A rapist who preyed on a young woman during a night out has been jailed after he was caught on CCTV thanks to a detective’s perseveranc
In September last year, Gagandeep Gulati found his victim alone in Leicester’s Jubilee Square. He approached her and coerced her into going to Castle Gardens, where he raped and sexually assaulted her. He videoed the incident on his phone and sent clips to other people. An investigation led by detectives from Signal – the […]
Second Woman Charged with Stalking Madeleine McCann’s Family
A second woman has been charged with stalking the family of Madeleine McCann, as part of an ongoing investigation by Leicestershire Police. Karen Spragg, 60, from Caerau, Cardiff, has been charged with one count of stalking involving serious alarm or distress, relating to incidents that allegedly took place between May 3, 2024 and February 21, […]
Armed Police Response Leads to Arrest of Man with Imitation Firearm
The effectiveness of armed police response was demonstrated as officers successfully detained a man who threatened the public with an imitation firearm and fired blanks at police in Braunstone Town, Leicester. Hari Mann, 25, received a three-year prison sentence for his actions, which included impersonating a police officer and causing significant community disruption. Rapid […]
Man Sentenced to 22 Years for Horrific Domestic Abuse and Sexual Offences
A man who subjected his ex-partner to years of horrific abuse, violence, and controlling behavior has been sentenced to 22 years in prison following a trial at Leicester Crown Court. The victim endured extreme physical and emotional abuse over a nine-year relationship, which included false imprisonment, sexual assault, stalking, coercive and controlling behavior, rape, and […]
Man Sentenced to Seven and a Half Years for Rape
Danny Pechap, a 21-year-old resident of Birds Nest Avenue, Leicester, has been sentenced to seven and a half years in prison for raping a woman in her 20s following a party on 26 April this year. The victim and Pechap, who did not know each other but had mutual friends, attended the same party. Afterwards, […]
Leicester Man Convicted of 25 Violent Crimes Against Women.
A 34-year-old man Leon Bowes has been convicted of 25 serious offences against three women, marking the end of a complex investigation spanning over 16 years of abuse. The verdict, delivered on Monday, November 18, includes multiple counts of rape, actual bodily harm (ABH), and controlling behaviour. Bowes, a resident of Biddle Road, […]
Man Given Hybrid Order Under Mental Health Act for Manslaughter of Mother
A man who fatally stabbed his mother outside their home in Burbage has been sentenced to a hybrid order after pleading guilty to manslaughter on the basis of diminished responsibility. Gregor Bauld, 23, received his sentence today (Friday, 8 November) at Leicester Crown Court for the death of his mother, Christine Bauld, in March 2024. […]
Rapist jailed for more than seven years
A man who raped a woman has been sentenced to seven and a half years in prison. Danny Pechap, 21, attacked the victim, a woman in her 20s, following a party they both attended on Friday 26 April this year. The victim and the defendant did not know each other but had mutual friends in […]
Leicester Man Sentenced to Over Six Years for Sexual Assault
A 39-year-old Leicester man, Lee Young of Sharpley Drive, Beaumont Leys, has been sentenced to six years and eight months in prison after being found guilty of sexual assault. Young was convicted of one count of assault by penetration following a trial at Leicester Crown Court. The incident occurred in the early hours of November […]
International manhunt sees child rapist jailed
A child rapist who fled the country to evade capture has been jailed for 24 years – thanks to the efforts of officers and staff working in the dedicated Child Abuse Investigation Unit (CAIU). For more than four years, officers have worked tirelessly to ensure Altaf Khalifa was brought to justice for the sexual abuse […]
Intimidating fraudster jailed after conning victims out of more than £500,000
Several victims of a serial fraudster have spoken of the impact his crimes after he was sentenced today (Friday 26 July). Nevada Smith’s family owned three mobile home parks – in Palma Park in Loughborough, Nevada Park in Melton and Lyndhurst Estate in Ingoldmells, Lincolnshire. Smith targeted elderly and vulnerable residents at these locations between […]
Market Harborough Man Jailed for Historical Child Rape
A Leicestershire man has been sentenced to 10 years in prison for sexually abusing a child more than two decades ago. Carl Hamilton, 39, of Welland Park Road, Market Harborough, was convicted at Leicester Crown Court on Friday. The victim, now an adult, approached police in November 2019 to report the abuse, which first occurred […]
Knifepoint robber arrested within 24 hours jailed
A man who committed eight knifepoint robberies in the space of 24 hours was jailed on Friday (12 July) for a number of offences. Between Thursday 12 October and the early hours of Friday 13 October last year multiple reports of robberies were received where victims were threatened with a knife and a number of […]
Woman Jailed for Nine Years After Killing Elderly Couple in Head-On Collision While Using Her Phone
A woman who killed an elderly couple in a horrific head-on car crash while using her mobile phone has been jailed for nine years. Patricia Pringle, 56, was driving a blue Volkswagen Golf when she veered onto the opposite side of the road, crashing into a silver Fiat Qubo on the A47 in Barrowden, Rutland, […]
Hit-and-run driver jailed as a result of extradition agreement
An officer’s determination to seek justice for a hit-and-run collision in Leicester has resulted in a driver being jailed. On 1 July 2019, Radu Covaci stole alcohol from a supermarket in Upperton Road and fled in a silver Toyota Yaris. Members of staff rushed into the car park to try and stop him leaving, but […]
Three men and a woman have been convicted following the death of an innocent man who was stabbed while intervening in a fight
Sidney Anthony Palmer, known to his family and friends as ‘Sid’, sustained a single stab wound and died shortly after in hospital on the evening of Saturday 30 September last year. At around 6.15pm, there was an altercation with Nathan Pritchard and another man in Conduit Street, Leicester. Shortly after, outside a store on London […]
The directors of a Leicester clothing company that supplied well-known high street and online retailers have been jailed for a £1.3 million tax fraud
Hifzurrehman Patel, 40, and Ehsan-Ul-Haque Dawood Patel, 46, set up a sophisticated network of front companies to evade VAT between 2014 and 2017. They were caught after a specialist rag trade taskforce made an unannounced visit to their Midlands Trading Ltd factory in December 2015. The taskforce, which included officers from HM Revenue and Customs […]
The directors of a Leicester clothing company that supplied well-known high street and online retailers have been jailed for a £1.3 milli…
Hifzurrehman Patel, 40, and Ehsan-Ul-Haque Dawood Patel, 46, set up a sophisticated network of front companies to evade VAT between 2014 and 2017. They were caught after a specialist rag trade taskforce made an unannounced visit to their Midlands Trading Ltd factory in December 2015. The taskforce, which included officers from HM Revenue and Customs […]
