Former boss of children's charity Mighty Creatives avoids jail...

April 19, 2017, 10:22 am

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The former boss of a children's charity, who downloaded child pornography and tried to persuade a 15-year-old boy to engage in sexual activity, has avoided a jail sentence.Richard Clark, who helped found and formerly ran Mighty Creatives, in Leicester, admitted attempting to incite a child to engage in sexual activity and viewing 26 illegal images of youngsters. Leicester Crown Court was told Clark made lewd suggestions when "talking dirty" on the internet with a person believed to...

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April 19, 2017, 10:59 pm

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Two "greedy" businessmen who ran a scam to sell turkey as halal lamb meat have each been jailed for five years.Meat importer, Mahmudar Rohman, and his friend, Kamal Rahman, were responsible for 160,000 kilos of non-halal turkey being passed off as more expensive boneless halal lamb at wholesalers, butchers, takeaways and restaurants across Leicester, the East Midlands and beyond.The judge said the trickery had seriously impacted upon victims "financially, culturally and...

'Selling non-halal meat is like murdering someone' - Butcher's...

April 20, 2017, 12:17 am

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A butcher who has been left traumatised by scammers who sold turkey as halal meat said in a victim impact statement: "When I thought I may have supplied non-halal meat to my customers it was very painful."Selling non-halal meat is like murdering someone, it's that serious."He said he had tried to redress the situation by praying, had considered closing down his shop and added: "I will have to account to Allah for this.Read more: Pair who 'betrayed all Muslims' by selling...

Four men admit roles in conspiracy to supply heroin in Leicesters...

April 20, 2017, 1:40 pm

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Four men have pleaded guilty to roles in a conspiracy to supply heroin in Leicestershire and Lincolnshire.The men, one from Leicester and three from Lincolnshire, were arrested last year following an investigation by the East Midlands Special Operations Unit, which leads the fight against organised crime gangs across the region.Keith Garner, of Aylestone, Leicester, and Ian Tolley pleaded guilty to conspiracy to supply heroin on the first day of their trial at Leicester Crown Court on...

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April 21, 2017, 10:57 am

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A man has appeared in court to deny a murder charge following an incident in Leicester city centre.Sulaiman Sillah (20) pleaded not guilty to murdering Lauric Lebato (20), who was fatally injured in Albion Street on Saturday, February 11 this year.Co-defendants Jason Danquah (19) and Sheriff Oluwa (20) both denied violent disorder on the same date.Sillah, of Bateman Road, New Parks, Leicester, also denied wounding a man, with intent to cause grievous bodily, harm in Eastgates, near Leicester's...

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April 21, 2017, 10:30 pm

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A vulnerable woman died 10 days after she was attacked during a row with her neighbours over a punctured football, a court has been told.The body of Kelly Machin was discovered on the sofa of her semi-detached house in Waldwick Close, Leicester Forest East, on the afternoon of Monday, September 5.It was claimed at Leicester Crown Court that the 34-year-old died from injuries she suffered when she was assaulted by her next-door-but-one neighbour, Natalie Bollen, and Bollen' s father, William Gary...

'Naive' drug dealer spared jail

April 23, 2017, 12:52 am

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A "naive" drug dealer caught with £11,500 worth of cocaine and MCat has been given a suspended jail sentence.Benjamin Bladon (29) was found in possession of the drugs after his car was stopped by police in Meridian Way, Leicester, at 12.50am on October 8.Leicester Crown Court was told that after being told his vehicle was to be searched he admitted to having drugs in his car.Various amounts of cocaine, totalling 29.9 grams, as well as 434 grams of MCat, were recovered from his...

Child laughed after stabbing fellow pupil with knife on school...

April 25, 2017, 9:55 am

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A schoolboy laughed after stabbing a fellow pupil in the thigh with one of three knives he had with him on a school bus, a court heard.The 16-year-old produced a 10cm lock knife in front of several children on board a minibus in North West Leicestershire, and launched a surprise attack.Priya Bakshi, prosecuting, told Leicester Crown Court the defendant initially sat opposite the 15-year-old victim, with whom he had not previously had any problems.She said: "During the journey he got up and...

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April 26, 2017, 4:37 am

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A woman who died days after being attacked during a dispute over a punctured football was not originally thought to have been severely injured, a jury was told.Kelly Machin's condition deteriorated and she was found dead in her home in Waldwick Close, Leicester Forest East, on the afternoon of Monday, September 5.The 34-year-old was described as "vulnerable" due to alcoholism and mental health issues.She had consumed the equivalent of more than four times the drink-drive limit before...

Alice Ruggles murder trial: Trimaan Dhillon found guilty of...

April 26, 2017, 6:27 am

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A soldier been found guilty of murdering former Leicestershire woman Alice Ruggles.Alice, 24, formerly of Tur Langton, near Market Harborough, was found with fatal injuries at her flat on Rawling Road, in Bensham, Gateshead, in October last year.Updates: Soldier's sentencing for murdering ex-girlfriendHer former partner, Lance Corporal Trimaan Dhillon, 26, denied murdering her and maintained his story over the course of a nine-day trial at Newcastle Crown CourtToday, after deliberating for...

