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A lorry driver has been jailed after he arranged to meet a 13-year-old girl for sex in Beaumont Leys – but was instead met by a group of paedophile hunters.Aaron Jones drove a van with a blanket in the back when he travelled to meet 'Lauren' at McDonalds.On arrival he was confronted by The Midland Hunters - a group trying to trap men wanting sex with underage girls.Today he was jailed for two years at Leicester Crown Court.Read more: One car every 90 seconds illegally using historic...

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June 17, 2017, 2:40 am

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A dishonest businessman who funded a luxury lifestyle by running a large-scale counterfeit designer clothing company has been jailed. Vinay Kumar Hansrani (48) splashed out some of the profits of his "sophisticated and successful illegal business enterprise" on several cars including an £187,000 Rolls-Royce and an Audi A5 – while declaring profits to the taxman of just a few thousand pounds. Leicester Crown Court was told that when city council's trading standard...

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June 17, 2017, 5:38 am

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A drunken man struck a woman in the face with a wine bottle, in front of shocked onlookers near Leicester's Clock Tower, a court heard. The victim of the unprovoked attack was chatting with friends when Leon Short suddenly grabbed her in a head-lock from behind. Sam Coe, prosecuting, told Leicester Crown Court: "He thumped her in the face by swinging a wine bottle he'd been drinking from."A witness told the police she saw him grab her in a headlock and strike her with the bottle...

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June 19, 2017, 12:00 am

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A baby suffered extensive brain injuries equivalent to being in a high speed crash, or falling from a second floor window, which a couple tried to pass of as a minor bump to the infant's nose, a jury heard. The four-month-old girl was also found to have multiple bruising on her face, a broken leg and a bite mark. The child's mother and her new boyfriend allegedly delayed taking the youngster to hospital for two days after the first signs of injury, despite a concerned neighbour advising them...

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June 20, 2017, 3:39 am

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A mother wept as she told a jury she wished she had taken her brain-damaged baby daughter to hospital sooner, but said she had no idea how badly hurt she was.The woman denies harming the four-month-old, claiming her new partner at the time was responsible for the injuries. He is blaming her.The prosecution alleges the brain injuries were caused by "forceful shaking". The infant also had a broken leg.Woman 'trusted' her new partnerGiving evidence, the child's mother told Leicester Crown...

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June 21, 2017, 1:21 am

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A young man hit "rock bottom" when his dream of playing professional football was dashed, and he resorted to dealing in heroin, ecstasy and cannabis, a court heard. Donte Ramsey (19) obtained a football scholarship at the age of 10, but his hopes were shattered at 16, when he was released by Sheffield United. He then gave up playing semi-professionally, to help his mother care for his terminally-ill grandmother, said defence barrister Paul Prior. Leicester Crown Court was told...

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June 21, 2017, 3:00 am

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A man accused of child cruelty told a jury he did not "have any idea" how a four-month-old baby girl he helped look after had suffered bleeding on the brain. He denied shaking the youngster – which medical experts say was the most likely cause of brain damage suffered by the little girl. The man said he had lived in Leicester with the infant's mother, with whom he had a casual sexual relationship for three months, in the summer of 2014. They are both on trial at the city's...

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June 21, 2017, 3:50 am

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A father and daughter have today been jailed for the manslaughter of a vulnerable woman who they attacked after she burst a football which landed in her garden. William Gary Jelly (47) and Natalie Bollen (29) were convicted unanimously by a jury at Leicester Crown Court, in May, 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 23 last year.Pictures: These are the...

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June 21, 2017, 4:48 am

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Pictures have been released of a dad and daughter who killed their vulnerable neighbour after she burst a football which landed in her garden. Leicestershire Police released custody images of William Gary Jelly (47) and Natalie Bollen (29) after they were sentenced at Leicester Crown Court today. The pair were found guilty of manslaughter and both were jailed for seven years. Mother-of-four Bollen, of Waldwick Close, shouted and stormed out of the dock during the sentencing. Judge...

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June 21, 2017, 7:50 am

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Two people have appeared in court today charged in connection with the death of Charlie Dunn – the five-year-old boy who drowned at a Leicestershire water park last year. Lynsey Dunn, 28 and Paul Smith, 36, both of Caledonian, Glascote Heath, Tamworth, have been charged with manslaughter by gross negligence in connection with Charlie's death at the Bosworth Water Park last July, Leicestershire Police confirmed today. They appeared at Leicester Magistrates' Court this morning. Police...

