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March 3, 2017, 9:00 pm

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A man accused of attempting to murder a love rival warned two professionals that his ex-girlfriend was "fixated" with carrying out an acid attack, a jury heard.Mark Cummings told his probation officer and an alcohol support worker that former partner, Katie Leong, had asked him to buy sulphuric acid, several months before alleged victim Daniel Rotariu was doused in the potentially lethal liquid.Cummings claimed that Leong made him use his own bank account to purchase a half litre of 96...

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March 5, 2017, 9:24 am

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A disgruntled employee tried to blackmail Twycross Zoo's Chief Executive out of £25,000 with threats to "ruin" her reputation, a court heard.Dillon Archibald (21), who was jailed for eight months, sent a menacing letter threatening to expose information about the death of three primates at the zoo.Leicester Crown Court was told that two incidents resulting in the demise of two chimpanzees and a bonobo were already public knowledge and the zoo was exonerated from blame following...

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March 5, 2017, 9:00 pm

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A drunken man armed with a sword terrorised two neighbours, threatening to kill them in front of youngsters, a court heard.Craig Michael Roughton (46) banged the two-feet long weapon on the first victim's lounge window at 4.45pm, shouting: "Get out here you old crow, I'm going to kill you."Leicester Crown Court was told there were four children under five-years-old in the house, who were screaming and crying.The woman, who lives near Roughton's house in Collett Road, Beaumont Leys,...

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March 6, 2017, 11:46 pm

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A book about a former model who suffered an acid attack was found in the bedroom of Katie Leong, who is on trial for attempting to murder her boyfriend in a similar incident, a jury was told.Detective Constable Kim Welford told Leicester Crown Court that following the alleged pouring of sulphuric acid on Daniel Rotariu (31), officers recovered the paperback autobiography, Beautiful, by Katie Piper, in Leong's room.Mr Rotariu, who lodged in the same house at Leong in Turner Road, off Uppingham...

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March 7, 2017, 3:25 am

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A man left blinded and disfigured when sulphuric acid was poured over him as he slept in bed is due to give evidence at Leicester Crown Court today. Daniel Rotariu (31) was allegedly attacked by Katie Leong using 96 per-cent pure acid, after they fell out at the multi-occupancy home they shared in Turner Road, off Uppingham Road, Leicester, in the early hours of July 27 last year. Related: Book on acid attack victim Katie Piper found in room of woman accused of similar incident Leong's...

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March 7, 2017, 9:25 am

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Jurors in the trial of four men accused of involvement in a scam where turkey was being dishonestly sold as halal lamb are due to retire tomorrow to consider their verdict.The prosecution claims that owners of restaurants, takeaways and shops across Leicestershire and elsewhere unwittingly bought tonnes of low-cost turkey that was being passed off to them as more expensive lamb off the bone, it was claimed.The alleged con-trick was said to have netted meat wholesaler, Dutch Bangla Direct Ltd, at...

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March 8, 2017, 3:33 am

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A teenager who sold ecstasy and LSD to his friends was given a suspended sentence by a "merciful" judge, so he can go to university.Billy Morton, 19, was arrested after door staff saw him acting under the influence of "something," at Leicester's Sub8ten club, in King Street.Staff discovered he was carrying 17 ecstasy tablets and alerted the police, on April 16 last year.Incriminating text messages relating to drugs were on his mobile phone, said Jonathan Dunne, prosecuting,...

Burglar who targeted blind 80-year-old woman absconds from prison

March 9, 2017, 6:19 am

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A distraction burglar who was jailed for almost six years just 18 months ago for targeting an 80-year-old woman in her home has gone on the run from an open prison.Matthew Rooney absconded from Ranby Prison, Retford, Nottinghamshire yesterday.Police said the 36-year-old was working outside the perimeter fence when he disappeared.His photograph has been circulated by forces across the East Midlands.Rooney, of Blue Gates Road, Anstey, was jailed for five years and 10 months in August 2015.At the...

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March 9, 2017, 7:09 am

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A father and son were celebrating clearing their names after being found not guilty in the turkey-sold-as-halal-lamb meat scandal.Mohammed Anwarul Hoque (56) wept with relief after a jury acquitted him of knowingly helping to supply turkey that was labelled as lamb.His accountancy graduate son, Mohammed Zunaid Hoque (25), who was a part-time deliveryman for the meat wholesalers involved said "Justice has been done" and those responsible have been rightly convicted.He said he and his...

London Road stabbing death: Man in court

March 11, 2017, 3:31 am

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A man charged with the murder of a man in London Road, in the city earlier this week, has appeared before magistrates.Rajesh Chhagan Khunti, 30, of Kinley Road, Stocking Farm, Leicester, is charged with murdering Dilovan Fazil Mohammed.Mr Mohammed, 30, of no fixed address, was found injured shortly before 1am on Wednesday and was pronounced dead in hospital.A post-mortem examination concluded he died of a stab wound.Read more: Dead man and seriously injured woman found in Ashby bungalow named...

