Isaac Williams: Mural tribute to stabbed young boxer
A mural of stabbed amateur boxer Isaac Williams has been painted on hoardings in the city centre.To the left of a huge portrait of the 20-year-old are the words: "Rest in peace, Isaac, love from Louie...
View ArticleHow could you? Hunt on for person who dumped hamster by roadside
A hamster has been found dumped in its cage by the roadside.The abandoned pet's metal home, which was partially covered by a Sports Direct bag, was spotted by a passer-by who called the...
View ArticleDodgy used car salesmen sold 'extremely dangerous' Mini Cooper...
A pair of used car salesmen ripped off customers by buying unroadworthy vehicles and selling them for thousands more than they were worth.Harsikander Dhillon was director of Granth Cars, in Catherine...
View ArticlePolice hunt gang after 'road rage attack' and aggravated burglary...
Two men were dragged from a car and attacked after a suspected road rage incident early this morning.Two men got out of a black VW Golf and dragged the men out of a car in Regent Road, in the city...
View ArticleHunt for gang after 30-minute crime spree in Leicester which left...
Police are continuing to hunt for a gang of men thought to be responsible for a half-hour crime spree which included a vicious attack and an aggravated burglary at a nightclub.The incidents took place...
View Article'Greedy' dodgy car salesmen spared jail after repaying customers...
Two men who sold dodgy cars - including a Mini Cooper made up of four vehicles welded together - have been spared jail after repaying the people they ripped off.The "greedy" pair sold the vehicles at...
View ArticleMan engulfed in flames in "flash fire" at Ashby office...
A man died in hospital from severe burns and smoke inhalation suffered in a "flash fire" at an Ashby office block, an inquest has heard.Stephen David Taylor, of Dorset Drive, Moira, near Ashby, was...
View ArticlePolice pursuit of stolen car though Leicester ends in crash
Police pursued a stolen car through Leicester before it crashed into a stationary vehicle and the occupants fled.Officers began to pursue the white BMW X5 after it was spotted speeding in Fosse Road...
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View ArticleFour men arrested after televisions stolen from lorry at M1...
Police have arrested four men and recovered a number of stolen televisions following a pursuit which crossed three counties.Officers from a regional Leicestershire Police unit pursued two vehicles...
View Article'Everyone loved her' - Tributes to Syston woman who took her own...
A heartbroken woman has paid tribute to the sister who took her own life after being physically and emotionally abused by a former boyfriend.Sonia Hindocha said her younger sister Meera Dalal, 25, who...
View ArticleMarket Harborough tribute singer Robin Maughan pleads guilty to...
A tribute singer from Market Harborough who was jailed last year for sexually abusing two youngsters has admitted 18 further offences.Robin Maughan, formerly of Western Avenue, Market Harborough,...
View ArticleLeicester brothers jailed for buying low value items with fake...
Two Leicester brothers duped shopkeepers by purchasing items using fake £20 notes.James McCarthy, 25, from Saffron Lane, and Thomas McCarthy, 20, from Golf Course Lane, Leicester targeted stores in...
View ArticleRobin Maughan: Other victims of child sex abuser urged to come...
Police are urging any other victims of disgraced singer and entertainer Robin Maughan to come forward.Maughan, who is serving 12 years in jail for a catalogue of abuse against young children, admitted...
View ArticleFour men released following arrests in connection with television...
Police have released four men who were arrested on suspicion of theft from motor vehicle following a pursuit which crossed three counties.They have been released pending further investigation.The men...
View ArticlePair deny causing death by dangerous driving of Leicester mum...
Two people are to stand trial accused of causing the death by dangerous driving of a Leicester mum.Laura Cooper, 34, was a passenger in a Nissan Note when it collided with a lorry on the M25 in Essex...
View ArticleMum of stab victim Tyler Thompson to hold knife crime rally in...
A mum whose teenage son was stabbed to death is bringing her campaign against knife crime to Leicester city centre tonight. Amy Morgan and her supporters will gather outside Leicester Town Hall as the...
View ArticleGang armed with knives and metal rod raided home on Leicester...
Police are hunting three armed raiders who attacked a family in their village home before escaping with a haul of cash and jewellery.The men forced their way into the family home in Bushby, on the...
View ArticleRapist jailed for seven years for sex attack on Loughborough...
A rapist who evaded police for seven years was jailed today after a trial at Leicester Crown Court .Ibrahim Elamin, 35, was found guilty of the rape of a teenager in Loughborough in 2010 and was...
View ArticleStab victim Tyler Thompson's mum makes plea for action on knife...
A mum whose teenage son was stabbed to death hopes to build public support for stronger penalties for those convicted of knife crimes.Amy Morgan and her supporters gathered outside Leicester Town Hall...
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