Cases at Leicester Magistrates' Court

November 30, 2015, 11:54 pm

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Cases heard before Leicester Magistrates' Court include:Mickayla Danielle Dexter (29) of Darien Way, Thorpe Astley, was proven guilty in absence of failing to give information relating to the identity of a driver alleged to have committed an offence on April 14.She was fined £660 with a £66 victim surcharge, £85 costs, £150 criminal courts charge and six penalty points were put on her driving licence.Jamie Michael Donnelan (35) of Smedmore Road, Northfields, was proven...

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December 1, 2015, 11:23 pm

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An illegal immigrant who is on the run from police has been found guilty of a glass attack on a man in a pub. Nourddine Oualiti (41) was convicted by a jury in his absence and sentenced to six years imprisonment. A warrant has been issued for his arrest. Leicester Crown Court was told the incident happened in Lloyds Bar, in Market Place, Leicester, on February 17, 2013. Oualiti, an Algerian national, formerly of Corbett Close, Beaumont Leys, in the city, had earlier denied wounding...

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December 2, 2015, 4:15 am

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A nurse who raked in £26,000 as a registered carer, after lying in her application and putting her own children at risk, has been thrown out of the profession. Chasisa Moyo told a string of 'systematic' lies about her home life and career to land a place on the Shared Lives scheme in 2010. She claimed to live alone, and swept her home clean of any sign of her three children when she was assessed for eligibility. She also lied on the application by saying that her husband was just a...

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December 2, 2015, 5:18 am

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A dangerous driver who travelled at more than 130 mph in foggy road conditions has been jailed for 12 months. Banned driver, John Gordon, failed to stop for the police when he was seen at the wheel of a friend's Jaguar, on the M42 near junction 11, in Leicestershire. After joining the M1 officers reached 130 mph attempting to catch up with him, Leicester Crown Court was told. It was only after he tried to overtake a vehicle already in the third lane, scraping against a crash barrier on the...

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December 2, 2015, 9:36 am

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A doctor has been cleared of sexually assaulting five male patients in his surgery.Dr Bharat Shikotra stood trial three times facing the same allegations, within almost two years, before finally clearing his name.Two earlier juries in trials, in January 2014 and January this year, both failed to reach verdictsWhen the third jury acquitted him of any sexual impropriety against the patients today (Weds), Judge Simon Hammond told Dr Shikotra: "You can leave the court with your good character...

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December 3, 2015, 4:39 am

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A mother who falsely accused a Primark security guard of pulling her baby from her while breastfeeding in the store – which caused a public outcry - today escaped jail "by a whisker."Caroline Starmer's bogus claim on Facebook went viral, attracting international press coverage and widespread criticism of the high street store. An innocent security officer also fell under the spotlight of suspicion, which caused him huge distress, Leicester Crown Court was told.Starmer (28), a...

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December 3, 2015, 5:34 am

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A man who intervened to stop a fight ended up with a double-fractured jaw after being punched, a court heard. The victim, Ryan Iley, had to have a tooth removed, and three metal plates with 14 screws surgically fitted to repair the damage. Leicester Crown Court was told the assailant, Callum Williams, 20, initially thought Mr Iley was going to assault him – but when he realised he had made a mistake he apologised at the scene. Williams, a labourer, of Onyx Crescent, Thurmaston,...

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December 3, 2015, 10:00 pm

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Relatives of a man who was stabbed to death in a Leicester street say they are dismayed two of his killers are reportedly applying for parole. Nazir Sheikh was stabbed during a street robbery in St Saviours Road, Highfields, Leicester, in March 2010. His family has learned two of the three men jailed for their roles in his death are to go before prison parole boards this month, possibly tomorrow in one case. The boards can recommend prisoners remain where they are or that they are suitable...

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December 3, 2015, 11:42 pm

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Cases heard before Leicester Magistrates' Court include: Megan Paula Tugby (26) of Winchester Court, Ibstock, pleaded guilty to drink-driving. She was caught in Bath Street, Ashby de la Zouch, on October 25 with 66mcg of alcohol in 100ml of breath. The limit is 35mcg. She was fined £200 with a £20 victim surcharge, £85 costs and a £150 criminal courts charge. She was also disqualified from holding or obtaining a driving licence for 17 months. Kundan Singh Dhadda (63)...

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December 4, 2015, 1:13 am

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A man caught with home-grown cannabis and evidence of cultivation having taken place was given a suspended jail sentence.Leigh Woolley (35) pleaded guilty to producing the class B drug, between February and May, and possessing it with intent to supply.Leicester Crown Court was told his basis of plea was that much of the cannabis was for personal use but some would have been supplied to acquaintances to fund the growing operation and for some personal profit.The estimated yields related to 26...

