Man stabbed ex-partner's boyfriend seven times – but didn't...
A man who stabbed his ex-partner's boyfriend seven times has been jailed for more than five years.The victim had stab wounds to his back, front and arms following the attack at a house in Alexander...
View ArticleTwo teenage girls are missing - can you help find them?
Police are searching for two teenage friends who went missing earlier this week. Officers say they are becoming increasing concerned for Aaliah Palmer, 13, and 14-year-old Bryony Longley. The girls...
View ArticleMemorial fund for tragic Hinckley family passes £5,000...
A memorial fund for two young brothers who were found dead in their home hit its £5,000 target in just eight days. Richard Spalding began the online collection in the days after the bodies of Adam, 11,...
View ArticleDrinking session ended in bloodshed when men attacked friend who...
A drink and drugs gathering ended in bloodshed when two men attacked a friend who had won £6,500 at the bookies.The victim was slashed so badly with a kitchen knife that five tendons were severed on...
View ArticleConcern for boy, 14, last seen six days ago
Police have issued a photograph of a 14-year-old boy who has been reported missing from home. Mark Watson was last seen in the Willow Court area of Highfields, Leicester last Friday evening. Pc Jo...
View ArticleMissing boy Mark Watson, 14, found safe and well, say police
A teenage boy who was reported missing from home almost a week ago has been found safe and well today, Leicestershire Police has said. Police issued a photograph of the 14-year-old Mark Watson this...
View ArticlePolice issue photo of Halima Amin, 17, who has been missing for...
Police have circulated a poster of a 17-year-old girl who has not been seen since she left home to go to college 10 days ago. Halima Amin, 17, was last seen by her family around 8am on Monday, November...
View ArticleCar crash on pavement in Humberstone Gate: Where is this man?
Police investigating crash during which a car mounted a pavement and hit four people have released a photograph of a teenager they want to trace. Detectives want to speak to 18-year-old Wahiduzzaman...
View ArticleTeenager who stabbed 'brave' city bus driver in stomach jailed
A judge told a teenager he was fortunate he was not facing a murder charge, after a bus driver he stabbed in the stomach nearly died.Harley Kidd carried out the drunken knife attack five days after...
View ArticleGreville Janner: Alleged victim 'disappointed' by new inquiry...
Men who allege they were sexually abused by Greville Janner have been told the hearings at which they are to give their testimonies are to be delayed. The Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse,...
View ArticleSchoolgirl who was sexually abused now scared of 'everything'
A man who sexually abused a young schoolgirl was given a seven year jail sentence.Faroukh Yousuf (47) was convicted of three counts of sexually assaulting a child under 13, during two months of last...
View ArticleJudge tells persistent offender who led police on high-speed...
A dangerous driver led police cars on a high-speed chase crashing into vehicles as he tried to avoid capture.Daniel Paul Galloway, a disqualified driver, was seen at the wheel of a Vauxhall Meriva in...
View ArticleIPCC investigation into contact between county force and Promise...
An investigation into Leicestershire Police which had contact with a man before his death is under way.The Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC) has begun an investigation into contact...
View ArticleTrade waste illegally dumped into drains near Bede Park in...
Two men who illegally dumped trade waste and silt into drains near Bede Park in the city's West End have been ordered to pay fines and costs of more than £13,000.Leicester Crown Court heard how Martin...
View ArticlePolice want to speak to this person in connection with...
Police have released images of someone they would like to speak to in connection with two incidents of "inappropriate touching". The first incident happened in Nelson Street, in Market Harborough,...
View ArticleHumberstone Gate crash: police trace teenager following appeal
Police have located a teenager detectives wanted to question in connection with a hit and run crash during which a car mounted a pavement and hit four people. Police have located a teenager detectives...
View ArticleMother with 62 offences on her record – threw glass into...
A mother who threw a glass into a pub employee's face was given a suspended jail sentence.The female victim, who was doing nothing more than trying to break-up an argument, suffered a gash to her...
View ArticleMachetes, meat cleavers and Samurai swords handed to police...
Almost 200 knives, including machetes, Samurai swords and meat cleavers, have been handed to police during a four-week amnesty. Leicestershire Police launched the Lives Not Knives campaign last month...
View ArticleKayleigh Haywood film may have saved 20 kids from online...
An award-winning film about the murder of teenager Kayleigh Haywood has helped 20 young people find the courage to tell police they had been targeted by online groomers. The schoolchildren confided in...
View ArticleMen attacked mate who had won £6.5k at bookies: Police...
Police have released pictures of two men who were jailed after they attacked a friend who had won £6,500 at the bookies.The victim was slashed so badly with a kitchen knife that five tendons were...
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