Daniel Rounce, 18, has been sentenced to life imprisonment with a minimum of 25 years...

Published: 4:27 pm April 16, 2024
Updated: 11:47 am October 8, 2025
Teenager Sentenced to Life Imprisonment for Fatal Stabbing of Elderly Man

Daniel Rounce, 18, has been sentenced to life imprisonment with a minimum of 25 years after fatally stabbing 79-year-old Gerald Wickes at a house in Queens Park Way, Leicester. The incident occurred on the afternoon of February 22, 2023.

Rounce, who initially fled the scene after the stabbing, was apprehended later that evening in the Aylestone Road area by law enforcement officers. He was subsequently arrested on suspicion of murder.

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