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Two men in hospital with serious injuries after fight in New...
Two men were seriously injured in a fight in New Parks, this morning.Emergency services were called to Bateman Road just after 8.20amThe men were found injured at the scene and have both been taken to...
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Church supporting congregation member, 63, who was mugged
A church canon says his shocked congregation is supporting a 63-year-old woman's whose arm was broken when a thug snatched her handbag.The woman was targeted in New Walk, Leicester when the man ran at...
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Police to trace reckless off-road bikers by filming them
Police hope are to photograph and film reckless motorcyclists and quad bikers who are shattering the peace and putting lives at risk.A team of Leicestershire Police 'evidence gatherers' will use the...
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Property developer set up cannabis factory to help pay off debts...
A property developer set up a lucrative cannabis factory in an industrial unit, to help pay off debts when his business folded, a court heard.Livio Salvador-Aylott (42) was cultivating 71 illegal...
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Driver admits causing death of pedestrian, 79, after smoking...
A motorist has appeared in court to admit causing the death of a 79-year-old pedestrian, by careless driving, when impaired through drugs.Godfread Housen, 41, a mechanic, consumed cannabis prior to the...
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New Parks residents traumatised by suspected stabbing with two...
People living on a city street where two young men were critically injured in a brutal assault say they feel traumatised by the incident.The men, aged 18 and 19, were injured in an attack in Bateman...
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Police arrest second boy, 15, after Granby Street stabbing
Police have arrested a second youth in connection with a stabbing in Leicester city centre at the weekend.The 15-year-old was detained on suspicion of attempted murder this morning and is being...
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Heroin and cocaine dealer, 16, sentenced to two years detention
A 16-year-old heroin and cocaine dealer who continued pedalling drugs after being caught was sentenced to two years detention and training.The juvenile was first spotted plying his trade in Roslyn...
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Vandals cause £15k of damage to new CCTV system after...
Around £15,000 worth of damage was caused when masts carrying CCTV cameras at a Leicester City Council-managed travellers site were set on fire.The arson happened at the Meynells Gorse site in...
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Man who tried to stop fight outside Lamplighter's pub suffered...
A "peacemaker" suffered a fractured skull and bleeding on the brain after being felled in the street by a single blow, a court heard.The victim Jason Fitzjohn, 42, was trying to stop a fight between...
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Dangerous BMW driver involved in police chase given suspended...
A dangerous BMW driver involved in a police chase on residential streets was given a suspended detention sentence.Jack Crane, 19, who had no driving licence or insurance, failed to give way at several...
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Drug dealer caught trying to flush crack-cocaine down toilet by...
A drug dealer was caught trying to flush a stash of crack-cocaine down the toilet when the police burst in, a court heard.Justin Edam Render, who was jailed for two years and 11 months, was trying to...
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Police issue photo of missing 81-year-old Ashton Baines
Police have issued an urgent appeal for help finding an 81-year-old man who has gone missing from home.Ashton Baines was last seen at around 6pm last night at the residential home in Manton, in...
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Police accused of ignoring odd-number home burglary victims
Leicestershire Police faced criticism today after it emerged forensics officers were told not to gather evidence at odd-numbered homes which burglars had tried but failed to break into.Today, the force...
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Man's body was dumped on street in wheelie bin, murder jury told
A man's body was dumped on the street in a wheelie bin, after he was brutally murdered in his home.William Tomlinson, known as Bill, 64, was strangled and his throat severed with a kitchen knife.His...
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New Parks double stabbing: Further arrests made
Detectives investigating the suspected stabbings of two men in the city's New Parks estate have made a further four arrests in connection with the incident.A 20-year-old man was detained on suspicion...
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Police increasingly worried for missing 81-year-old Ashton...
Police are growing increasingly concerned for an 81-year-old man who went missing on Tuesday evening.Ashton Baines, was last seen at the residential home in which he lives in Manton, near Oakham.Police...
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Thief caught driving Land Rover towing a caravan hours after he...
A motorist was caught in a Land Rover towing a caravan, within hours of them being stolen, a court heard.The owner of the £16,000 caravan had just packed it up with clothes and food ready to go on...
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Leicester sham marriage nurse loses sentence appeal
A Leicester nurse jailed after entering into a sham marriage for money had her tough sentence backed by top judges - despite the crushing effect of jail on her young daughter.Ana De Jesus...
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Taxi company fined for refusing to carry blind passenger with...
A taxi company which refused to carry a blind passenger because he was accompanied by his guide dog has been fined £1,000 with more than £700 costs.Prahlad Pandya (52) of Gwencole Crescent, Braunstone,...
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