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Woman dishonestly claims £62,000 - Judge tells her 'you'll...
A judge told a woman who dishonestly claimed £62,000 in state-handouts she would be labelled "a benefits cheat" for years to come.Gaynor Henderson, 53, who appeared in court on a mobility scooter,...
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Proposed deputy police commissioner Kirk Master grilled about...
Leicestershire's proposed deputy police and crime commission has been grilled about his suitability for the post. Leicester assistant mayor councillor Kirk Master is poised to be appointed as the right...
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Police issue CCTV in search for burglars who raided businesses
Police investigating break-ins on a town industrial estate have issued CCTV images of two men they want to trace. Two businesses in Gee Road, Coalville ave been burgled this year, the first in February...
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Knife-attacker who violently stabbed victim in the back in...
A knife attacker who violently stabbed a victim in the back in a planned "revenge attack" has been jailed for 10 years.Connor Franklin knifed Minesh Lakha, causing serious internal injuries, following...
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Gunpoint rapist who preyed on sex worker fails in appeal to cut...
A gunpoint rapist who was jailed more than 20 years after preying on a sex worker deserves every day of his 15-year jail term, a court has ruled.John Townsend, 46, of Cornwall Road, Wigston, molested...
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Pensioner, 82, jailed after sexually abusing his great-granddaugh...
An 82-year-old paedophile who sexually abused his great-granddaughter was jailed for three years.The pensioner was convicted by a jury of two counts of sexually assaulting a girl under 13, between...
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Victims' families welcome review of sentences for drivers who...
Two families who lost loved ones to killer drivers have welcomed a review of the current sentencing policy which has left them and other victims' relatives feeling they have been denied justice. The...
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Raider who beat up mother as she cradled her 19-day-old baby in...
A "dangerous" raider, who beat up a young mother as she cradled her 19-day-old baby in her arms, has been jailed for 11 years.Peter Deville, 26, threatened to stab them both as he made violent demands...
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Man couldn't eat solid food for six weeks after unprovoked...
A drunken man punched a bar customer in an unprovoked attack, causing a double fractured jaw, a court heard.Lee Redway, 32, pleaded guilty to inflicting grievous bodily harm, outside the Jukebox bar,...
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Addict taped 10 'dirty' syringe needles to hands and then...
An addict taped ten syringe needles to his hands before making threatening demands for drugs at Leicester Royal Infirmary.Aaron Bakewell's bizarre behaviour at the hospital led to the police using...
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Police need information about man whose body was found in canal
Police have appealed for information about a man whose body was found in Leicester's Grand Union Canal at the weekend. Officers have little information about 45-year-old Wojciech Wojciechowski's...
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Police name man, 77, who died in M1 lorry collision
Police have named a man who was killed in a collision with a lorry on the M1 in Leicestershire earlier this month. Terry Larkin, 77, was pronounced dead at the scene of the collision at junction 23,...
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Akhtar Javeed killing: Leicestershire man sentenced to 23 years...
A Leicestershire man found guilty of the manslaughter of Birmingham businessman Akhtar Javeed has been sentenced to 23 years in jail. Mr Javeed owner of Digbeth business Direct Source 3 was shot and...
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Akhtar Javeed killing: Suraj Mistry jailed for 23 years for role...
A Leicestershire man who took part in an armed robbery during which a business owner was shot dead has been jailed for 23 years. Suraj Mistry, of Laundon Way, Groby was sentenced today after a jury...
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Imam who raped boy: 'The devil made me do this bad act'
A disgraced former imam was banished to India after raping a young boy while giving him religious instruction – only to secretly return to this country.Some years later, when his young victim told a...
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Police issue photo of missing girl Aaisha Ravat, 14
Police have issued a photograph of a 14-year-old girl who has gone missing from home. Aaisha Ravat was last seen by her parents at her home in Mere Road, Spinney Hills, Leicester at 8.15am today....
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Five men arrested in connection with Belgrave Road assault
Five people have been arrested in connection with an assault at the weekend which saw two men taken to hospital. The men were injured during a confrontation in a car park in Belgrave, Leicester....
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'Crazed' knifeman caused mayhem in Hinckley pub
A "crazed" knifeman drunkenly threatened to slash the face of a female door supervisor to gain entry to a pub where he caused mayhem.Kieran Gower (28) brandished the Stanley knife inside The Gas Works,...
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Women trick way into elderly victim's home to steal cash and...
Two thieves tricked their way into an elderly woman's home and stole cash, jewellery and bank cards. The women, who are thought to be eastern Europeans, targeted the woman in her home in Groby Road,...
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Man, 21, who was knocked down and killed by lorry is named by...
Police have named a man who they believe was knocked down and killed by a lorry on a country road. Damian Solecki's body was found in the northbound carriageway of the A5, near Lutterworth in the early...
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