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Woman who cut 83-year-old man's face with a broken wine glass...
A former teacher who attacked her 83-year-old ex-father-in-law with a piece of glass, causing cuts needing 37 stitches, has escaped an immediate jail sentence.Jane Shrives, 55, set upon Geoffrey...
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Paedophile who abused boy and girl jailed for 12 years
A paedophile who sexually abused a girl and a boy three decades ago has been jailed for 12 years.Michael Stanton, 69, committed a series of sex assaults upon the girl when she was between six and...
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Arsonists set fire to bags of clothes in building
Firefighters were called on to deal with a blaze started when a pile of clothes were deliberately set on fire. Crews were called to a property in Layton Road, off Uppingham Road, Leicester, shortly...
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Arsonists torch car and lorry trailer
A blaze involving a car and a lorry trailer is being blamed on arsonists. Firefighters were called to a premises in Lewisher Road, in the Rushey Mead area of Leicester, at 9.16pm yesterday. A fire...
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New suspect in Suffolk murder case as Leicester man, 61, remains...
Police questioning a Leicester man about the murder of a pensioner and the disappearance of his wife are now appealing for help finding another suspect.The Leicester man, who is 61, was arrested by...
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Murder investigation officers search house in Quorn
Police investigating the fatal stabbing of a pensioner in Suffolk have been searching a house and back garden in Quorn. A Leicester man has been arrested in connection with the murder of 75-year-old...
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Police sack officer who sexually abused girl when he was a...
A Leicestershire Police officer who sexually abused a child when he was a teenager has been dismissed from the force. Ryan Freestone, who admitted five offences against the girl in court last month,...
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Police arrest first suspected dealer under 'legal highs' law
Leicestershire Police has arrested its first suspected dealer since so-called "legal highs'' were banned. Officers detained the 27-year-old man in Leicester city centre today on suspicion of possession...
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Dentist left patients and friends in poverty after conning them...
A money-grabbing dentist posed as a successful property investor to mercilessly con patients and friends out of more than £1 million of their life savings.Dr John Hammond, who was jailed for six years,...
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Driver guilty of causing passenger death in Welford Road crash
A driver has been found jointly guilty of causing the death of a passenger in a car which witnesses said they believed he had been racing in a Leicester street. Kulwant Singh Rai (48), of Northdene...
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Police launch inquiry after man, 86, is found dead in village...
Police have launched an investigation after an 86-year-old man was found dead in a village home.The man's body was found in a house in Church Lane, Barrow Upon Soar yesterday. The area was cordoned off...
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Teenager charged with causing Samuel Garner's death by dangerous...
A teenager charged in connection with the death of 17-year-old Samuel Garner has appeared before a crown court judge.Reece Webster (19), of Wensley Rise, Eyres Monsell, Leicester, appeared via a live...
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Cases at Leicester Magistrates' Court
Recent cases heard before Leicester Magistrates' Court include stealing headphones from TK Maxx and drink driving.Kathleen Mary Durknhan (28), of Cooper Close, Aylestone, pleaded guilty to...
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CCTV footage released of last time Peter and Sylvia Stuart were...
CCTV footage of the last time Peter Stuart and his wife Sylvia were seen alive has been released by police. The couple, from Weybread, Suffolk, were reported missing to police on Friday 3 June. Peter's...
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Police release CCTV after woman is sexually assaulted
Police investigating an alleged sexual assault have issued a CCTV image of a man they want to trace. A woman was reportedly assaulted inside a property in the Rawson Street area, near New Walk,...
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No face-scanning cameras at Download this year, say police
Police will not be using controversial face-scanning technology to spot thieves and other suspects at this year's Download rock festival. Police chose last year's Download to test whether the...
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Kayleigh Haywood: Two men accused of falsely imprisoning teen on...
The two men charged after the rape and murder of 15 year old Kayleigh Haywood have gone on trial in Nottingham.Stephen Beadman (28), of George Avenue, Ibstock, faces one charge of falsely imprisoning...
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Child killer Colin Pitchfork to be moved to open prison
Justice Secretary Michael Gove has ruled it would be safe to move double child killer Colin Pitchfork to an open prison – paving the way for his eventual release.A parole board, having considered...
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Cases at Leicester Magistrates' Court
Recent cases heard before Leicester Magistrates' Court include stealing bottles of Bacardi and a food destruction order due to live insects.Guisseppe Maazra Nazra Guerra (40), pleaded guilty to...
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Death of man, 86, in village home not suspicious, say police
Police are not treating as suspicious the death of an 86-year-old man whose body was found in a village home earlier this week.Officers were called after an ambulance service crew found the man in a...
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