Man charged over Bede Park rape attack due in court today

November 4, 2016, 12:26 am

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A man will appear before Leicester Magistrates today charged with a number of offences after a rape in a city park at the weekend.Michal Cezary Podlaszczyk, 32, of no fixed abode, has been charged with three counts of rape, one count of assault, occasioning actual bodily harm, sexual touching, assault by penetration, attempted theft, theft and robbery.The charges relate to an incident in Bede Park at about 7.15am on Saturday.A second man, aged 22, who was arrested in connection with the...

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Kayleigh film wins prestigious Royal television Society award

November 4, 2016, 4:29 am

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A film warning of the dangers of online grooming has won a prestigious award from The Royal Television Society (RTS). Kayleigh's Love Story, produced by Leicestershire Police following the rape and murder of 15-year-old Measham teenager Kayleigh Haywood, won the Gold award in the Best Promotional category from the RTS at a ceremony last night . It is the second award won by the five-minute film in the last few weeks. Kayleigh's Love Story tells how the schoolgirl was groomed on line by...

Man who fired stun gun in nightclub has sentence reduced

November 4, 2016, 6:20 am

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A student who pulled out a stun gun disguised as a lipstick in a Leicester nightclub has had his five-year sentence slashed on appeal.James Hebden was arrested in April last year after the manager of The Republic club said he saw a stun gun being fired following a row involving Hebden.Mr Justice Globe said: "The manager believed he saw a flash of light and heard a crackle consistent with the sound of a stun gun."The weapon was then discovered inside Hebden's bag by security staff,...

Man beat up former friend as he tried to make amends

November 4, 2016, 6:24 am

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An irate man who attacked a former friend causing a black eye and chipped teeth was given a suspended jail sentence.Clive Dakin, 48, pleaded guilty to causing actual bodily harm on July 5.Kate Plummer, prosecuting, said that the victim had been friends with the defendant and his partner – but there was a "falling out" over an item going missing. The complainant was visiting the defendant's partner to "effect a reconciliation," when he was set upon by Dakin.The defendant...

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November 4, 2016, 6:40 am

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A sex attacker was tracked down with the help of the Leicester Mercury.Masood Anwar groped one woman and planted an unwanted kiss on the cheek of another after asking them for directions to Leicester railway station He was arrested after a CCTV image of him was printed in the newspaper and online.The 46-year-old failed to turn up for a trial at Leicester Magistrates' Court so the case went ahead without him - and he was convicted of two sex offences.Prosecutor Andy Conboy told the court:...

Emma-Jayne Magson guilty of murder

November 4, 2016, 8:25 am

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READ THE LATEST STORY HEREA woman has been found guilty of murdering her boyfriend. by stabbing him in the chest.Emma-Jayne Magson (23) denied murdering James Knight, 26, during a drunken row at their home in Sylvan Street, Newfoundpool, Leicester, in the early hours of Easter Sunday.Read transcript of killer's 999 call hereRead transcript of James Knight's brother's 999 call hereRead the statement from James Knight's family hereThe jury of six men and six women began their deliberations on...

Family of murder victim James Knight thank neighbours, police and...

November 4, 2016, 8:59 am

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The family of James Knight has put out a statement following the conviction of Emma-Jayne Magson of murder.They said: "James Knight was 26 years old, a father of two girls, a son, a brother, uncle, and a friend to many."James was a very happy, bouncy young man who made everyone's day brighter with a smile that was infectious, no-one will ever be able to forget it."We, as a family will never be able to forget the night we received the heart breaking news that James had died, the...

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November 4, 2016, 9:49 am

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James Knight's brother, Kevin, made a frantic 999 call at 3.15am on March 27.Here are excerpts from the transcript.Operator: Ambulance, tell me exactly what's happened?Kevin Knight: Erm, me brother, he's been on the floor, been beat up in town. He can't be dead.Operator: Is he awake?Kevin: No.Operator: Is he breathing?Kevin: Is he breathing mate? No, he's dead.Operator: He's not breathing?Kevin: No, he's not breathing, oh my God! Please! He's been stabbed.Operator: He's been stabbed? Is there...

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Emma-Jayne Magson trial: Transcript of killer's 999 call

November 4, 2016, 9:52 am

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Emma-Jayne Magson rang 999 at 3am, on March 27.She did not mention that her boyfriend, James Knight, had suffered a stab injury during the six minute call and when told by the dispatcher there might be a delay in getting help, she replied: "No, that's fine, don't worry about it."Here are excerpts from the transcript of the call:Operator: Can you tell me exactly what's happened?Magson: Umm I don't know, my boyfriend's here, he's making weird noises, I don't know what's going onOperator:...

Emma-Jayne Magson told she is facing a life sentence

November 4, 2016, 9:58 am

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A woman found guilty of murdering her boyfriend, by stabbing him in the heart, is facing a sentence of life imprisonment.Emma-Jayne Magson (23) showed no emotion as she stood in the dock with her arms folded, as the unanimous verdict was announced.Family and friends of the victim, James Knight, collectively shouted "yes," when she was convicted.Read transcript of killer's 999 call hereRead transcript of James Knight's brother's 999 call hereRead the statement from James Knight's family...

