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Retired teacher Graham Butterworth jailed for sex offences...
A retired teacher has been jailed for 11 years after being found guilty of a string of sexual offences against boys.Graham Butterworth, of Lewis Way, Countesthorpe, found guilty of nine counts of...
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Kinder surprise: Woman smuggled drugs into Gartree Prison –...
A woman was paid £500 to smuggle amphetamine and cannabis into jail, when visiting an inmate, a court heard.Gayle Hough, 55, was caught on CCTV as she handed over amphetamine to the prisoner who...
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Ameen Jogee cleared of murdering ex-police officer - now awaits...
A 27-year-old man charged over the death of an ex-police officer has been cleared of murder but is waiting to hear whether a jury believes he is guilty of manslaughter. Ameen Jogee was charged with...
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Police warning after thieves strip lead from homes
Police have issued a warning that thieves are targeting homes for lengths of water-proofing lead and selling it for scrap. Officers in Leicester's West End said thieves stripped lengths of lead...
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Heroin addicts jailed for distraction burglary on elderly couple
Two brothers who posed as water board officials during a distraction burglary at the home of an elderly couple have been jailed.Felix and James Nolan called at the property in Butcombe Road, Leicester,...
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Serial street robber who terrified teenagers with knife jailed...
A drug addict who made knife threats during a series of terrifying robberies on teenage boys in the city centre was jailed for eight years.Four daytime muggings on victims aged between 16 and 18, and...
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Man charged with GBH following Berners Street attack where victim...
A man has been charged in connection with an assault in Leicester where a man sustained serious head injuries. Shamir Kazi, 19, from the Highfields area, has been charged with GBH with intent and is...
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Ameen Jogee guilty of manslaughter over death of ex-officer in...
A jury today found Ameen Jogee guilty of manslaughter in the case of ex-officer Paul Fyfe in Leicester five years ago. The jury at Nottingham Crown Court had last week cleared 27-year-old Jogee of...
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Glen Parva inmate left handwritten note of apology before death,...
A young inmate found hanging in his cell at Glen Parva Young Offenders Institution left a handwritten note on his bed.Liam Lambert apologised for his actions in the message he left behind, an inquest...
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Man put hand up drunk teen's skirt while pretending to help her...
A man posing as a "knight in shining armour" pretended to be helping a drunken young woman while indecently assaulting her, a court heard.Bred Harding-Turner (41) was seen by a police officer to have...
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Man, 60, threw chilli powder in victim's eyes – and then...
A 60-year-old man who ripped another man's nose apart with a pair of pliers after throwing chilli powder in his eyes has been jailed.Mahomed Girach believed his victim, Ayub Lambat, was having an...
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Bus driver stabbing: man, 19, questioned on suspicion of...
Police are continuing to question a man who was arrested on suspicion of stabbing a bus driver. The 19-year-old was detained at the scene of the incident in Evington Road, Highfields, Leicester...
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CCTV clue in search for man who sexually assaulted teenager
Police searching for a man who sexually assaulted a young woman have released CCTV images of three men they want to trace.The 17-year-old was attacked in a cut-through off Green Lane, Market...
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Six businesses broken into in Melton overnight
Six businesses in Melton were broken into on the same night.Overnight on Sunday, Bliss Beauty and Tanning, A Readers' Dream and S J's Hairworld, all in Bowley Court, were broken into. However, nothing...
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Two arrested in human trafficking operation in Leicester
Two people have been arrested in Leicester today as part of a human trafficking and illegal working investigation. The 23-year-old woman and a 41-year-old man were detained today in an operation...
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Prison staff failures contributed to vulnerable young offender's...
A jury has returned a scathing verdict on Glen Parva Young Offenders' Institution and its handling of a vulnerable inmate found hanging in his cell. Liam Lambert committed suicide on March 19, last...
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Man to appear in court charged with Evington Road bus driver...
A man has been charged in connection with an attack on a bus driver. Harley Kidd (19), of London Road, Leicester, is charged with committing grievous bodily harm, common assault by beating and...
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Four arrested after woman's body is found in her Leicester Forest...
Police have arrested four people on suspicion of murder after a woman was found dead in her village home. Kelly Machin's body was found in her home in Waldwick Close, Leicester Forest East at 4.15pm on...
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Boy, 15, treated after stabbing in Beaumont Leys, Leicester
A 15-year-old boy has been treated for wounds to his head and leg after an apparent stabbing on a city estate. The boy was assaulted by a group of up to five youths in Beaumont Leys Lane last night....
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'Burglary seems to be in your DNA': Men capture prolific crook...
A judge has commended four men who chased and captured a prolific offender - whom he described as having "burglary" in his DNA.Jailing the culprit, Shaun Davies, for two years and four months, Judge...
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