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September 24, 2015, 3:25 am

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A mother who falsely accused a Primark security guard of pulling her baby from her, while breastfeeding in the store, was warned she could be sent to jail.Caroline Starmer, 28, pleaded guilty at Leicester Crown Court today to intending to pervert the course of justice, by making a false accusation against an unnamed member of staff at the clothing outlet in Humberstone Gate, Leicester, on July 14.Her claim that a security guard forcibly removed her nine-month-old daughter from her breast, after...

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September 24, 2015, 4:45 am

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A burglar caught red-handed in the home of an elderly man who was in hospital was jailed for 12 months.Shaun McManus, 29, acquired a key to the property from an unknown person, in what the judge said was a planned break-in.A vigilant next door neighbour in Kingsway North, Braunstone, Leicester, heard a noise and went to investigate.On seeing a light switched on and a shadowy figure moving around inside, he alerted the police, Leicester Crown Court was told.James Armstrong-Holmes, prosecuting,...

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September 24, 2015, 9:08 am

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Primark today reacted to the news that Caroline Starmer had admitted she made a false accusation of assault against one of its employees.A spokesperson said: "Primark notes that Caroline Starmer has pleaded guilty to charges of perverting the course of public justice and is due to be sentenced at a later date."The charges had been laid in connection with an alleged incident at Primark's Leicester store on 13 July 2015. Caroline Starmer alleged to police and the press that she was...

Ivan Barrs murder trial: jury considers verdict

September 24, 2015, 9:21 am

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The jury in the murder trial of a man, accused of inflicting brain damage that caused a man's death 11 years later, has retired to consider the verdict.Ivan Barrs (34) suffered major head injuries when Paul Smith stamped on his head as he lay on the ground, in 2003.It left Mr Barrs in a persistent vegetative state, needing full-time care in a home until he died of pneumonia in March last year, aged 45.Paul Smith was 16 at the time of the attack and sentenced to seven years detention in 2004,...

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September 25, 2015, 2:46 am

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A dangerous driver who crashed into a wall after a 90 mph police chase has been jailed.Reiss Comrie tried to flee the scene on foot, but ended up being bitten by a police dog which tracked him down.The pursuit began on the A511 Bardon Road in Coalville when the police became suspicious about the driver of a Vauxhall Insignia, who initially seemed reluctant to pass the patrol car when it slowed down, at 1am on December 15.Comrie then failed to stop and ignored blue flashing lights and sirens as...

Paul Smith found guilty of murdering Ivan Barrs who died 11 years...

September 25, 2015, 10:34 am

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A thug has been found guilty of murdering a man who died 11 years after suffering brain damage in a "brutal" attack.Paul Smith, now 29, was just 16 when he drunkenly punched Ivan Barrs to the ground and repeatedly stamped on his head, in 2003.He served a seven-year detention sentence for inflicting the catastrophic injury.But last year, 11 years after the attack, Mr Barrs died, and Smith was tried for his murder.The defendant, now a 29-year-old father-of-two, wept in the dock at...

Ivan Barrs murder: 'When Paul Smith killed my son, he killed me'

September 25, 2015, 10:47 am

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The mother of Ivan Barrs today spoke of the "immense pain" she had suffered as a result of Paul Smith's brutal attack on her son.In a statement issued after Smith was found guilty of Mr Barrs's murder, Eleanor Badi said: "The day he murdered my son he murdered me. The pain has been immense."During the 11 years before my son died, he suffered a lot, both physically and mentally. "It was very painful for me. I lived his pain. I physically felt it. I prayed it would be me...

Driver who had taken cannabis jailed for causing death of...

September 26, 2015, 12:52 am

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A man has been jailed for causing the death of a 79-year-old pedestrian by careless driving while impaired through drugs.Mechanic Godfread Housen (41) had taken cannabis before he crashed into Brian Sheldon on a crossing in Saxby Road, Melton.Mr Sheldon died in the Queen's Medical Centre, Nottingham, hours after being hit by Housen's Mitsubishi coupe.Housen, of Doctors Lane, Melton, was jailed for three years. He was also banned from driving for three years.After the hearing yesterday, the...

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September 28, 2015, 5:17 am

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An attacker appeared in court today to admit the manslaughter of a builder who died after being assaulted in Leicester city centre.Sanchez Zampaladus (34) pleaded guilty to unlawfully killing 26-year-old father-of-one, Clarke Allred.Mr Allred was fatally injured in an incident near the Reynard pub, in Market Street, on Friday June 5.He died, surrounded by his family in hospital, on Tuesday June 9.Zampaladus, of Earl Howe Street, Leicester, entered his guilty plea to manslaughter at Leicester...

Cannabis user caught growing illegal plants worth over £16,...

September 29, 2015, 6:03 am

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A heavy cannabis user caught growing 11 illegal plants, with potential to reap a crop worth between £16,000 and £30,000 was given a suspended jail sentence.Jonathan Michael Smart was detected when a fire alarm was activated at his home in Featherstone Drive, Leicester.A neighbour alerted the emergency services and it led to the discovery of the plants growing under lamps in a bedroom.Having been bailed, his home was searched again 10 days later, and he was found with 11 wraps of...

