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Vulnerable man with learning difficulties subjected to three-hour...
A vulnerable man with learning difficulties was tied up and locked in a cupboard after being head-butted and bullied during a three-hour ordeal, a court heard.The frightened 23-year-old, who suffered a...
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Out-of-control 'thugs' jailed after drunken rampage on Fosse Road...
Three out-of-control "thugs" who attacked five people in a drunken rampage of violence have been jailed.One of the victims was a passer-by on his way home and the others were innocent householders on...
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Man admits sending Kayleigh Haywood explicit text messages days...
A 20-year-old man today admitted sending sexually explicit text messages to tragic Leicestershire schoolgirl Kayleigh Haywood, a few days before she was raped and murdered by someone else. Bruce...
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Home help took over £14k from 93-year-old victim to fund...
A home help who took over £14,000 from an elderly woman to fund her gambling addiction has been given a suspended sentence.Gail Barrs (65), of Beal Street, Highfields, Leicester, siphoned off a total...
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Kiran Daudia: Man accused of murdering ex-wife and dumping her...
A father-of-two accused of murdering his ex-wife and dumping her body in a suitcase appeared before a crown court judge this afternoon. No pleas were entered during a 10-minute preliminary hearing at...
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'Baby shake' death trial: Jury retires to consider verdic
The jury in the trial of an auntie accused of fatally shaking her baby niece has retired to consider the verdict.Chuanfang Zheng, 31, denies the manslaughter of seven-month-old Phoebe Guo, who died...
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Previously convicted killer cycles past stranger in park and...
A previously convicted killer casually cycled past a stranger in a Leicester park and stabbed him.Malcolm Hyde, 42, attacked the victim by knifing him in the side of his lower abdomen in Humberstone...
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Father jailed after he caused 17 fractures to his baby's ribs
A father has been jailed for more than two years after squeezing his two-week old son so hard that he caused 17 fractures to the baby's ribs.The 25-year-old, from Leicester, was sentenced at Leicester...
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Dangerous driver admits causing death of cyclist on Upperton...
A dangerous driver has appeared in court to admit causing the death of a woman cyclist. Muhammed Hamza Javid pleaded guilty to causing the death of Victoria Gayle, 25, by driving a Toyota Yaris...
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Retired businessman convicted of sexually assaulting a five-year-...
A retired businessman was convicted by a jury of sexually assaulting a five-year-old girl more than a decade ago.Christopher Fox (67), of The Green, Great Bowden, denied indecently assaulting the...
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'Baby shake' death trial adjourned after two jurors became unwell
The trial of an auntie accused of fatally shaking her baby niece was suddenly adjourned today after two jurors became unwell.The seven women and five men on the jury began their deliberations in the...
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Money launderer threatened to get Russian criminals to murder...
A money launderer threatened to get Russian criminals to murder the police and a barrister after he jumped bail and went on the run in mainland Europe.In one of many taunting emails mocking the...
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Jailed: The drug dealer twice caught with stashes of cannabis
A drug dealer who was twice caught with stashes of cannabis has been jailed for three years.Thomas Whittle carried on supplying the class B drug after being caught the first time and was labelled a...
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'Baby shake' death trial jury considering verdict
The jury in the manslaughter trial of an auntie accused of fatally shaking her baby niece is still considering the verdict.The jurors resumed deliberating this morning, after a day's break yesterday,...
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Young girl had ear 'ripped off' after fairground ride overturned...
An eight-year-old girl had her ear "ripped off" when a fairground ride overturned during a children's fun day at a Leicester park.The youngster was riding in one of a chain of boat-style carriages...
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Prison riot pair given extra time behind bars
Two inmates who took part in a prison riot last summer have been sentenced for their roles in the disorder.The pair are the latest men to be brought before the courts following an outbreak of mob...
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Man jailed for hijacking taxi at 'gunpoint' before leading...
A violent offender who hijacked a taxi at gunpoint before leading firearms officers on a high-speed chase through the city has been jailed for more than six years. James Blockley (32), of Champion...
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Baby manslaughter: Aunt found guilty of killing her niece by...
A jury has found a 31-year-old mother-of-three guilty of killing her baby niece by shaking her. The panel of 11 reached the unanimous guilty verdict at 11.58am. Chuanfang Zheng, 31, had denied the...
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Teenager sexually assaulted two girls after locking them inside...
A teenager who groomed six girls, aged between 13 and 15, online, before sexually assaulting two of them in a flat he had locked them inside, has been jailed for four years.Dale Wycherley, of HMP...
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Inmate who took part in prison protest after his hamster's death...
An inmate who escaped a jail term after taking part in a two-hour protest provoked by the death of his hamster, is back behind bars.Kyle Blackie, 24, was given a chance to turn his life around after...
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