecap: Brendan Mason's killers given life sentences, judge says...
Two young men who murdered Brendan Mason were given life sentences today. Joshua Hack and Keith Lowe lured 23-year-old Brendan Mason to Leicester's Abbey Park before beating him, stripping him naked...
View ArticleHave you seen missing 16-year-old Lesharna Stafford?
Police have released a photograph of a 16-year-old girl who has gone missing from home in Derbyshire and who may be in Leicestershire.Lesharna Stafford, was last seen at 10pm on Friday, in the Clay...
View ArticleBrendan Mason: Watch family's tribute to victim after killers...
The family of Brendan Mason have spoken of their devastation following the sentencing of killers Joshua Hack and Keith Lowe.Brendan's uncle and aunt, Robert and Sarah Chambers, stood on the steps of...
View ArticleBrendan Mason: Judge says killers 'revelled' in brutal attack
The two attackers who left 23-year-old Brendan Mason naked and beaten with fatal injuries will each spend more than 20 years in prison. Joshua Hack (21) and Keith Lowe (22) were sentenced today at...
View ArticleLauric Lebato inquiry: Second man in court charged with violent...
A man has appeared in court charged in connection with an incident surrounding the death of Lauric Lebato in Leicester city centre.Jason Danquah, 19, of Tudor Road, Leicester, appeared at the city's...
View ArticleBoy, 14, appears in court accused of attempted murder in...
A 14-year-old boy appeared in court today charged with attempted murder.The boy, who cannot be named for legal reasons, is charged in connection with an incident in Middleton Street, Aylestone,...
View ArticleThe faces of Brendan's killers - mugshots of depraved murderers...
These are the faces of the two men who brutally murdered Brendan Mason and left him naked in a Leicester park. Keith Lowe, aged 22, and Joshua Hack, 21, had already admitted murdering 23-year-old...
View ArticlePolice issue photo of woman who was last seen three weeks ago
Police are growing increasingly concerned for a woman who was last seen three weeks ago.Kathryn Barrett was last seen in the Denmark Road area of Aylestone, Leicester on Monday, January 30 and was last...
View ArticlePolice officer injured breaking up teenagers' out of control...
Two police officers were injured in the line of duty this weekend – one while breaking up an out-of-control teenagers' party.The officer, a member of the volunteer Special Constabulary, suffered a...
View ArticleEx-head teacher faces sexual assault and rape allegations
A former school head teacher from Leicestershire has been charged with a series of sexual offences against adults, including rape.Graham Hardy, of Blackfriars Place, Market Harborough, faces six...
View ArticleHero pensioner fights off pickpocket who targeted his wife in...
A would-be pickpocket who targeted a pensioner fled empty-handed after her 78-year-old husband fought him off.Peter and June Swinfen were shopping at Waitrose in Lutterworth when Peter first spotted a...
View ArticleGroup of thugs armed with baseball bats rob teenager of bike
A group of thugs armed with baseball bats robbed a teenager of his bike.The gang of up to seven young men targeted the victim in Kent Street, off Humberstone Road, near Leicester city centre.The victim...
View ArticleFormer radio presenters Tony Wadsworth and Julie Meyer apply to...
Husband and wife radio couple Tony Wadsworth and Julie Mayer have applied to a court to have historic child sex offence charges against them dismissed.The former BBC Radio Leicester presenters of Mill...
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