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Ringleader of scam to provide Virgin Media's TV service for free...
The ringleader of a multi-million pound scam to provide Virgin Media's TV service for free has been jailed for six years.Mahesh Tailor (51) was so successful at running the fraud that when police...
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Hit and run victim Samuel Garner's family calls for tougher...
Samuel Garner, 17, was knocked down and killed by a hit and run driver at the wheel of a stolen car earlier this year. Samuel's parents told crime correspondent Ciaran Fagan why they believe courts do...
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Boy, 8, left traumatised after man attacked him with a hammer
A bad-tempered man swore at an eight-year-old child and bashed him on the hand with a hammer, a court heard.The youngster suffered a chipped knuckle and severely swollen and bruised fingers needing...
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Home help gambled away £14,000 she took from 93-year-old...
A home help gambled away more than £14,000 she dishonestly took from a 93-year-old woman she was supposed to be caring for.Gail Barrs (64) pleaded guilty to fraud, by abusing her position as a home...
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Judge tells conman with 85 offences on his record he is a...
A judge told a conman, who committed a series of frauds, he was a "consummate and persistent liar who makes a living by telling lies."Lee Paul Smith, 32, who has 85 offences on his criminal record,...
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Police release picture of man who robbed same shop twice in 2006
Police have released a photograph of a man who walked into a police station and confessed he had committed two knifepoint robberies 10 years earlier. Police issued the mugshot of Andrew Lightbown after...
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Hammer-wielding man threatened to 'cut people's throats' after...
A hammer wielding man smashed two car windscreens and then made threats after he was detained in the neighbourhood.Suleman Abbas (29), of Linney Road, Beaumont Leys, pleaded guilty to causing £600...
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Dead pheasant row led to horse dealer repeatedly punching former...
A row over a dead pheasant led to a horse dealer repeatedly punching a former friend, causing four jaw fractures, a court heard.The victim underwent two operations and has been left with numbness in...
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Man set fire to mother's home after hearing 'voices' following an...
A mentally-ill man who set fire to his mother's home, after hearing "voices" following an argument, has been placed on a hospital order.Adewale Babatunde Aderonmu (30) who suffers from schizophrenia,...
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Judge says depressed mum deserves 'compassion' after trying to...
A judge took pity on a clinically depressed mother who attempted to murder her daughter and kill herself in a house fire, saying she deserved "compassion, not punishment".The distressed woman, whose...
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Jail term 'not too long' for teenage rapist who threatened to...
A teenage rapist who threatened to stab his "vulnerable" victim has failed to convince judges his eight-year sentence was too tough.Ibrahim Abdulle (19), of Myrtle Road, Evington, Leicester, was with...
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Peter Farrands: Ex-teacher, 90, has jail term increased after...
A 90-year-old former teacher and scout master has had a seven year jail sentence increased to nine years, after four more victims of his sex offending came forward.Peter Farrands, who was also a...
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DPD worker stole £12,000 worth of mobile phones from depot
A trusted employee stole mobile phones worth £12,000 from his workplace by throwing them over a fence or dumping them near his car, a court heard.Farayi Mokale, who had a supervisory role at DPD...
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Sharing crack cocaine with friends 'like buying round of drinks...
A former drug user said sharing his crack-cocaine with friends was like "going to the pub and buying a round of drinks".Rfakat Ali (41) was caught with the Class A drug by chance when the police went...
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'Injuries are permanent - but they won't stop me from achieving...
A woman left who lost the use of her legs after an accident at a Wilko store has said the injuries will not stop her from achieving what she wants from life. Corisande Collins has returned to...
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Rapist who carried out horrific sex attack had previously killed...
A rapist who subjected a woman to a horrific sex attack had been released months earlier from a sentence for killing someone.Michal Cezary Podlaszczyk was released from a 15 year jail sentence in...
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Sham marriage pair set up fake weddings to get round UK...
Two men who orchestrated a sham marriage scam have been jailed.Wilson Odume (45), a Cameroonian national, and Martin Okoko (31), a Nigerian national, organised bogus weddings in an attempt to by-pass...
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Sister reports brother to police after finding four bullets in...
A sister reported her brother to the police after finding four live bullets in his room at the family's home.Mohammed Iqbal, 26, told the police he found them a couple of years earlier in a farmer's...
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Burglar 'in grip of crack-cocaine addiction' stole from house...
A crack-cocaine addict who broke into a house whilst the occupants were asleep has been jailed for three-and-a-half years.The home owner, whose car was also taken, along with items of irreplaceable...
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Man jailed for six years for stabbing attack in Granby Street,...
A man has been jailed for six years after he pleaded guilty to stabbing a man in the city centre.Kye Gayle (24) appeared at Leicester Crown Court and pleaded guilty to wounding a man who had tried to...
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