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Woman who became drug dealer after own addiction 'spiralled out...
A woman who dealt in drugs to fund her own use has been given a suspended jail sentence.Joanne Alice Greaves began taking MCat and cannabis when she was involved on the rave party scene.Leicester Crown...
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Drunken 'bully' twice pushed pregnant woman to ground on street...
A drunken "bully" twice pushed a pregnant woman to the ground in front of her children in the street, a court heard.When Nathan Nelson encountered her in a shop three-and-a-half months later, he told...
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"Sexual predator" jailed after grooming teenage girl...
A road worker who had sex with a schoolgirl in his van and in remote woodland was jailed for four-and-a-half years.Judge Simon Hammond said Owen James Hanton was "a sexual predator" and the courts had...
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"Remorseless offender" caught with drugs and counterfei...
A "remorseless offender" caught with drugs and two stashes of counterfeit notes was jailed for two years and four months.Liam Saddington, was seen acting suspiciously in Leicester's Victoria Road East...
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Mother of five cheated benefits system out of more than...
A mother-of-five who cheated the benefits system out of more than £80,000 was given a suspended jail sentence.Sherry Smith, 39, was living with her lorry driver husband, Andrew, whilst falsely claiming...
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Architect caught downloading indecent images of young boys given...
An architect caught downloading indecent images of young boys has been given a suspended jail sentence.Richard Francis Kaye, 61, was arrested at his then home in Exton, near Rutland Water, in April...
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Man who threatened to sexually abuse four children jailed for...
A man who threatened to sexually abuse four children has been jailed for three years for accessing and distributing indecent images.Jason Hill was caught with 3,000 indecent images of children, and...
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Family of fatal crash victim welcome motorist's guilty plea to...
A motorist's guilty plea to causing a crash, which killed a popular café owner, has been met with relief from the victim's family.Gareth Carnall, 33, who owned Fingerprints Deli Café on Leicester's...
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Prisoner who attacked and bit off part of fellow inmate's ear...
A prisoner who attacked and bit off part of a fellow inmate's ear has been jailed for four years.Stephen Blowes pleaded guilty to wounding with intent, at HMP Stocken, Stretton, near Oakham, where he...
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Mother-of-nine jailed for brutal knife attack in Leicester city...
A disabled woman who was jailed for a brutal knife attack on an ex-friend today failed in an appeal against her sentence - despite claiming she was bullied into it.Angela Patterson, 48, of Gaddesby...
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Leicester man Philip Merry appears in court accused of murdering...
A man has been remanded in custody accused of murdering Steven McKinnon in an alleged assault on June 6.Philip Merry (28) from Pinewood Avenue, Thurmaston, appeared before Leicester Magistrates this...
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Birstall man who accessed almost 2,000 indecent images of...
A man who accessed almost 2,000 indecent images of children on the internet has been jailed for two years and four months.Leigh Bedford, 39, was also banned from going abroad without permission from...
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Man admits causing Harjit Singh Thaliwal's death in car crash...
A businessman was killed in a crash after he became involved in a "spontaneous" race against another motorist on a dual carriageway.Harjit Singh Thaliwal, 27, was fatally injured when his BMW X6 was in...
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'Dangerous' offender given potentially lifelong jail term for...
A prisoner given a potentially lifelong sentence for a mobile phone mugging nine years ago has been freed by judges on appeal.Nathan Roberts was aged 23 and living on the streets when he cornered three...
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Police found drugs at Narborough Road home after being called to...
The police found drugs at a man's house after being called to deal with a disturbance in the street, a court heard.Jakob Doronin (22) was found to have two ounces of cannabis and 17 ecstasy tablets in...
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Armed police swoop on Leicester street after thugs smash up cars
Armed police swooped on a city street this morning after reports that thugs smashed two car windscreens and tried to break in to a house.They descended on Collingham Road, in Rowley Fields, just before...
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Man who waved blade at police in middle of Narborough Road and...
A violent man, who waved a blade at the police in the middle of a busy dual carriageway has been jailed for two years.Nicholas Underwood, who suffers from mental health problems, at one stage told the...
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Out of control drunken teenage mum pushed police officer down...
A drunken teenage mum was so out of control when the police arrived at her home she pushed an officer downstairs, a court heard.Harriet Brookes, 18, was behaving so badly in front of her own daughter...
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Leicester man jailed for hiding loaded gun under mum's mattress...
A son who hid a loaded Smith and Wesson revolver under his mother's mattress has been jailed for seven years.Leaving the dock after sentencing, Bryan Kaba said to his mother in the public gallery: "I...
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Two men involved in burglary of home when occupants were on...
Two men involved in a group burglary of a home, when the occupants were on holiday, have been given suspended jail sentences.Cameron Creese and Richard Watson pleaded guilty to the break-in, on...
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