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April 26, 2017, 6:34 am

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A soldier been found guilty of murdering former Leicestershire woman Alice Ruggles. Alice, 24, formerly of Tur Langton, near Market Harborough, was found with fatal stab wounds at her flat on Rawling Road, in Bensham, Gateshead, in October last year. Her former partner, Lance Corporal Trimaan Dhillon, 26, denied murdering her and claimed Alice, a former pupil of Leicester High School for Girls, had attacked him with a knife and sustained fatal wounds to her neck as he struggled with her to...

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April 27, 2017, 12:00 am

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A prolific thief who stole thousands of pounds worth of valuables in a series of Pure Gym locker raids in Leicester and London was jailed for two years.Jonathon Mensah, 44, who has 156 offences on his criminal record, admitted 11 counts of stealing from lockers as well as taking one victim's car.He has been prosecuted for identical spates of locker thefts previously, the last being in 2015 when he was given 29 months imprisonment for 19 thefts and four frauds – at Pure Gym and The Gym...

Man who sexually assaulted sleeping woman on coach jailed

April 27, 2017, 8:46 am

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A man who sexually assaulted a woman as she slept on a coach has been sentenced to four years in prison.Admir Senaj (29) sat next to the victim as they were travelling on a coach from London to Nottingham.He was found guilty of a serious sexual assault at Leicester Crown Court today, following a four day trial.The jury heard how his 24-year-old victim had fallen asleep during the journey, on November 13 last year.She woke up to find Senaj sexually assaulting her as the bus travelled through...

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April 27, 2017, 11:00 pm

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Two young men who took degrading sexual photographs of a drunken woman at a house party , that were circulated on social media have each been jailed for four years.Leicester Crown Court was told the pair took indecent mobile phone images as the 20-year-old victim slept in a stupor with mayonnaise and fish food smeared on her face. unaware of what was happening.George Mellors and Arron Reece Brett, both 21, admitted sexually assaulting the victim, in September, 2014, when they were aged 18.Read...

Man in court charged with murder of Isaac Williams

April 28, 2017, 8:06 am

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A man has appeared before Leicester Magistrates charged with the murder of 20-year-old Isaac Williams in Leicester.Isaac was found injured in the street in Cropthorne Avenue, Crown Hills, last Friday.He was pronounced dead in hospital on Monday.Devan Garner, 19, of Octon Close, Hamilton, Leicester appeared before magistrates in the city this morning charged with his murder.He was remanded in custody to appear before Leicester Crown Court on May 26 at 10am.Charlotte Ford, 22, also of Octon...

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April 28, 2017, 12:45 pm

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A second man has been charged with murder following the death last week of 20-year-old Isaac Williams.Reuben Stretton, 20, of no fixed address was charged this afternoon and is due to appear at Leicester Magistrates' Court tomorrow morning.Earlier today, Devan Garner, 19, of Octon Close, Hamilton, Leicester appeared before magistrates in the city charged with murdering Mr Williams.Read more: Men disguise themselves in burkas to attack man, 77, and burgle his homeHe was remanded in custody to...

Man on trial for manslaughter denies deliberately pushing or...

April 29, 2017, 3:49 am

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A man on trial for manslaughter told a jury he did not assault a woman who suffered broken ribs and later died.William "Gary" Jelly (48) said the fractures sustained by Kelly Machin (34) could have happened accidentally as he tried to protect his daughter, Natalie Bollen, during a confrontation between the two women.He denied having deliberately pushed or punched Miss Machin, which the prosecution alleges caused her to fall backwards on to a coffee table. She suffered five broken ribs,...

Man denies attempted murder in Leicester's Abbey Park Road

May 3, 2017, 9:23 am

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A 24-year-old man has appeared in court to deny a charge of attempted murder.David Glen-Meade, of Rowlett Road, Corby, pleaded not guilty to attempted murder, in relation to an alleged incident in Leicester's Abbey Park Road, on June 25 last year.read more: A Leicestershire Police staff member to appear in court charged with theftHe also denied an offence of causing grievous bodily harm.The Leicester Crown Court case was adjourned until July 3, for a pre-trial hearing.Judge Nicholas Dean QC...

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May 4, 2017, 8:46 am

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A father and daughter are facing jail after being found guilty of the manslaughter of a vulnerable woman who they attacked after she burst a football which landed in her garden.William Gary Jelly (48) and Natalie Bollen (28) were convicted unanimously by a jury of six men and six women at Leicester Crown Court yesterday of causing the death of Kelly Machin.Miss Machin, 34, died from internal bleeding days after being assaulted at her home in Waldwick Close, Leicester Forest East, on August...

Leicestershire Police employee appears in court to deny theft...

May 4, 2017, 11:01 am

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A Leicestershire Police employee has appeared in court charged with theft.Julie Treen (52), of Countesthorpe, faces 25 counts of theft of money.The offences are alleged to have taken place between February 2015 and January 2016, when she was a line manager and supervisor with the force.Read more: Driver was distracted by app that tracked wife when he caused crash that killed Leicestershire teenTreen appeared at Leicester Magistrates' Court today, where she pleaded not guilty to all...