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Inmate stages rooftop protest at Welford Road Prison in Leicester

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An inmate of Welford Road prison in Leicester staged a roof top protest at the Victorian jail today.It is believed he climbed out at around 10am.He shouted to people in the street as his vigil in the hot sun lasted for at least nine hours.The man, who claimed to be an immigrant, said he had been jailed for two years "for nothing".He protested that he was human - and spelled out his name Bulizouzi. He said he was an immigrant or asylum seeker.The man, who had dark curly hair and was...

Inmate stages rooftop protest at Welford Road Prison in Leicester


Judge orders jury to find man in warehouse murder trial not...

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A man has been found not guilty of conspiracy to rob a warehouse where a business man was killed.Asif Aurangzaib was on trial alongside Suraj Mistry, of Leicester, in connection to the robbery at the Direct Source 3 premises in the Digbeth area of Birmingham.During the incident the business owner, Akhtar Javeed, 56, was shot dead.According to the Crown Prosecution Service, the man who killed him was Tahir Zarif, from Derby, who fled to Pakistan a few days after the murder.Leicester businessman...

Judge orders jury to find man in warehouse murder trial not...

Man accused of murder 'in the wrong place at the wrong time', a...

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A man accused of murdering a former police officer was 'just in the wrong place at the wrong time', a jury heard.Ameen Jogee (27) is on trial over the death of Paul Fyfe, who was fatally knifed at his girlfriend's house in Balderstone Close, Rowlatts Hill, Leicester in June 2011.The jury has been told that Mohammed Hirsi, then 25, delivered the fatal blow to the heart of the 47-year-old father-of-three. The prosecution allege that Jogee "egged on" Hirsi, while he stood outside Mr...

Man accused of murder 'in the wrong place at the wrong time', a...

Brendon Mason death: Two deny murder of man found near boating...

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Two men have appeared in court to deny the murder of Brendon Mason.Mr Mason, 23, of Glenfield, was found seriously injured near the boating lake in the city's Abbey Park, at 8.10am on Tuesday July 5.He died later in hospital.Joshua James Hack and Keith Lowe, both aged 21, appeared in the dock at Leicester Crown Court and pleaded not guilty to murdering Mr Mason.Hack and Lowe also denied doing a series of acts, intending to pervert the course of justice, by seeking to conceal evidence that...

Brendon Mason death: Two deny murder of man found near boating...

Akhtar Javeed murder trial: Leicester man said he played no part...

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A man accused of killing a businessman during a botched robbery said he never left his car on the evening of the attack.Suraj Mistry is one of two men on trial over the murder of Akhtar Javeed who was shot and killed at his warehouse in Digbeth, Birmingham on February 3 .Mistry (26) of Laundon Way, in Leicester, and Lemar Wali (18) of Osmaston Park Road in Derby, have denied charges of murder, conspiracy to commit robbery and possession of a handgun. Tahir Zarif is believed to be the man who...

Akhtar Javeed murder trial: Leicester man said he played no part...

'The BMW was covered in blood': Man jailed after punching...

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A man who drunk one and a half litres of vodka, jumped onto car bonnets and punched windscreens as drivers stuck in rush hour traffic looked on, has been jailed for nine weeks. Michael Thomas McCabe (37) launched his alcohol-fuelled attack on August 4 at about 5.50pm in St Margaret's Way. Prosecutor Louise Cox told the court that McCabe was seen to leap on to the bonnet of a Mercedes and punch the windscreen, shattering it, before ripping off the windscreen wiper. He then jumped on to a...

'The BMW was covered in blood': Man jailed after punching...

Death of woman who was crushed between tipper truck and digger...

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The death of a woman who was killed when she was crushed between the bucket of a digger and a tipper truck was an accident, a jury has concluded.Bev Upton, 45, of Barwell, was killed on November 4, 2015, on the yard of Mac Skip Hire, in Leicester Road, Hinckley, where she worked as a tipper truck driver.A two-day hearing into her death at Loughborough Coroner's Court concluded today. Present throughout were Mrs Upton's partner, Steven Newham, 52, daughter, Melanie Upton, 18, brother,...

Death of woman who was crushed between tipper truck and digger...

Cases at Leicester Magistrates' Court

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​Cases heard before Leicester Magistrates' Court include:Aamire Hussain (23), of Faldo Close, Leicester, pleaded guilty to running a red traffic light at the junction of St Margaret's Way and Ravensbridge Drive, Leicester, on January 7. He was fined £30 with a £20 victim surcharge and £85 costs and given three penalty points on his driving licence.Fihima Isse (30), of Marwell Walk, Abbey Rise, Leicester, was found guilty of speeding in Tigers Way, Leicester, on January 6. She...

Cases at Leicester Magistrates' Court


Cannabis dealer ordered to do unpaid work

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A drug dealer caught with seven wraps of cannabis has been given a suspended jail sentence.Priyesh Joshi, 23, pleaded guilty to supplying the class B drug, between August last year and January this year.He also admitted possessing seven cannabis deals, worth a total of £100, with intent to supply them.Leicester Crown Court was told the defendant was searched by police in Carlton Street, in the city, and found to have six one-gram deals of cannabis and another weighing 2.3 grams.Tony...

Cannabis dealer ordered to do unpaid work

Vigilant bank staff rumbled tricksters who opened accounts with...

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​Two tricksters who opened more than 20 bank accounts using false identity documents have been jailed.Cornel Capusan and Corina Voicu, both aged 39, targeted branches of Barclays Bank in the Midlands and parts of Wales.They were finally captured after being rumbled by vigilant bank staff, at a branch in Melton Mowbray, who alerted the police.Judge Nicholas Dean QC praised the quick-thinking employees saying: "The Barclays' staff in Melton are to be congratulated for recognising the modus...