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September 29, 2015, 4:01 pm

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A "dangerous" man who beat up, partially strangled and threatened to kill a woman, has been given a life sentence.Larry Pole, 44, also threatened to throw a pan of sizzling fat into her face and cut her from mouth to ear.He was ordered to serve a minimum term of five years and 10 months, but will only be released when the parole board considers he no longer represents a danger.The victim was too traumatised to attend the sentencing at Leicester Crown Court. She says she is still...

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October 1, 2015, 5:30 am

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A man has been jailed for flouting a child abduction order banning a 15-year-old girl from entering his home.The court heard the teenager was infatuated with 29 year old Daniel Carroll.But the court was told he could not stop her coming to his home and did not think he should be punished.Carroll (now 30) of Purdy Court, Northgate, Oakham pleaded guilty to three charges of child abduction although none of the offences involved him holding her against her will.Stephen Lowne, prosecuting, told...

Driver who rammed police car into four other vehicles has driving...

October 2, 2015, 4:58 am

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A driver who rammed a police car and shunted it into four other vehicles has had her driving ban cut.Lisa Ellis had pleaded guilty to driving a 4x4 dangerously and being over the drink-drive limit, in Leicester's West End.She was jailed for 19 months and banned from driving for seven years when she appeared in court in January 2010.Leicester Crown Court was told police had followed her vehicle at about 12.40am on May 1, 2009.Two officers were injured when they had to jump out of her way as she...

Motorcyclist due in court over Melton cyclist's death

October 2, 2015, 6:52 am

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A motorcyclist accused of causing the death of a cyclist last summer is due to appear in court on Monday.Mark Gilbert, (54), of Blackberry Close, Kettering is accused of causing a collision which killed Stuart Payne, in Dalby Road, Melton in July last year.Gilbert has been charged with causing 66-year-old Mr Payne's death by careless driving, Leicestershire Police said today.Gilbert previously appeared at Leicester Magistrates' Court on Monday, September 7 when he was released on bail to appear...

Pictures: High Court Judge Sir Jeremy Baker welcomed to Leicester

October 5, 2015, 3:35 am

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October 5, 2015, 10:30 pm

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A man who strangled his girlfriend during a drunken row has been jailed.Wendy Milligan and Gerrard Kavanagh often fought like "cat and dog," according to neighbours, a court heard.But on May 2 this year their arguing ended in tragedy.Kavanagh, 44, fatally squeezed the 46-year-old mother-of-two's neck in a choke hold from behind. He did not initially realise he had killed her.The police discovered Ms Milligan's naked body on a bed at Kavanagh's flat in Mayfield Road, Leicester, the next...

Prison officer caught smuggling phones to inmates has been jailed

October 6, 2015, 4:30 am

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A prison officer who was caught after smuggling mobile phones into inmates in jail has been locked up.James Almond, 32, secretly conveyed five banned handsets into HMP Stocken, Stretton, near Oakham, charging £500 a time.He gave his bank account details to an inmate so payments could be made.At Leicester Crown Court, Almond, of Cottesmore Road, Uppingham, pleaded guilty to conveying the prohibited items into the jail, between March 1 and August 23 last year.Noel Philo, prosecuting, said:...

Businessman paid for luxury Florida holiday after obtaining...

October 7, 2015, 3:18 am

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A businessman paid for a luxury holiday to Florida after dishonestly obtaining £7,890 in a VAT fraud, a court heard.David Crawford scammed HM Revenue and Customs by submitting a bogus VAT return, claiming a refund he was not entitled to.He went on to submit another false VAT return the following quarter, unsuccessfully attempting to obtain £10,005.Crawford, who was the sole director of Stockings Online Ltd at the time, lied to a customs officer who asked to see the paper trail for...

Jealous man broke into ex-partner's home and attacked her in...

October 8, 2015, 10:47 pm

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A jealous man broke into his ex-partner's home at night and attacked her in front of two children, leaving her fearing for her life.Micheal Anthony O'Mahoney subjected the victim to a terrifying and sustained ordeal – ending only when a police officer arrived.O'Mahoney was on top of the screaming woman, with his forearm pressed across her throat.The officer arrived to be met by the victim's 12-year-old son, dressed in just his pyjama bottoms, who ran towards him saying: "Help, he's in...

Man jailed for eight years after kidnapping businessman at...

October 11, 2015, 10:00 pm

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A terrified businessman was kidnapped at gunpoint, handcuffed and chained to a tree in remote rural spot.John Charles Spence, 51, then made threats to the victim's boss via e-mail, with a blackmail demand for £45,000.The bizarre plan was hatched by Spence, who held a grudge against their company, SMET UK LTD, which he felt owed him £2,000.Spence, formerly of Iona Way, Countesthorpe, was jailed for eight years.He admitted blackmail, kidnap, theft of a bank card and fraudulently using...