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It is hoped the changes will also provide a boost to its existing carers who work hard to provide loving homes to children around the county. READ MORE: Catch up on the latest court news on LeicestershireLive. Detectives from Leicestershire Police's Operation Lionheart said the men were from two of Leicester's organised crime groups. Originally Hanslod had denied the charges against him but during a trial at the crown court he switched his pleas to guilty. A man who attacked a railway station worker after holding a woman by the throat for 11 seconds has been jailed. A 38-year-old man has pleaded guilty to and sentenced for the manslaughter of his friend in Loughborough. Ten gang members have been jailed after they were caught in a police operation which saw them sell class A drugs and a stolen shotgun to undercover officers. Leicester Crown Court. A Leicestershire man who "started abusing a girl when she was nine years old" has been jailed. Charges relate to a report of a fight on Wednesday, February 8, a spokesperson for Leicestershire Police confirmed. Cops are hunting the owner of a Rottweiler-type dog that savagely bit a 12-year-old boy at the gates of his school. Read about our approach to external linking. As always you can unsubscribe at any time. Police said Tapawa Chokufa, whose nickname was "Ash", was caught arranging at least 37 different drug deals using a phone number called "The Ash Line". 1 Cops are hunting a man after a 12-year-old lad was dragged to. Kormel Pienczykowski locked the doors and pounced from behind, as his victim went about household chores. He was taken to hospital and is now in a stable condition. 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The youngster was left crying for help and needing emergency treatment after the incident outside Limehurst Academy on Bridge Street, in Loughborough at around 2pm on Tuesday, January 24.. Motorists happy to queue up for cheapest fuel in the county no matter how small the savings, Costco members save 6p a litre on petrol and 12p a litre on diesel, When Leicestershire car boot sales are opening for 2023, Ready to grab a bargain? Fadeel Hanslod lived in Derwent . A householder woke up to hear the screeching sound of his car being driven away by an intruder. The 24-year-old, of Albert Street, Loughborough, met the victim and her friend . The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. A man is due before magistrates today following a report of assault in Loughborough yesterday. Two women, aged 40 and 22, and a 35-year-old man were all arrested on suspicion of possession of a prohibited firearm. BTP said the non-fatal strangulation conviction was its first prosecution for the newly-created offence. England open their TikTok Six Nations campaign against Scotland in. Leicestershire Police replied with details that all access routes were blocked off. Two people were jailed for attempted murder - one who shot a man who he thought had upset his daughter and another who tried to strangle his own mother. US-made cheese can be called 'gruyere' - court, AOC under investigation for Met Gala dress, The children left behind in Cuba's exodus, Canadian grandma helps police snag phone scammer. Take a drive on the wild side at Twycross Zoo. Something went wrong, please try again later. The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. Stephen Frewer, of Byron Street, Loughborough, pleaded guilty to gross negligence manslaughter of 41-year-old Lee Marston. Leicestershire Police were surprised by the 'huge quantity' of heroin found in an alleyway, The latest crime and court news from Leicester and Leicestershire. 2023 BBC. This means that we may include adverts from us and third parties based on our knowledge of you. As the 41-year-old was given a four-year-and-one-month prison term, Judge Keith Raynor said the attack was caused by a toxic combination of "jealousy, rage and knife possession". The worker was left with a double fracture to his jaw which left him with nerve damage and paralysis to part of his face after the vicious attack by Ryan Lawson in the Co-op in Knightthorpe Road, Loughborough. The victim and his friend had been out with their girlfriends and were looking for a place to eat when they came across Smith and his group. Follow BBC East Midlands on Facebook, on Twitter, or on Instagram. Sign up here, Some of the people jailed in December 2021. The pair conducted business remotely and did not come face to face with their victims. 