Vigilant bank staff rumbled tricksters who opened accounts with...

Retired teacher Graham Butterworth jailed for sex offences...

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​A retired teacher has been jailed for 11 years after being found guilty of a string of sexual offences against boys.Graham Butterworth, of Lewis Way, Countesthorpe, found guilty of nine counts of indecently assaulting one boy, aged between 12 and 15, and one count of sexually assaulting a 15-year-old following a trial in July.The 70-year-old was acquitted of four offences of indecently assaulting a pupil, which was alleged to have taken place during lessons at Coleman Road Infant and Junior...

Retired teacher Graham Butterworth jailed for sex offences...

Kinder surprise: Woman smuggled drugs into Gartree Prison –...

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A woman was paid £500 to smuggle amphetamine and cannabis into jail, when visiting an inmate, a court heard.Gayle Hough, 55, was caught on CCTV as she handed over amphetamine to the prisoner who concealed it.The incident happened at HMP Gartree, near Market Harborough, Leicestershire, on June 19.Hough, who was arrested, voluntarily handed over two Kinder Egg sweet containers – with 23 grams of cannabis inside - wrapped in cling film, as she was strip searched. They had been hidden in...

Kinder surprise: Woman smuggled drugs into Gartree Prison –...

Ameen Jogee cleared of murdering ex-police officer - now awaits...

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A 27-year-old man charged over the death of an ex-police officer has been cleared of murder but is waiting to hear whether a jury believes he is guilty of manslaughter. Ameen Jogee was charged with murder and the alternative charge of manslaughter over the death of father-of-three Paul Fyfe, who was stabbed at the home of his girlfriend in Leicester in June 2011. Today, a jury at Nottingham Crown Court returned a not guilty verdict to the murder charge after more than 13 hours of...

Ameen Jogee cleared of murdering ex-police officer - now awaits...

Emma-Jayne Magson murder trial: Jury retires to consider verdict

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The jury in the murder trial of a woman who stabbed her boyfriend in the heart with a steak knife has retired to consider the verdict.Emma-Jayne Magson (23) denies murdering James Knight, 26, during a drunken row at her home in Sylvan Street, Newfoundpool, Leicester, in the early hours of Easter Sunday.She claims to have acted in self-defence when Mr Knight tried to strangle her in the kitchen, after they returned from a night out in the city centre.The prosecution has rejected the account of...

Emma-Jayne Magson murder trial: Jury retires to consider verdict

Bede Park sex attack: Two men arrested

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Two men have been arrested after a serious sexual assault in Leicester's Bede Park at the weekend.A woman was walking through Bede Park at about 7.15am on Saturday when she was approach by a man and attacked.She was injured in the assault and continues to be supported by specially trained officers.Police said tonight that a 32 year-old man has been arrested in connection with the sexual assault. A second man, aged 22, has been arrested in connection with the investigation. Both men remain in...

Bede Park sex attack: Two men arrested


Emma-Jayne Magson murder trial: Jury sent home for day

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The jury in the trial of a woman accused of murdering her boyfriend during a drunken knife attack has yet to reach a verdict.Emma-Jayne Magson, 23, denies murdering James Knight, 26, at her home in Sylvan Street, Newfoundpool, Leicester, in the early hours of Easter Sunday.The jury of six men and six women began their deliberations at 12.20pm today (Wednesday November 2) and were sent home at 4.30pm.The Leicester Crown Court hearing was adjourned until Friday morning, when the jury will resume...

Emma-Jayne Magson murder trial: Jury sent home for day

Man found dead in Leicester car park was 'brother-in-law of...

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A man found dead in a city centre car park is understood to be the brother-in-law of former Birmingham and Coventry City striker Peter Ndlovu.The body of Promise Ndlovu, 40, was found in a car park in Charter Street, Leicester, on Saturday.The New Zimbabwe newspaper, which is published in the UK for the expatriate community, reported the connection today.Peter, 43, is a former professional Zimbabwe footballer and is currently the team manager of Mamelodi Sundowns FC, a Premier Soccer League...

Man found dead in Leicester car park was 'brother-in-law of...

Woman stole £10,000 from terminally ill pensioner she...

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A dishonest woman callously stole thousands of pounds from a terminally ill pensioner she befriended in a supermarket, a court heard.As their friendship grew, Melanie Dee Vickers (35) was entrusted with Sylvia Martin's bank card to carry out errands for her – but diverted £5,400 to her own account.Having cleaned out Mrs Martin's funds, she then took out loans in the victim's name and splashed out on shopping, including £503 worth of goods at Argos and £240 with Next...

Woman stole £10,000 from terminally ill pensioner she...

King of England Richard III on trial in Leicester - recap

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A mock trial held today hoped to answer one of the most contentious questions in British history... did Richard III murder the princes in the tower? And the answer was "no". The Leicestershire Law Society and barristers' chambers Group 36 battled it out at the Town Hall in front of a 100-strong audience, which also acted as the jury and finally gave a not guilty verdict on the age old medieval mystery. The hearing was presided over by retired Leicester Crown Court judge, Simon...

King of England Richard III on trial in Leicester - recap

Former Premiership star Peter Ndlovu praises police investigatio...

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A former Premier League footballer has praised Leicestershire Police for their work investigating the killing of one of his relatives.Peter Ndlovu, the 43-year-old former Birmingham and Coventry City striker, spoke after the body of his brother-in-law, Promise Ndlovu, 40, was found in a car park in Charter Street, Leicester, on Saturday.Ramandeep Dhaliwal (34) and Kehar Hayer (55), both of Spencefield Lane, Evington, appeared before city magistrates on Wednesday charged with conspiracy to murder...

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