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Man denies murdering victim who was injured in an incident 12...
A 28-year-old man has pleaded not guilty to murdering a man in March.Paul Albert Smith, of Bradgate Street, Woodgate, Leicester, is charged with murdering 45-year-old Ivan Barrs on March 28.Smith was...
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Horror movie hammer attack chef jailed for attacking his business...
A chef who launched a sustained attack on his business partner and his brother with a claw hammer has been jailed for assaults likened to a "horror movie" scene.Mizanor Rahman was jailed "for...
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Wife killed by husband in a 'frenzied axe and knife attack' at...
A man launched a frenzied and fatal assault on his wife in an early morning attack at their home, a court has heard.Mohammed Zaman at first hit, then attacked Sameena with an axe before delivering a...
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Firm fined £140,000 after worker dies after being crushed...
A Leicestershire aluminium firm has been fined £140,000 after a worker died following being crushed under a lifting truck.Stefan Durina, 33, was airlifted to hospital but died from "catastrophic...
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Rogue builder jailed for conning Leicester customers out of...
A rogue builder who bullied customers and conned them out of thousands of pounds has been jailed.Stephen Shergold, of Locke Avenue, Rushey Mead, preyed on victims - including two widows - earning their...
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Masked gunmen shot dead girlfriend of criminal gang member in...
Two masked gunmen shot dead a woman by mistake - when they had been targeting her boyfriend, a court heard.Aaron Newman and Aaron Power lay in wait under the cover of darkness outside the home in...
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Drug user jailed after string of burglaries on pubs and clubs
A drug user was jailed after he admitted a string of burglaries on pubs and clubs.JR Sadler (35) was arrested soon after he broke into The Three Pots in Burbage.Leicester Crown Court was told Sadler...
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Company fined £8,000 due to worker losing arm after it was...
A company has been fined £8,000 for health and safety failings after a worker lost his arm after it was pulled into machinery.The 71-year-old victim had been working at UFAC (UK) Ltd's plant in Oakham...
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Leicester City Council benefits officer Umesh Gordhan jailed for...
A Leicester City Council benefits officer has been jailed for fraud after claiming £88,000 by lying to travel insurance companies.Umesh Gordhan took out multiple policies covering holiday cancellations...
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Man accused of murdering his wife tells of voices in his head...
A man accused of killing his wife in an axe and knife attack told a jury he heard voices in his head saying "Kill her! Kill her!"Mohammed Zaman said he could not remember his frenzied assault on 34...
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Jury in Hayley Pointon murder trial told she was offered money...
A jury has been told in the Hayley Pointon murder trial that she had been offered cash to reveal the address of her boyfriend.Miss Pointon was shot by mistake by masked gunmen hired to kill Nigel Bow...
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Leicester City Council takes 3,500 people to court over £2m...
More than 3,500 people in Leicester have been summonsed to magistrates court because they failed to pay their council tax.City council officials are chasing up £2,070,426 in arrears and have taken...
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Lawyer accuses murder suspect of lying over circumstances of...
A man who admits killing his wife has been asked by the trial judge why he accessed internet sites about murder before the incident.Judge Dean was seeking clarification from Mohammed Zaman as he...
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Man in court charged with attempted murder, rape and robbery at...
A man has appeared in court charged with attempted murder, rape and robbery at a business in King Street, in Leicester city centre.Vijay Singh,(43), of De Montfort House, Oxford Street, in the city...
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Husband pleads guilty to murdering his wife in frenzied axe and...
A trial came to a dramatic halt today when a husband changed his plea to admit murdering his wife, who died in a frenzied axe and knife attack.Mohammed Zaman originally denied murdering Sameena, 34,...
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Husband jailed for life for brutal murder of his wife in axe and...
A remorseless husband who murdered his wife in a brutal axe and knife attack was today jailed for life.Mohammed Zaman, 45, originally denied murdering Sameena but changed his plea during the trial and...
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Grapevine manager who refused to turn music down in bar hit with...
A bar manager who ignored official warnings to turn down the music in her Leicester city centre venue has been fined.Jill Merry (49) committed nine offences in three months under licensing and...
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Romanian criminal who blew up bank machines loses appeal against...
A Romanian criminal who used explosive gases to blow up bank machines and steal cash has lost an appeal against his 13-and-a-half year sentence.Constantin Alexandroaia (34) and an unidentified...
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CPS: Husband 'planned cold-blooded murder' of his wife
The Crown Prosecution Service issued a statement following the jailing of a husband for the "planned cold-blooded murder" of his wife.Mohammed Zaman, 45, received a life sentence, with a minimum 22...
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Drunk driver Vaseeullah Saiyed claimed his car had been stolen...
A drunken driver went on a dangerous escapade after failing to stop when he crashed into the back of a car, a court heard.Vaseeullah Saiyed, 22, was driving his Peugeot car without insurance when he...
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