'Thought it was my coffin': Mum recalls sunbed horror where she almost burned alive The law student says she is really strong but just could not lift the lid off. Five days of sleet and snow on the way for Leicestershire? Police said Gamble "took advantage" of the girls by kissing and touching them when they were alone, with two of the three girls raped on multiple occasions. Michael Vincent, 40, broke into the garden shed at the man's home in Rothley, near Loughborough, and set aside a hedge trimmer and a chainsaw before entering the house, where he helped himself to keys to the occupant's Mitsubishi L200. A man in his 50s, his wife and a 39-year-old man were arrested after searches of two properties in Loughborough, Leicestershire, and a third in Lytham St Annes, Lancashire, on Wednesday. UNITED COUNTIES LEAGUE Premier Division North (Sat, selected): Pinchbeck United 2 AFC Mansfield 0 . Five days of sleet and snow on the way for Leicestershire? This means that we may include adverts from us and third parties based on our knowledge of you. At conservative gathering, Trump is still the favourite. The pair, who had been friends for several years, had been out drinking earlier in the evening and were intoxicated when they began fooling around with a shotgun. Stephen Frewer, of Byron Street, Loughborough, pleaded guilty to gross negligence. The Thrillz High Flying Adventure Park in King of Prussia, Pennsylvania, USA, was the scene of the incident on Saturday night (February 25) which left witnesses traumatised. A crooked solicitor and his colleague have been jailed following a four-year police investigation into a 3 million property fraud they were running from their county law firm. Paedophile jailed for 32 years after blackmailing victims into child sex abuse On multiple occasions in 2019, Wynter paid a man in the Philippines to abuse a two-year-old boy for him via video call. Why Alex Murdaugh was spared the death penalty, Why Trudeau is facing calls for a public inquiry, The shocking legacy of the Dutch 'Hunger Winter'. Alan Glendinning was arrested after the girl's mother became suspicious of how he behaved near her, police said. The 71-year-old, of Shelthorpe Road in Loughborough, was sentenced at Leicester Crown Court on Thursday. One of the defendants, Sebastian Garner, also sold a stolen shotgun to an officer for 800. As always you can unsubscribe at any time. 2023 BBC. At Leicester Crown Court on Wednesday, March 1, he appeared for sentencing after he pleaded guilty to two counts of possession of a firearm and one count of possession of a class A drug. 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Man jailed over guns, ammo and huge 300k stash of heroin Leicester News Leicestershire Police were surprised by the 'huge quantity' of heroin found in an alleyway A LOUGHBOROUGH man is among a gang of men who have been have been jailed for a total of 10 years and seven months for selling fake DVDs following a successful trading standards investigation. Tapiwa Chokufa, 25, of no fixed address - four years and four months, Lee Ryan Smith, 24, of Ranger Close, Leicester - three years and eight months, Musawenkosi Nayathi, 24, of Cherrybrook Close, Leicester - three years and nine months, Reece Page, 21, of Dupont Gardens, Leicester - three years and six months detention, Qmar Riley, 21, of Faversham Close, Leicester - three years and two months, Tomas Esteves, 19, of Beaumont Leys Lane, Leicester - three years and seven months detention, Mason Cooper, 19, of Cross Hedge Close, Leicester - two years detention, Sebastian Garner, 19, of no fixed address - four years and four months detention, Iakam Hasan, 18, of Billington Close, Leicester - three years and eight months detention, Malachi Quintyne-Bayliss, 18, of no fixed address - three years and six months detention. The tree surgeon, of Cumbrian Way, Shepshed, was jailed for two years and nine months and was banned from driving for four-and-a-half years. Two people were jailed for attempted murder - one who shot a man who he thought had upset his daughter and another who tried to strangle his own mother. Declan Jones was caught on CCTV holding a woman by the throat for 11 seconds, Jones assaulted two members of Loughborough railway station staff after they intervened. Police cordon off an area at the rear of properties on Peel Street and Russell Street Lougborough. Officers were alerted to the rucksack on Tuesday, April 12, last year and Leicestershire Police' s forensic team found fingerprints on the bags of heroin that were matched to the 36-year-old. Chetan Sharma was jailed for wounding his ex-partner, before trying to strangle the terrified woman. Lewis Kendrick, who was celebrating a new job, had not passed a driving test, had no insurance, had taken cocaine and was over the drink drive limit when he got behind the wheel. 2023 BBC. At conservative gathering, Trump is still the favourite. A 41-year-old Cavan man caught smuggling more than 1 million cannabis across the border believed he was actually delivering "knock off" Canadian Goose jackets, a court heard today. Kinchbus contactless payments continue to boom, Contactless payments on transport assists faster, frictionless travel, Contactless payments have arrived on Kinchbus, You can now tap-on and tap-off all Kinchbus routes, Gus Poyet backs new programme to develop grassroots football, Expert advice given to young local teams at Hyundai FC's Stamford Bridge launch, 'Winning millions can be boring' says successful UK poker player, Sam Trickett, Britains most successful poker player, is one of only 18 people in the world to be successful in high stakes poker playing, Weightlifter launches gofundme Olympic appeal. And they also managed to find his DNA on both the weapons. Firefighter Have A Go taster events this weekend, "At these events, attendees can get hands-on experience of the job-related tests involved in the recruitment process.". Clockwise from top left: Tapiwa Chokufa, Mason Cooper, Tomas Esteves, Sebastian Garner, Iakam Hasan, Musawenkosi Nayathi, Reece Page, Malachi