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Missing 81-year-old Ashton Baines found 'safe and well'
An 81-year-old man who went missing from a residential home on Tuesday has been found safe and well.Ashton Baines was found this evening, 48 hours after he was reported missing from the home, in...
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Cases heard at Leicester Magistrates' Court
Cases heard before Leicester Magistrates' Court include:Christopher Churchill (36), of Goldhill Gardens, Stoneygate, admitted assault by beating on April 6 2014. He received a community order including...
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Greville Janner due in court to face sexual abuse allegations
Lord Greville Janner is due to make his first court appearance later today to face multiple child sexual abuse allegations.The 86-year-old is listed to appear in courtroom one at Westminster...
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Greville Janner must appear at sexual abuse allegations court
Greville Janner must appear in court to face allegations of abusing nine boys during the 1960s, 1970s and 1980s, a magistrates' court ruled today.The 87-year-old former Labour MP for Leicester West was...
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Woman jailed for forging work permit and obtaining £1,000...
A woman who forged a work permit and fraudulently obtained more than £1,000 worth of clothes and shoes using a stolen credit card was jailed for nine months.Bridget Mathanda, who is nine weeks...
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Woman confessed that boyfriend strangled and cut her uncle's...
A woman confessed to a friend that her boyfriend had strangled her uncle before sawing through his neck with a bread knife, a murder trial jury heard.Emma Tomlinson also told Laurie Taylor that victim...
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'Gun wounds, rowdy fights and all-night drinks at pub'
Police say a pub boss should be removed because his bar has been the scene of fights, rowdy after-hours drinking and an alleged gun assault.Leicestershire Police have told Leicester City Council they...
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Counterfeit clothes raid on Leicester factory
Trading standards officials have seized a large amount of alleged counterfeit clothing from a factory in Leicester.The men's and children's clothing included brand names such as Adidas, Nike, Superdry,...
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Benefit fraudster failed to tell council his wife had two jobs
A man was overpaid more than £9,600 in housing and council tax benefits when he failed to tell Leicester City Council his wife had two jobs.Isaac Fungai Chiza (68) of Upper Temple Walk, Beaumont Leys,...
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Carjacker's jail term extended after he attacks prison officer
A carjacker has had his jail sentence extended after attacking a prison officer and fracturing his eye socket.William Swepson repeatedly punched the officer and two of his colleagues, after having his...
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Police tackle growing begging problem in Narborough Road,...
Police are tackling a growing number of beggars in Leicester's Narborough Road – including some who go into restaurants and hassle diners.Officers say in some cases groups of up to three men, who are...
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Pub boss stands down as police investigate assaults and...
A pub boss has agreed to step down from the day-to-day running of his business after police highlighted problems including fights and after-hours drinking sessions.Kamaljit Dhillon will no longer...
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Drink driver who ran over and killed her mum faces jail
A woman who ran over and killed her mother while being more than twice the legal drink drive limit has been told she could go to prison.Debra Jenkins (57) reversed into her 89-year-old mother Joan...
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Greville Janner's lawyers' human rights bid to keep him out of...
Lawyers acting for Greville Janner are to challenge a judge's ruling he should appear in court to face allegations of child sex abuse on the grounds it would breach his human rights.The former Labour...
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Man found injured in road by Leicester's Southgates underpass
A man has been airlifted to hospital after he was found injured in the middle of a major city road.The man was found in the city-bound carriageway of Southgates at 12.18pm.Police were called to the...
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Convicted paedophile who accessed indecent images of children...
A convicted paedophile who accessed child pornography on the internet was jailed for three years.Mark Andrew Clark (47) was found to have a collection of indecent images, mainly of young boys, when the...
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Police issue photo in search for missing man Aaron Dunn
Police have released a photograph of a young man who has not been seen for more than two weeks.Aaron Dunn, 26, was last seen on Saturday, July 25 in Dunster Street, Westcotes, Leicester.However, he was...
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Drunk pensioner racially abused bank worker and hit another...
A drunken pensioner who racially insulted a bank employee because of a credit card application problem has been given a 12-month community order with £490 costs and compensation.Leicester magistrates...
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Man who exchanged extreme porn with friends for 'misguided...
A man who exchanged extreme pornography with friends for "misguided amusement" landed himself in the dock of a crown court.Restaurant co-owner and manager, Roberto Isella, was arrested after he was...
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Second man appears in court over Bateman Road stabbing
A second man has appeared in court in connection with a street stabbing which left two men critically ill in hospital.Michael Burns, 24, of no fixed address, appeared before Leicester Magistrates'...
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