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Conman builder who bullied elderly customers in £19,000...
A conman builder, Patrick Doran, who bullied elderly customers into paying high prices for substandard work in a £19,000 scam, was jailed for 27 months.The 25-year-old, who has previous convictions for...
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Businessman's driving ban cut after he warns his company could go...
A businessman who uses magic to make learning maths easier for schoolkids has had a driving ban cut after he warned his firm would go bust with the loss of scores of jobs if he could not drive.Colin...
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Student lying down on city centre street beaten up and robbed by...
A student was beaten up and kicked in the street by attackers after his phone was stolen. The victim was the worse for drink in the city centre and lying down on the pavement in Gallowtree Gate, trying...
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Stabbing victim remains in critical condition in hospital after...
A 33-year-old man left fighting for his life after being stabbed in a city street remains in a critical condition in hospital. The man was found injured in Layton Road, off Uppingham Road, Leicester,...
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Elderly man seriously injured in collision involving mobility...
An elderly mobility scooter rider has been seriously injured in a collision with a car.The crash occurred at a major junction in the centre of Market Harborough at Sunday lunchtime.Emergency services...
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Father offers £20,000 reward for information on son's...
A father whose son was murdered 16 years ago has offered a £20,000 reward for information which finally brings the killers to justice. Tony Corley says the reward – which has been provided by a close...
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Inmate who launched unprovoked attack on prison guard jailed
An inmate who launched an unprovoked attack on a prison guard has been jailed for 27 months. Samuel Gear, 32, admitted causing actual bodily harm to the officer, Douglas Mead, who suffered an eye...
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Condition of Layton Street stabbing victim has improved, say...
The condition of a man who sustained serious injuries when he was stabbed in the city street has improved. The 33-year-old was found injured in Layton Road, off Uppingham Road, Leicester, at 8.30pm on...
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Agency nurse found guilty of manslaughter by gross negligence of...
An agency nurse has been found guilty of the manslaughter by gross negligence of a six-year-old patient at Leicester Royal Infirmary. A crown court jury deliberated for 14 hours before unanimously...
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Cases at Leicester Magistrates' Court
Cases heard before Leicester Magistrates' Court include: Jay Vinod Modi (22), of Kincaple Road, Rushey Mead, Leicester, was found guilty of handling stolen goods – a Santander Visa debit card and three...
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Woman whose son was left paralysed and husband killed in 'tragic'...
A mother whose young son was left paralysed and whose husband died in a 'tragic' crash in Northamptonshire will receive substantial compensation. Marina Kruglova, who lives in Glenfield, is the widow...
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Five men arrested after seriously injured man taken to hospital ...
Five people have been arrested after a man was found lying seriously injured in a Leicester street this morning. Police were called to Narborough Road at 6.45 today. The man was taken to the Queen's...
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Victim had knife pressed against his neck as six men robbed him
A victim had a knife pressed against his neck as six men robbed him in his own home, a court heard. One of the robbers, Steven Maughan, who was formerly friends with the resident, was jailed for three...
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Two drug dealers caught with cannabis, amphetamine and over...
Two drug dealers caught with a stash of cannabis, amphetamine and cash have been jailed. Police officers found the haul of class B drugs, worth more than £4,000, when they raided a flat in Wilberforce...
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Couple tell how they gave first aid to window fall man
Five men have been arrested after a man was seriously injured falling from a second-floor balcony this morning. Police are trying to determine whether he fell or was pushed from the flat in Leicester's...
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Families' year of hell at hands of window-smashing vandals
Vandals have waged a terrifying year-long campaign against two families by smashing their windows with bricks. The victims, in Aylestone Drive, Aylestone, and Arnesby Crescent, off Saffron Lane, have...
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School's 'stranger danger' alert after pupil reports suspicious...
A school has issued a safety alert after a pupil reported a van driver behaving suspiciously. The pupil at Oadby's Gartree spotted the man in the stationary white van in Brabazon Road on at 3.20pm...
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Three boys, 16, due in court on robbery charges
Three 16-year-old boys are to appear in court charged with a series of street robberies. The youths are alleged to have committed the offences in Leicester between July and October, including Rutland...
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Mobility scooter rider, 77, dies in hospital after crash
A 77-year-old mobility scooter rider who was involved in a collision at the weekend has died in hospital. The man was injured in the collision with a silver Toyota Auris in Welland Park Road, Market...
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Paedophile who raped schoolgirl at knifepoint jailed for 18 years
A paedophile who sexually abused three young schoolgirls – including raping one at knifepoint - has been jailed for 18 years.James Obediah McCann individually groomed the youngsters, convincing them he...
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