All news by author: Tom Mack

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Police issue update as Nicola Bulley diver joins river search for missing boy
Peter Faulding and his team joined the search for Xielo Maruziva in Leicestershire on Tuesday and this evening, with Assistant Chief Constable Michaela Kerr thanking the private company
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Man accused of killing baby in Beaumont Leys 'prioritised Playstation over son'
Michael Davis and Kayleigh Driver are on trial at Leicester crown court, accused of causing the death of one-month-old Ollie David who was found with 37 injuries
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Hero Amazon delivery driver dashes to rescue man out of house after blast
Diogo Moreira, who is an Amazon delivery driver, reacted swiftly after the large explosion had rocked the flat in the Beaumont Leys suburb of Leicester this afternoon
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Man suffers serious injuries after house explosion blows out windows
The explosion in Beaumont Leys, Leicester, which happened this afternoon, has left one man with serious injuries, Leicestershire Police said as it investigates the blast
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Brothel boss and pal attack sex worker's husband and dump him near flats to die
Brothel owner Marian Botea and his friend Dragos-Marin Gugu attacked Dumitru-Nicolae Cherascu two days after he accused Botea of having a relationship with his wife - leading to the husband's untimely death
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Mum accused of murdering baby girl she adopted five months earlier
Katie Tidmarsh had adopted little Ruby Thompson five months before her death in Glenfield, Leicester with previous injuries also found on the one-year-old's body
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Woman who went to stroke dog left disfigured after it bit chunk out of her cheek
A woman who bent down to stroke a dog suffered horrific injuries as the animal leapt at her face and bit a chunk out of her cheek, but the animal had a history of aggression, a court heard
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First trial in TikTok murder plot halted after 'racist' jury member's comments
Influencer Mahek Bukhari and seven others were on trial last year for their part in the deaths of Hashim Ijazuddin and Saqib Hussain in a horror high speed crash in Leicester
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Woman saved by her watch in horror meat cleaver attack
The vicious attack with a meat cleaver was only stopped by chance when the blade struck her watch instead of her arm in the attack in Leicester city centre
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Man found not guilty of killing girlfriend as she tried to stop him leaving her
Ian Curson says he didn't know his girlfriend Caragh Eaton had fallen to the ground and fatally fractured her skull as he drove away, after an altercation in which she tried to stop him leaving
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TikTok murderer's accomplice raped teen girl before trial for killing two men
Raees Jamal was sentenced for rape in August 2022 and was given 10 years behind bars - but the jury in the TikTok case was not told about it in order to ensure a fair trial
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Artist drops five sizes in weeks after photos 'give her a kick up the backside'
Sally Cooper became more determined than ever to tackle her weight after seeing photos of herself at her heaviest and so she joined a Slimming World group in Leicestershire
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Woman's horror as pervert burglar wearing tights hides in her home for six hours
Leicester Crown Court heard that Mark Maddock had been seen standing outside the victim's home in the months leading up to the incident on Saturday, June 11, last year
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Man chokes to death at cafe in front of family as wife fights to save him
Grenville Bosworth had been out for a Sunday dinner with his wife Hazel and her sister at Cattows Farm Shop, Leicestershire, to enjoy a roast dinner when tragedy struck
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Baby girl drowns in bath after mum turns back to fetch brother's shark toy
Ten-month-old Sara Moosa was in the tub with her two brothers when a plastic toy got stuck in the plughole, causing the bath to fill and drown her in just five inches of water, an inquest in Leicester has heard
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'Gentle giant' killer stabs man after being accused of flirting with girlfriend
Mason Mills stabbed Kieron Moore to death after the victim attacked him with a plank of wood as he stood smoking outside his sister's house, wrongly believing him to be involved with his girlfriend
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Baby girl's skull smashed during horror crash after being driven by drunk dad
Dad-of-three Richard Hefford was jailed after getting behind the wheel drunk and crashing his car into another vehicle while his four-month-old baby daughter was on the back seat