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King of England Richard III on trial in Leicester - recap
A mock trial held today hoped to answer one of the most contentious questions in British history... did Richard III murder the princes in the tower? And the answer was "no". The Leicestershire Law...
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Police call for ban on sale of strong lager after New Walk street...
Police want a shop to be stopped from selling strong beer, lager and cider because of drink-fuelled anti-social behaviour around New Walk. Bali's News and Booze, in Princess Road West near the historic...
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Former Premiership star Peter Ndlovu praises police investigatio...
A former Premier League footballer has praised Leicestershire Police for their work investigating the killing of one of his relatives.Peter Ndlovu, the 43-year-old former Birmingham and Coventry City...
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Man charged over Bede Park rape attack due in court today
A man will appear before Leicester Magistrates today charged with a number of offences after a rape in a city park at the weekend.Michal Cezary Podlaszczyk, 32, of no fixed abode, has been charged with...
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Kayleigh film wins prestigious Royal television Society award
A film warning of the dangers of online grooming has won a prestigious award from The Royal Television Society (RTS). Kayleigh's Love Story, produced by Leicestershire Police following the rape and...
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Man who fired stun gun in nightclub has sentence reduced
A student who pulled out a stun gun disguised as a lipstick in a Leicester nightclub has had his five-year sentence slashed on appeal.James Hebden was arrested in April last year after the manager of...
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Man beat up former friend as he tried to make amends
An irate man who attacked a former friend causing a black eye and chipped teeth was given a suspended jail sentence.Clive Dakin, 48, pleaded guilty to causing actual bodily harm on July 5.Kate Plummer,...
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Mercury helps track down sex attacker who has been convicted of...
A sex attacker was tracked down with the help of the Leicester Mercury.Masood Anwar groped one woman and planted an unwanted kiss on the cheek of another after asking them for directions to Leicester...
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Emma-Jayne Magson guilty of murder
READ THE LATEST STORY HEREA woman has been found guilty of murdering her boyfriend. by stabbing him in the chest.Emma-Jayne Magson (23) denied murdering James Knight, 26, during a drunken row at their...
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Family of murder victim James Knight thank neighbours, police and...
The family of James Knight has put out a statement following the conviction of Emma-Jayne Magson of murder.They said: "James Knight was 26 years old, a father of two girls, a son, a brother, uncle, and...
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Hinckley father David Stokes died of a stab wound to the chest
A father whose body was found in his home this week along with those of his two sons died of a stab wound to the chest, a post-mortem examination has concluded. However, tests have not yet established...
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Emma-Jayne Magson trial: Transcript of victim's brother's 999...
James Knight's brother, Kevin, made a frantic 999 call at 3.15am on March 27.Here are excerpts from the transcript.Operator: Ambulance, tell me exactly what's happened?Kevin Knight: Erm, me brother,...
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Emma-Jayne Magson trial: Transcript of killer's 999 call
Emma-Jayne Magson rang 999 at 3am, on March 27.She did not mention that her boyfriend, James Knight, had suffered a stab injury during the six minute call and when told by the dispatcher there might be...
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Emma-Jayne Magson told she is facing a life sentence
A woman found guilty of murdering her boyfriend, by stabbing him in the heart, is facing a sentence of life imprisonment.Emma-Jayne Magson (23) showed no emotion as she stood in the dock with her arms...
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Three more men charged after Promise Ndlovu found dead in...
Three more men have been charged in connection with the death of Promise Ndlovu.The 40-year-old's body was discovered in a car park in Charter Street, in Leicester, at 8.25am on Saturday, October...
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Leicester city centre street cordoned off after assault outside...
Two men have been arrested following an assault outside a nightclub in Leicester city centre at about 5am today.The victim was assaulted by two men in King Street, Leicester, and suffered injuries to...
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Three more men appear in court after death of Promise Ndlovu
Three men have appeared in court after being arrested as part of the Promise Ndlovu murder investigation.The 40-year-old victim was found dead in a car park in Charter Street, Leicester, on October...
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Emma-Jayne Magson guilty of murder: The timeline of events on...
Emma-Jayne Magson was yesterday found guilty of murdering her boyfriend James Knight by stabbing him in the heart.She killed him with a steak knife and then delayed getting medical help for him...
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Drug dealer hid illegal gun in bushes at park
A drug dealer who hid an illegal firearm in bushes at a park has been jailed for five years.Tawanda Bvumbe (25) was caught with a stash of cocaine and a total of £2,190 in cash was seized.He was later...
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Two men charged after assault in King Street, Leicester city...
Two men have been charged after an assault in King Street, Leicester, left a man with neck injuries.The incident happened at 5am on Saturday morning and a section of the road near New Walk was shut...
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