Quintyne-Bayliss, Qmar Riley, Lee Ryan Smith, This flat in Moira Street was boarded up after being used by the dealers to sell drugs. Read about our approach to external linking. The attraction, which will be open all year round, is aimed at children aged three to seven years old. A Loughborough man has been jailed for 19 years after he was found guilty of raping two women and sexually abusing another across a period of more than 30 years. They were operating what is known as 'property take-over fraud', whereby ownership deeds or titles are changed fraudulently and a new name put on them. The 27-year-old defendant, of Down Road, Belgrave, in the city, had previous convictions including an arson at his own home in 2016, criminal damage in a petrol station shop, threatening behaviour and three counts of possessing bladed weapons. A shoplifter punched a shop worker in the face twice after he dared to challenge him for trying to steal a phone charger. Loughborough man jailed for sexually abusing a child. The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. The schoolboy was rushed to hospital after sustaining "cuts and bruises" to his stomach after the mutt mauled him outside the Limehurst Academy in Loughborough on January 24. 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But the defendant's sister later accompanied Pienczykowski to an appointment she made for him at Glenfield Hospital's Bradgate psychiatric unit, where she told a consultant he tried to murder their mother. A LOUGHBOROUGH man whose unprovoked street attack sent his victim crashing to the ground "like a sack of potatoes" has been jailed for 15 months. When arrested 13 days later, 30-year-old Lawson was found with two small deals of cannabis - which he admitted possessing for personal use. The man had tried to stop Benjamin Etsiwah arguing with a member of the bar staff. Detective Inspector Alex Hathaway, who investigated the incident, said: This was a tragic incident which could so easily have been avoided. Why Alex Murdaugh was spared the death penalty, Why Trudeau is facing calls for a public inquiry, The shocking legacy of the Dutch 'Hunger Winter'. Why Alex Murdaugh was spared the death penalty, Why Trudeau is facing calls for a public inquiry, The shocking legacy of the Dutch 'Hunger Winter'. He was sentenced to seven years for the firearms offences and 11 years for possession of the heroin, to run consecutively, making a total of 18 years. The victim was in hospital for three days, off work for nearly a month and on a liquid diet for six weeks. Our original report was based on incorrect information published by Leicestershire Police. After the hearing, Leicestershire Police released their mugshots and details of the case. Lees family will spend the rest of their lives living with the consequences of this preventable incident. Jones, of Jack Hardy Close, Syston, Leicestershire, was convicted of intentional strangulation and two counts of assault. Police were called to Ratcliffe Road, in Loughborough, just before 05:00 GMT on Wednesday and found the man - who is in his 50s - with the stab wound. Kate Lumbers, defending, said Smith had earned "excellent" reports from Glen Parva Young Offenders' institution while held on remand. A BTP spokesperson added: "On review of the CCTV, it was found that Jones had already committed a ferocious attack on a young woman holding her by her throat against the wall for 11 seconds until she started to lose consciousness and then dropping her. Something went wrong, please try again later. A father-of-nine shot a young man in the chest at point blank range because he believed he had upset one of his daughters. But Jibril, who has now been given a long jail term, was convicted by a jury of wounding with intent to cause grievous bodily harm. They were nailed after a four-year police investigation, Subscribe today to get the latest headlines straight to your inbox with our free email updates. The force said at about 21:45 BST, workers saw the woman being attacked, and after taking "immediate action", one staff member was punched three times to the head and ear. His mother, who suffered bruised hands in the incident, did not report the matter. The horror exploded in Loughborough, Leicestershire, outside the Limehurst Academy on Bridge Street at around 2pm on January 24. One defendant had ran down his girlfriend while another killed his friend by smashing into a wall while drink-driving. Jibril was jailed for 12 years - of which he was told he will have to serve eight, before being eligible to apply for parole. At conservative gathering, Trump is still the favourite. Detective Constable Matthew Swift of the forces economic crime unit, said: This was a lengthy and complex investigation which has taken more than four years to get to this stage. He placed the blue nylon cable around her neck, at the family's home in Braunstone, and tried to choke her to death. 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In interview, he accepted going to the Co-op to steal and blamed his "poor memory" of the assault on the use of drugs - but said he was "ashamed" of his behaviour. Something went wrong, please try again later. This year promises to be better than ever with Loughborough taking delivery of a record amount of 13 tonnes of sand.