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Acid attack trial: Man claims ex-girlfriend was 'fixated' with...
A man accused of attempting to murder a love rival warned two professionals that his ex-girlfriend was "fixated" with carrying out an acid attack, a jury heard.Mark Cummings told his probation officer...
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Disgruntled employee tried to blackmail Twycross Zoo boss out of...
A disgruntled employee tried to blackmail Twycross Zoo's Chief Executive out of £25,000 with threats to "ruin" her reputation, a court heard.Dillon Archibald (21), who was jailed for eight months, sent...
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Drunken man armed with sword threatened to kill two neighbours in...
A drunken man armed with a sword terrorised two neighbours, threatening to kill them in front of youngsters, a court heard.Craig Michael Roughton (46) banged the two-feet long weapon on the first...
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Acid attack trial: Book on model Katie Piper who suffered an acid...
A book about a former model who suffered an acid attack was found in the bedroom of Katie Leong, who is on trial for attempting to murder her boyfriend in a similar incident, a jury was told.Detective...
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Acid attack trial: Man left disfigured after acid was poured over...
A man left blinded and disfigured when sulphuric acid was poured over him as he slept in bed is due to give evidence at Leicester Crown Court today. Daniel Rotariu (31) was allegedly attacked by Katie...
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Halal meat trial jury due to retire to consider its verdict in...
Jurors in the trial of four men accused of involvement in a scam where turkey was being dishonestly sold as halal lamb are due to retire tomorrow to consider their verdict.The prosecution claims that...
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Teenager who sold drugs to friends in Leicester nightclub avoids...
A teenager who sold ecstasy and LSD to his friends was given a suspended sentence by a "merciful" judge, so he can go to university.Billy Morton, 19, was arrested after door staff saw him acting under...
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Burglar who targeted blind 80-year-old woman absconds from prison
A distraction burglar who was jailed for almost six years just 18 months ago for targeting an 80-year-old woman in her home has gone on the run from an open prison.Matthew Rooney absconded from Ranby...
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Halal meat trial: Leicestershire father and son cleared in...
A father and son were celebrating clearing their names after being found not guilty in the turkey-sold-as-halal-lamb meat scandal.Mohammed Anwarul Hoque (56) wept with relief after a jury acquitted him...
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London Road stabbing death: Man in court
A man charged with the murder of a man in London Road, in the city earlier this week, has appeared before magistrates.Rajesh Chhagan Khunti, 30, of Kinley Road, Stocking Farm, Leicester, is charged...
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Gartree prison worker jailed for relationship with convicted...
A 24-year-old prison instructor who kissed and exchanged love letters with a convicted murderer has been jailed.Sian Doherty was given a six-month sentence for misconduct in a public office.Leicester...
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Acid attack trial: Accused claims he was framed for assault on...
A man accused of pouring acid over a love rival has told a jury he was framed. Mark Cummings has admitted buying sulphuric acid and even unscrewing the bottle on the night it was poured over the face...
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London Road death: Man appears in court charged with murder
A man has appeared in court charged with the murder of a man who was found injured in the road outside Leicester railway station.Rajesh Khunti (30), of Kinley Road, Stocking Farm, Leicester, is charged...
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Driver of van which fatally injured cyclist Sam Boulton given...
A driver who failed to stop after a crash which left a cyclist with fatal injuries has been given a suspended prison sentence. Nigel Ingram was also nearly three times the drink drive limit at the time...
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Acid attack trial: Jury urged to convict pair of attempted murder...
A jury has been urged to convict a couple of attempted murder for allegedly trying to kill a man "in the most cruel and unimaginably painful way" by pouring acid on him.Giving his summing up statement...
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'You pulled the trigger on your friends and killed them' - driver...
A man who was fleeing from police when he sped through a red light and crashed into a truck, killing his two passengers, has been jailed for nine years.Guy Tomlinson was told by the judge at Leicester...
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Teenager jailed for sending naked photo of girl to her family
A teenager has been jailed for sending a naked photograph of a young girl to her family.Ryan Crookes was jailed for 18 months for the offence, which is commonly referred to as 'revenge pornography',The...
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Butcher attacked neighbour with a rake in row over parking spot
A 63-year-old butcher attacked a man with a rake in a row over a parking spot.Michael Cassidy, who owns Bevins Butchers in The Hollow, Earl Shilton, also owns land behind the row of shops that is used...
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Man and teen appear in court charged with murdering Timothy Smith...
Two people appeared in court today charged with murdering a man who was found with a fatal stab wound in a car in Shepshed.Mark Law, 20, of Sandringham Rise, Shepshed, appeared at Leicester...
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Entertainer Robin Maughan charged with 18 child sex offences
A singer and entertainer has been charged with several counts of indecent assaults against children.Robin Maughan, formerly of Western Avenue, Market Harborough, is due to appear at Leicester...
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