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March 11, 2017, 7:00 am

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A 24-year-old prison instructor who kissed and exchanged love letters with a convicted murderer has been jailed.Sian Doherty was given a six-month sentence for misconduct in a public office.Leicester Crown Court heard killer Michael Dobson wrote letters containing "crude references" to Doherty as she tried to keep the "relationship" hidden from her bosses at HMP Gartree, near Market Harborough, Leicestershire.Doherty, who began work as an instructor for the National Offender...

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March 13, 2017, 12:45 pm

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A man accused of pouring acid over a love rival has told a jury he was framed. Mark Cummings has admitted buying sulphuric acid and even unscrewing the bottle on the night it was poured over the face and body of 31-year-old Daniel Rotariu. But Cummings, giving evidence at Leicester Crown Court today, said his girlfriend and co-accused Katie Leong, who was also sleeping with Mr Rotariu, was the one who had poured the acid. He told the court that on the night of July 27 last year, he was in...

London Road death: Man appears in court charged with murder

March 14, 2017, 6:53 am

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A man has appeared in court charged with the murder of a man who was found injured in the road outside Leicester railway station.Rajesh Khunti (30), of Kinley Road, Stocking Farm, Leicester, is charged with killing Dilovan Fazil Mohammed, also 30.Police were called to London Road at 12.40am on March 8 after Mr Mohammed was seen staggering along the road.He was taken to Leicester Royal Infirmary where he was pronounced dead.Read more: Man charged with murder following death in London Road,...

Driver of van which fatally injured cyclist Sam Boulton given...

March 15, 2017, 12:15 pm

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A driver who failed to stop after a crash which left a cyclist with fatal injuries has been given a suspended prison sentence. Nigel Ingram was also nearly three times the drink drive limit at the time of the accident, Leicester Magistrates' Court heard today. The 50-year-old was driving a van past Leicester railway station on July 27 last year when a passenger getting out of a taxi knocked cyclist Sam Boulton into Ingram's vehicle. Mr Boulton, a 26-year-old graphics teacher at Castle Rock...

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March 16, 2017, 2:40 am

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A jury has been urged to convict a couple of attempted murder for allegedly trying to kill a man "in the most cruel and unimaginably painful way" by pouring acid on him.Giving his summing up statement in the trial of Katie Leong and Mark Cummings, prosecutor Andrew Easteal said the evidence was "compelling" that the pair had carried out the attack and had done so with the intention to murder Daniel Rotariu.On July 27 last year, the 30-year-old victim had concentrated acid...

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March 16, 2017, 9:08 am

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A man who was fleeing from police when he sped through a red light and crashed into a truck, killing his two passengers, has been jailed for nine years.Guy Tomlinson was told by the judge at Leicester Crown Court that he was driving so dangerously he might as well have "pulled the trigger" and killed his friends.The 37-year-old, whose driving was described as being like a game of Russian roulette, was also banned from the roads for 15 years.Tomlinson was speeding along Fosse Road South...

Teenager jailed for sending naked photo of girl to her family

March 17, 2017, 12:13 pm

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A teenager has been jailed for sending a naked photograph of a young girl to her family.Ryan Crookes was jailed for 18 months for the offence, which is commonly referred to as 'revenge pornography',The 19-year-old, of Melton Road, Thurmaston, appeared at Leicester Crown Court today to admit one offence of disclosing a private sexual photograph with intent to cause distress.He sent the image to the victim's family and a friend in an attempt to prompt contact with her, Leicestershire Police...

Butcher attacked neighbour with a rake in row over parking spot

March 19, 2017, 8:29 am

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A 63-year-old butcher attacked a man with a rake in a row over a parking spot.Michael Cassidy, who owns Bevins Butchers in The Hollow, Earl Shilton, also owns land behind the row of shops that is used for parking.He got in a long-running debate with Peter McGee, a resident who lived in a flat above the florists next door to the butcher's shop, about his use of the parking spaces.On the afternoon of July 27, 2015, when another man was dropping off Mr McGee, Cassidy was waiting for him, armed with...

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March 20, 2017, 5:34 am

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Two people appeared in court today charged with murdering a man who was found with a fatal stab wound in a car in Shepshed.Mark Law, 20, of Sandringham Rise, Shepshed, appeared at Leicester Magistrates' Court charged with the murder of Timothy Smith in Shepshed on Thursday.A 17-year-old male, who cannot be named for legal reasons, also appeared in court also accused of murdering 45-year-old Mr Smith.Read more: Burglar smashes into Leicester city centre sandwich shop La BaguetteNeither of the...

Entertainer Robin Maughan charged with 18 child sex offences

March 21, 2017, 12:09 am

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A singer and entertainer has been charged with several counts of indecent assaults against children.Robin Maughan, formerly of Western Avenue, Market Harborough, is due to appear at Leicester Magistrates' Court on Wednesday, April 12.Maughan is well known in the Harborough area for his tribute act to Four Seasons' lead singer, Frankie Valli.In December 2014, he performed at the town's Christmas lights ceremony.Leicestershire Police gave details of the charges today.The force said the 35-year-old...