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Tenants evicted from homes in council 'Anti-social' crackdown
Two tenants evicted from council homes for anti-social behaviourThe anti-social behaviour of two tenants living in North West Leicestershire has cost them their homes following a council-led...
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Man jailed for murder of former soldier who died five years after...
A man has been jailed for life for murdering a former soldier who died of his injuries five years after he was left brain damaged in a brutal assault.Joseph Moran, (28), was convicted and imprisoned...
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Man accused of shooting dead mum-of-two 'had no part in her...
A man accused of shooting dead a mother-of-two told a murder trial he played no part in the killing – and has never seen a real gun.Aaron Power (25) is accused of jointly murdering Hayley Pointon, with...
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'I was speeding on M1 because a snake bit my mum" - man...
A man said he was speeding on the M1 in Leicestershire because he was rushing to see his mum who had been bitten by a snake.Robert Blay was clocked the heading north on the motorway near Cosby at...
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Relatives of man stabbed to death in Leicester street reject...
Relatives of a man who was stabbed to death in a Leicester street five years ago have rejected an offer to meet one of the killers.Relatives of Nazir Sheikh – who was stabbed in St Saviours Road,...
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Would-be-burglar caught on CCTV trying to break into house jailed
A would-be burglar was arrested after CCTV cameras filmed him trying to break into a house, a court heard.The attempted burglary in Bankart Avenue, Oadby, was committed by Francis William McGrane just...
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Hayley Pointon trial: Murder accused give conflicting accounts of...
Two men accused of jointly murdering a mother-of-two in a shooting have given conflicting accounts to the jury.Hayley Pointon, 30, was gunned down outside the home of her boyfriend, Nigel Barwell, in...
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Mother denies causing deaths of daughter and son's girlfriend...
A mother has appeared in court to deny causing the deaths of her daughter and her son's girlfriend, by driving while under the influence of cannabis.Anastasia James (37) of Thornton Close, Braunstone,...
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Man jailed for sickening attack in which victim was battered...
A man jailed for a sickening attack in which a pedestrian was run down and beaten to a pulp can have no complaint about his tough sentence.Samuel Wright's appeal against his nine-year sentence was...
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Man who subjected young mum to three-hour rape ordeal loses...
A man who sent a young mum screaming into the night with her daughter after subjecting her to a three-hour rape ordeal has lost his appeal against sentence.Serwan Ishan Abdullah, 28, raped, choked and...
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Thief who stole van towing a caravan crashed into house after 40...
A thief who made off in a van towing a caravan ended up crashing into a house, after a 40 minute police chase, a court heard.James McGuire, 30, who admitted dangerous driving, was jailed for three...
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Former wrestler and sex shop owner guilty of sexually abusing...
A former wrestler and sex shop owner accused of being at the centre of a predatory paedophile ring has been found guilty of a catalogue of sex offences.Gary Cooke, now known as Mark Grainger, of Galway...
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'It's a miracle' drunk driver did not kill his family in 93 mph...
A judge said it was "a miracle" that a drunken driver did not kill his family in a crash after a high speed police chase. Frantisek Mikula, 32, was almost three times the drink drive limit, with his...
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Rogue builder who conned elderly man out of thousands of pounds...
A rogue builder who conned an elderly man out of thousands of pounds after carrying out "shabby" work on two houses has escaped jail.The victim, retired medical doctor, Jeremy Goodchild, 82, died...
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Interior decorator who shipped electronics for missile and radar...
An interior decorator who shipped military-grade electronics for missile and radar systems to China is facing a jail sentence.Christopher Perkins, 39, who runs an interior decorating firm in...
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Leicester man jailed for threatening to kill ex-partner in front...
A jealous man armed with an imitation firearm terrified his ex-partner by threatening to kill her in front of their two children.Musa Ajao, 33, "flipped" and produced a BB gun after he saw her in the...
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A Leicester knifeman's attempt to rob the bookies where he is a...
A knifeman tried holding up the assistant manager at a Leicester bookies where he was a regular customer, a court heard.But Gary Neale's demands for cash at the Coral betting shop, in Buckminster Road,...
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Leicestershire gang jailed for more than 25 years for series of...
A six-man gang of crooks who carried out a "campaign of burglaries" in Leicestershire were given sentences totalling more than 25 years.They targeted detached homes and commercial premises for high...
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Man and woman deny murdering William Tomlinson
A man and a woman appeared in court today to deny murdering 64-year-old William Tomlinson.Nathan Kearney (33) of Gooding Avenue, Braunstone, Leicester, and Emma Tomlinson (24) of St Stephen's Road,...
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Four kilos of cannabis worth £50,000 found at home of two...
A four kilo haul of cannabis with a street value of £50,000 was found at the home of two brothers during a drugs raid, a court heard.Stefan Simpraga, 21, took responsibility for the stash found in a...
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