Three more men charged after Promise Ndlovu found dead in...

November 5, 2016, 1:20 am

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Three more men have been charged in connection with the death of Promise Ndlovu.The 40-year-old's body was discovered in a car park in Charter Street, in Leicester, at 8.25am on Saturday, October 29.Last night police announced that they had charged Kuldeep Singh (36) of Charter Street, Leicester, Bikramjeet Singh (27) of Cannon Street, Leicester, and Kulwinder Singh (28) also of Cannon Street, Leicester, with conspiracy to pervert the course of justice.The men are due to appear at Leicester...

Three more men appear in court after death of Promise Ndlovu

November 5, 2016, 5:22 am

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Three men have appeared in court after being arrested as part of the Promise Ndlovu murder investigation.The 40-year-old victim was found dead in a car park in Charter Street, Leicester, on October 29.Two men have already been charged with conspiracy to murder him and now three more men have been charged with perverting the course of justice.The three men, Kuldeep Singh (36) of Charter Street, Leicester, Bikramjeet Singh (27) of Cannon Street, Leicester, and Kulwinder Singh (28) also of Cannon...

Drug dealer hid illegal gun in bushes at park

November 5, 2016, 10:00 am

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A drug dealer who hid an illegal firearm in bushes at a park has been jailed for five years.Tawanda Bvumbe (25) was caught with a stash of cocaine and a total of £2,190 in cash was seized.He was later seen to hide a drawstring bag in undergrowth at Towers Park, Langford Way, off Gipsy Lane, Leicester.Police searched the area and found the bag contained an illegally-converted 8mm blank-firing self-loading pistol.It had been modified with welding and by having the barrel drilled.Originally...

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January 8, 2017, 8:20 am

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A teenager stabbed the wrong man in a revenge attack outside the city centre Lamp Lighters pub, before it closed.Charley Daley, 18, was given a detention sentence after admitting he wounded the victim, who suffered a deep gash into the muscle of his arm, requiring surgery.Leicester Crown Court was told the incident happened during a skirmish between several men outside the pub in Silver Street, on October 17, 2015, before the premises closed down.Jonathan Eley, prosecuting, said the victim...

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January 8, 2017, 8:44 am

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A woman who kept her starving dog in a room littered with its own faeces has been banned from having pets.RSPCA officers rescued German shepherd cross Chase from the home of Georgina Inglis - and they now hope he will soon be found a new family.Inglis later pleaded guilty to causing unnecessary suffering to the dog by failing to feed him regularly or provide him with a clean environment to live in.The RSPCA's chief inspector for Leicestershire, Jim Lucas, said Chase was skinny and filthy with...

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January 9, 2017, 5:10 am

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The mother of a baby who died from brain damage denied a defence barrister's suggestion that she held the unconscious youngster upside down and shook her during resuscitation.Ling Ling Wang - whose seven-month-old daughter suffered fatal head injuries - was giving evidence for the prosecution against her sister -in-law, Chuanfang Zheng, who is accused of manslaughter.Ms Wang told Leicester Crown Court that that she was "one hundred per cent" sure she had not shaken her daughter or held...

Leicester woman pleads guilty to scamming dog rescue charity

January 9, 2017, 6:48 am

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A cold-calling saleswoman has admitted advertising fraud involving an elderly couple and a dog rescue charity.Barbara Stone, 62, of Taunton Close, Little Hill, Leicester, today pleaded guilty to two charges of fraud by false representation when she appeared at Nottingham Crown Court.She was caught following an investigating led by East Midlands regional scambusters team, supported by Nottinghamshire Trading Standards.Stone sold advertising at Leicester-based Aspire magazine.Read more Sham...

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January 10, 2017, 12:54 am

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The family of a mother-of-two are appealing against the sentence handed down to the teenage drink-driver who killed her.Learner driver Danielle Bartlett was 17 when she crashed into the side of a taxi in Coventry after getting drunk and taking her uncle's car without permission.Anna Downey, 42, who was in the back of the cab died at the scene.Bartlett fled the scene of the accident.At Warwick Crown Court last Friday, Bartlett (18), of Westleigh Road, West End, Leicester, was jailed for three...

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January 11, 2017, 2:34 am

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Wilko has been fined £2.2 million after a student working part-time in a Leicester store was left paralysed when a metal cage full of paint tins fell on top of her. Judge Ebraham Mooncey said the penalty should have an "economic impact" on the company for the health and safety breaches that led to Corisande Collins suffering life-altering injuries.She has been left permanently in need of a wheelchair, with just a one per cent chance of ever walking again.Wilko, which was founded...

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January 11, 2017, 5:02 am

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The Wilko worker who was left paralysed after a metal cage full of paint tins tumbled on top of her was also recently a victim of a "mindless wicked arson attack".Corisande Collins, 23, of Glenfield, was in Leicester Crown Court today when Wilko were fined £2.2 million for the health and safety breaches that led to the former worker suffering life-altering injuries.The incident, which happened in the store in Beaumont Shopping Centre, left Miss Collins permanently in a...