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December 4, 2015, 3:50 am

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A man who grew cannabis to alleviate severe pain from a shoulder injury was given a suspended jail sentence. Christopher Michael Noon (41) was caught growing 18 plants at his home in Keyham Lane West, Netherhall, Leicester, on February 5. Hannah Whelan, prosecuting, told Leicester Crown Court that police officers executed a search warrant and found 14 plants in the loft, being grown in a large water container. She said: "Four other plants were in an airing cupboard."The...

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December 4, 2015, 3:59 am

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A depressed man drunkenly drove a car into his partner's home, after sending a text message warning he was going to cause damage, a court heard.Larry Smith was at the wheel of a Fiat Punto which collided with the property in Woodland Drive, Braunstone, Leicester, on November 3.Smith (47), of Baunstone Lane, Leicester, admitted causing criminal damage.He was given a six month jail sentence, suspended for 12 months, and was ordered to do 100 hours of unpaid work.He was also ordered to attend 10...

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December 4, 2015, 4:30 am

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Cases heard before Leicester Magistrates' Court include: Sharondip Kaur Mander (29), of Edgefield Close, Hamilton, pleaded guilty to failing to give a specimen of breath for analysis when required on October 25. She was fined £120 with a £20 victim surcharge, £150 criminal courts charge and disqualified from holding or obtaining a driving licence for 12 months. Marie Ndlovicimpa (30), of Pindar Road, New Parks, pleaded guilty to stealing food worth £12.39 from Aldi,...

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December 5, 2015, 6:55 am

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A 'predatory' teenager jailed for rape and sexually molesting four young girls in Cornwall has had his sentence cut on appeal.Kiaran Christopher Darren Bradshaw, 19, of Balfour Street, near Frog Island, Leicester, was jailed for eight years at Truro Crown Court on February 13.He was convicted of rape, sexual assault on a child aged under 13 and five counts of sexual activity with a child.He admitted one sexual activity charge but was acquitted of nine counts of rape.A sexual offences prevention...

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December 7, 2015, 3:26 am

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Greville Janner is too ill with dementia to stand trial over claims of a campaign of historical sexual abuse spanning 25 years, a judge ruled today. The 87-year-old, who was the Labour MP for Leicester West for 27 years from 1970, is accused of 22 sexual offences against nine boys and men between 1963 and 1988. A judge today said medical evidence showed the peer now does not recognise his own family, has no memory of his political career, and cannot read a book or watch the...

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December 7, 2015, 10:00 pm

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A popular children's play centre has been shut after mouse droppings were found in the kitchen and the ball pit. Leicester City Council's food safety team closed Go Kids Go, in Raw Dykes Road, Leicester, after a routine inspection on Thursday. Mouse droppings and dead mice were found in different areas of the building during the inspection, environmental health officer Alison Lea told Leicester magistrates yesterday. Ms Lea told the court: "It is quite a large building, with a kitchen...

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December 8, 2015, 4:50 am

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A night clubber who suffered a double-fractured jaw is to be paid £1,000 in compensation by the man who caused the injury. Jamie Slater underwent surgery to have metal plates inserted and had time of work recovering, after being punched in the face. Mohammed Eljabar, 22, who hit him once in the face during an altercation at Venom nightclub, Belgrave Gate, Leicester, pleaded guilty to inflicting grievous bodily harm, on October 12 last year. The defendant, a business adviser for a...

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December 8, 2015, 7:31 am

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A popular children's play centre has been given the go-ahead to re-open after being shut when mouse droppings were found in the kitchen and the ball pit. Staff at Go Kids Go are due to open the doors on Friday after the forced closure by Leicester City Council's food safety team last week. Environmental health officers closed the centre, on Raw Dykes Road, Leicester, after a routine inspection last Thursday revealed evidence of mouse infestation. The centre was closed as it posed an...

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December 8, 2015, 10:00 pm

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A man high on drugs stabbed a hospital security guard in the arm with a broken crack-cocaine pipe and assaulted a nurse. Christopher Stringer also kicked a police officer after he was arrested, a court heard. He was jailed for a total of 13 months after admitting wounding and two common assaults, at Leicester Royal Infirmary's urgent care unit, in the early hours of November 9. Stringer, 50, took a cocktail of crack-cocaine and ecstasy, before arriving at hospital slumped in a...

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December 9, 2015, 2:13 am

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Cases heard before Leicester Magistrates' Court include: Zachary Paul David Shelton (20), of Joseph Close, Hoton, pleaded guilty to exceeding 40mph on the A512 Ashby Road, Loughborough, on June 3. He was fined £115 with a £20 victim surcharge, £85 costs and a £150 criminal courts charge. Six penalty points were also placed on his driving licence. Adam Tarleton (36) of Burton Road, Sileby, pleaded guilty to exceeding 50mph on the A50 Leicester Road, Groby, on June 3....