Leicestershire police have issued the following statement this afternoon. A murder investigation that began following the discovery of a body in Castle Gardens, Leicester, has been stood down. A post-mortem examination carried out earlier today (Friday) found that the man, who was in his 40s, died as a result of a suspected medical episode. The force was called at 7.58pm last night (Thursday) following a report that there was a body in a bush. Officers attended, along with Ea

PCC (Police and Crime Commissioner) praises community-focused crime prevention as force outperforms national and regional crime trends. Police and Crime Commissioner - Rupert Matthews Proactive action to prevent offending before it harms victims and communities is achieving sweeping reductions in crime across Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland, latest figures reveal. The new Crime Survey for England and Wales (CSEW) provides further evidence that Police and Crime Commissio

Pictures by Leicester Media Online READ UPDATE 08/06/26 16:00 CLICK HERE A murder investigation has been launched following the discovery of a body in Castle Gardens, Leicester, yesterday evening. The force received a call at 7.58pm reporting a dead body in a bush inside Castle Gardens. Officers attended, along with East Midlands Ambulance Service, and the man – who was in his 40s – was pronounced dead at the scene. Detectives are working to establish the circumstances surr

William Boswell WANTED MAN Detectives are appealing for information about the whereabouts of a man after he breached the conditions of his prison release. William Boswell has failed to attend his mandatory probation appointments and as such is now required to serve the remainder of his prison sentence. The 26-year-old of Barlestone Road, Leicestershire, was sentenced in November 2022 to three years for conspiracy to steal. After serving half of his prison term, he was release

A Christmas night out in December last year ended with a man being seriously injured after an assault outside a pub in Appleby Magna. Nathan Gothard Sadly, the victim never regained consciousness and died six days later. On Sunday 21 December 2025, David Darke, 66 - also known as Dave to family and friends – was on a Christmas night out at a pub in Appleby Magna when he was punched by 37-year-old Nathan Gothard. Dave fell to the ground and sustained a serious head injury. He

Police investigating an attempted robbery in Blaby are appealing for witnesses or anyone with information to come forward. The incident happened at the underpass for the Blaby bypass between Stretton Court and College Road between 5pm and 6pm on Tuesday 28 April. Two 11-year-old boys were approached by two males on e-bikes, who demanded they hand over their pushbikes. When they refused, one of the males produced a knife and caused a cut to one of the boys’ arm. The boys said

An investigation is continuing today (Wednesday 6 May) following an attempted theft of an ATM in Birstall. Police were called to premises in Sibson Road just before 12.15am following a report of a burglary at a building society. When the first officers arrived, the suspects were still at the scene and began attacking the police car. Pictures by Leicester Media Copyright 2026 A group then left Sibson Road in a grey Audi RS6. No injuries were reported. THIS VIDEO CONTAINS FLASH

A policing operation which uncovered drug dealing gangs operating between Leicestershire and the West Midlands has led to a further eight men being jailed. Top row from left to right: Steven Merrick, Sean O’Farrell, Thomas Higginson, Michael York Bottom row from left to right: Paul Meek, Peter Tomkowicz, Damien Haswell, Daniel Barlow Steven Merrick, Sean O’Farrell, Thomas Higginson, Michael York, Paul Meek, Peter Tomkowicz, Damien Haswell and Daniel Barlow were all sentenced

By LM News BREAKING NEWS. News report video by LM News Arrest made as car reportedly hits multiple pedestrians in Leicester city centre. Three people have been seriously injured. A police investigation is ongoing following a report of a collision involving a car and a number of pedestrians in De Montfort Street, Leicester, during the early hours of this morning (31 May). Police were called to the area at 12.34am. From our initial enquiries, the incident is reported to have ha