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Leicester cash and carry bosses admit safety breach after...
Partners in a Leicester cash and carry store have admitted breaching safety laws after a man had his leg amputated following a collision in their car park.Ashvin and Yogesh Patel both pleaded guilty to...
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Murder trial: Former soldier from Leicester accused of buying...
A former soldier from Leicester, accused of murdering a cash and carry marketing manager, bought chloroform on the internet a fortnight before she died, a jury was told.David Cooper (39) is accused of...
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Leicester man accused of murdering his brother's lover seen...
A Leicester man accused of helping to kill his brother's lover was seen digging a large hole on his allotment weeks before she died, a court was told.David Cooper and Roger Cooper are accused of...
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Judge directs Leicester jury to convict autistic man of...
An autistic man who killed his girlfriend's uncle, and dumped him in a wheelie bin, has admitted manslaughter on the grounds of diminished responsibility.Nathan Kearney, 33, was on trial at Leicester...
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Methodist minister David Cooper found not guilty of sexually...
A Methodist minister was found not guilty by a jury of sexually assaulting a teenager during piano lessons and in his car.David Cooper, who served as the minister of Burbage Methodist Church between...
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Leicestershire Police employee accused of stealing gold bars and...
A police employee accused of stealing gold bars and more than £188,000 in cash from the force he worked for is to face a trial.Mujibur Ibrahim, 25, pleaded not guilty to two counts of theft relating to...
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Acupuncturist who sexually assaulted woman in Leicester clinic...
An acupuncturist who touched a female client's breasts during a treatment has been given a suspended jail sentence.Qi Ming Hu (61) pleaded guilty to sexually assaulting the 21-year-old woman.The...
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HIV-positive man jailed for 12 years for attempting to rape...
A former care worker who is HIV-positive has been jailed for 12 years for attempting to rape a disabled woman in her home.Bonface Marova went uninvited into the victim's Leicester home after she had...
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Two men jailed for series of planned house burglaries
Two men involved in a series of planned house burglaries, netting tens of thousands of pounds worth of valuables, have been locked up.Luke Holford, 23, of Luther Street, West End, Leicester, was...
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Benefits cheat pocketed thousands in state hand-outs after...
A benefits cheat pocketed almost £12,500 in state hand-outs she was not entitled to, after failing to declare she had got married, a court heard.Kimberley Simmonds, 32, initially made a legitimate...
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Persistent burglar jailed after breaking into house while owner...
A persistent burglar who broke into a house while the owner was out walking his dog was jailed for two years and five months.George Ellul, 47, has more than 100 offences on his criminal record, of...
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Two men caught red-handed with almost half a kilo of heroin worth...
Two men were caught red-handed after collecting almost half a kilo of heroin worth more than £30,000.Hussan Akhtar was found to have the stash of class A drug in the glove compartment of an Audi A5...
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Drunk driver who ran over and killed her mother, 86, jailed for...
A drunken driver who ran over and killed her 86-year-old mother has been jailed for three years.Alcoholic, Debra Jenkins, 57, was collecting the pensioner from the hairdressers at lunchtime when she...
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Unlicensed driver ended up in police chase after hearing siren...
An unlicensed driver with cannabis in his car ended up in a police chase, after driving off in panic because he heard a patrol car siren behind him.The officer, Pc Adam Sparrow, was in fact answering a...
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Cannabis addict went berserk in street wrecking cars with wheel...
A cannabis addict went berserk in the street, wrecking cars with a wheel brace, a court heard.Mark Anthony Smith, 19, went on the rampage in Carnoustie Road, New Parks, Leicester, while neighbours...
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Assailant accused of murdering man who died 11 years after he was...
An assailant is on trial accused of murdering a man in an attack that took place 11 years before the alleged victim died.Paul Albert Smith was 16 when he repeatedly stamped on the head of 34-year-old...
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Man in court charged with attempting to murder woman
A 22-year-old man has appeared in court charged with attempted murder after a woman was taken to hospital with serious injuries.Taylor Lopez-Kerr, (22), of Pitchens Close, Beaumont Leys, Leicester...
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DWP employee dishonestly transferred £6,000 of public money...
A Department of Work and Pensions employee dishonestly transferred almost £6,000 of public money into a former colleagues bank account.Yahya Raje abused his position of trust while working at the Job...
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What price for justice? Criminal courts charges criticised after...
A judge has criticised the recently introduced criminal courts charges, saying he does not think they have "any merit".Recorder Timothy Raggatt QC made the comments when jailing a jobless man for 10...
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