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Dentist and son appear in court over £1m fraud allegations
A dentist accused of defrauding people out of more than £1 million has appeared in court.Dr John Edward Hammond (68) appeared in the dock with his son, Paul Hammond (43).Dr Hammond, who was previously...
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Mum who dishonestly claimed £61,000 in benefits escaped...
A mum-of-four who dishonestly pocketed £61,000 in benefits was told she escaped immediate jail "by a whisker."Celia Penrith (40) falsely declared she was a single mum and failed to notify the...
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Reveller celebrating 21st birthday punched fellow student on...
A reveller celebrating his 21st birthday punched a fellow student on a dance floor, breaking his eye socket and cheekbone, a court heard.Adam James Palmer pleaded guilty to causing grievous bodily harm...
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Drunken man pointed gun at 'terrified' woman before running in...
A woman feared of her life when she saw a man pointing a gun at her from across the road, a court heard.The incident happened when she walked out of her house in Aikman Avenue, New Parks, Leicester, to...
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Promising Prince's Trust candidate stole project's credit card...
A promising Prince's Trust candidate blew his chance of being presented with a prestigious award from Prince Charles, when he stole the project's credit card and went on a £7,264 spending...
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Builder pleads guilty to cheated an elderly man out of thousands...
A builder has admitted conning an elderly man out of thousands of pounds for work on his village home which was not done or so badly executed it had to be redone.Richard Pick appeared at Leicester...
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Man denies murdering victim who was injured in an incident 12...
A 28-year-old man has pleaded not guilty to murdering a man in March.Paul Albert Smith, of Bradgate Street, Woodgate, Leicester, is charged with murdering 45-year-old Ivan Barrs on March 28.Smith was...
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Horror movie hammer attack chef jailed for attacking his business...
A chef who launched a sustained attack on his business partner and his brother with a claw hammer has been jailed for assaults likened to a "horror movie" scene.Mizanor Rahman was jailed "for...
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Wife killed by husband in a 'frenzied axe and knife attack' at...
A man launched a frenzied and fatal assault on his wife in an early morning attack at their home, a court has heard.Mohammed Zaman at first hit, then attacked Sameena with an axe before delivering a...
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Firm fined £140,000 after worker dies after being crushed...
A Leicestershire aluminium firm has been fined £140,000 after a worker died following being crushed under a lifting truck.Stefan Durina, 33, was airlifted to hospital but died from "catastrophic...
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Rogue builder jailed for conning Leicester customers out of...
A rogue builder who bullied customers and conned them out of thousands of pounds has been jailed.Stephen Shergold, of Locke Avenue, Rushey Mead, preyed on victims - including two widows - earning their...
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Masked gunmen shot dead girlfriend of criminal gang member in...
Two masked gunmen shot dead a woman by mistake - when they had been targeting her boyfriend, a court heard.Aaron Newman and Aaron Power lay in wait under the cover of darkness outside the home in...
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Drug user jailed after string of burglaries on pubs and clubs
A drug user was jailed after he admitted a string of burglaries on pubs and clubs.JR Sadler (35) was arrested soon after he broke into The Three Pots in Burbage.Leicester Crown Court was told Sadler...
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Leicester City Council benefits officer Umesh Gordhan jailed for...
A Leicester City Council benefits officer has been jailed for fraud after claiming £88,000 by lying to travel insurance companies.Umesh Gordhan took out multiple policies covering holiday cancellations...
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Man accused of murdering his wife tells of voices in his head...
A man accused of killing his wife in an axe and knife attack told a jury he heard voices in his head saying "Kill her! Kill her!"Mohammed Zaman said he could not remember his frenzied assault on 34...
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Jury in Hayley Pointon murder trial told she was offered money...
A jury has been told in the Hayley Pointon murder trial that she had been offered cash to reveal the address of her boyfriend.Miss Pointon was shot by mistake by masked gunmen hired to kill Nigel Bow...
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Lawyer accuses murder suspect of lying over circumstances of...
A man who admits killing his wife has been asked by the trial judge why he accessed internet sites about murder before the incident.Judge Dean was seeking clarification from Mohammed Zaman as he...
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Husband pleads guilty to murdering his wife in frenzied axe and...
A trial came to a dramatic halt today when a husband changed his plea to admit murdering his wife, who died in a frenzied axe and knife attack.Mohammed Zaman originally denied murdering Sameena, 34,...
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CPS: Husband 'planned cold-blooded murder' of his wife
The Crown Prosecution Service issued a statement following the jailing of a husband for the "planned cold-blooded murder" of his wife.Mohammed Zaman, 45, received a life sentence, with a minimum 22...
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Drunk driver Vaseeullah Saiyed claimed his car had been stolen...
A drunken driver went on a dangerous escapade after failing to stop when he crashed into the back of a car, a court heard.Vaseeullah Saiyed, 22, was driving his Peugeot car without insurance when he...
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