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June 21, 2017, 8:31 am

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A judge told a father and daughter they showed "no remorse" for causing the death of a vulnerable woman in her home. The fatal attack happened because of a row between neighbours about a child's football being returned over a garden fence, in a burst condition. The victim, Kelly Machin (34), of Waldwick Close, Leicester Forest East, was found dead on the sofa of her home, several days after the assault. The culprits, Natalie Bollen (29) and her dad, William Jelly (47), were each...

Jury considers verdict over injured four-month-old baby girl

June 22, 2017, 10:21 am

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The jury in the case of a mother and her ex-boyfriend, accused of inflicting brain damage on a four-month-old baby girl, by shaking her, has retired to consider the verdict.The woman and the man, who is not the child's father, both deny causing or allowing a child to suffer serious physical harm, by either an unlawful act or being aware of a risk and failing to take steps to protect her, in September, 2014.The defendants, both in their mid-20's, and from Leicester, also each deny an offence of...

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June 24, 2017, 1:00 am

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A mother and her ex-boyfriend are facing jail sentences after being convicted by a jury of inflicting brain injuries on a four-month-old baby girl.They were found guilty of causing or allowing the infant to suffer serious physical harm, by unlawful acts, with majority 10-2 verdicts.The jury of four men and eight women also found them both guilty, unanimously, of child cruelty – by failing to get prompt medical help for the seriously ill youngster, who also suffered a broken leg, in...

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June 25, 2017, 5:22 am

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A building society cashier stole more than £10,000 from his great-grandma's account, including taking out £400 on the day she died, a court heard.Alex Thornley withdrew the 95-year-old victim's savings, invested at the same branch where he worked, to fritter away on booze and drugs.The 21-year-old cashier and customer advisor forged the ailing pensioner's signature on withdrawal slips to get his hands on her money, at the Nottinghamshire Building Society, in Loughborough.Adam...

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June 25, 2017, 7:00 am

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A drug-dealing granny wept as a judge spared her, and her cannabis-peddling grandson, from immediate jail sentences.Leicester Crown Court was told that police officers found nearly half-a-kilo of the class B drug, when they raided the family home in Oronsay Road, Braunstone, in the city, in April last year.June Diane Toone (58) and Jack Peter Gould (22) both admitted possessing the cannabis worth about £3,500 with intent to supply it.Gould further admitted offering to supply ecstasy and...

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June 26, 2017, 8:42 am

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A teenager was caught with 14 wraps of cocaine after a police drugs sniffer dog showed an interest in him in Leicester city centre, a court heard. Joshua Vickers (19) dropped a cigarette packet, containing the Class A drug, in High Street, which initially drew the dog's attention to him. There was more cocaine in another packet in his pocket, said Nicola Moore, prosecuting. Vickers, of Markfield Road, Ratby, admitted possessing a total of 8.91 grams of cocaine, with intent to supply, on...

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June 26, 2017, 11:00 pm

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A kickboxing instructor used his "charisma" to sexually molest four girls he was coaching, a jury has been told.Danny Ryland allegedly made inappropriate remarks, asked them intimate questions and indecently touched three of them over their clothing.In the case of one of the four, he is accused of committing a serious sex offence upon her.The youngest was between 10 and 12 when the alleged misconduct happened, between July 2009 and March 2012, with the others aged 14, 15 and 16.Ryland,...

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June 27, 2017, 10:52 am

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Two men who robbed a building society at gunpoint have been jailed for almost 20 years.Christopher Dennis and Marlon Watson threatened staff at the Nottingham Building Society, in Shepshed before escaping with almost £5,000.The pair appeared at Leicester Crown Court today, having previously pleaded guilty to robbery and possession of a firearm.Dennis, (48), of Pedley Street, Ilkeston, Derbyshire was sentenced to eight years.READ MORE: Video shows shocking aftermath of New Parks...

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June 28, 2017, 9:00 pm

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A dangerous driver who crashed and flipped his van on its side, injuring a passenger, was nearly three times the alcohol limit.Scott Dixon (36) was jailed for eight months and banned from driving for four years and four months.Concerned members of the public alerted the police after seeing Dixon's van bump into a crash barrier and swerve between lanes on the Leicester-bound dual carriageway of the M69.As he approached the roundabout between Narborough Road and Fosse Park, on the outskirts of...

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July 2, 2017, 7:19 am

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A woman who stabbed a friend in the shoulder during a row has been jailed.Leicester Crown Court was told that Emma Tomlinson had been previously jailed for three years for helping to conceal her uncle's dead body in a wheelie bin after her then-boyfriend had killed him.The latest incident happened in the early hours of May 9.The male victim had often helped out Tomlinson whenever she popped round, offering her food and refreshments.On the day of the attack, she arrived at his home in Highfields,...