A student has been found guilty of manslaughter after stabbing his former friend outside the De Montfort University campus. Harper Dennis Harper Dennis, aged 19, repeatedly stabbed Khaleed Oladipo, aged 20, in the chest near De Montfort University in Leicester on the evening of Tuesday, February 3, this year. Today at Leicester Crown Court, he was acquitted of murder but found guilty of manslaughter, possessing an offensive weapon, and failing to provide the PIN for his phone

Two men have been charged with murder following the death of George Glover in Leicester. They are: Chae Smith, 31, of no fixed abode. He has also been charged with one count of robbery and one count of possession of a bladed article Joshua Cook, 24, of no fixed abode. He has also been charged with one count of robbery In addition Louise O’Connor, 39, of Noel Street in Leicester has been charged with one count of robbery. All three are due to appear at Leicester Magistrates’ C

Detectives investigating the death of a man who was attacked in Narborough Road have issued an image of someone they want to identify. It is believed the person pictured below may have information that could assist with ongoing enquiries and we are appealing for anyone who recognises him and knows who he is to get in touch. George Glover, 27, died in hospital yesterday (Thursday 20 August) after he was punched as he cycled close to the junction with Noel Street at around 6.30

A driver has been arrested after a serious collision in Quorn has left two pedestrians injured. Police received a call at 3.33pm yesterday (Tuesday 18 August) following a report of a road traffic collision in Loughborough Road near to the junction with Granite Way. The collision involved a red Peugeot 3008 and two pedestrians – a man and a woman. The driver of the Peugeot was not injured. The pedestrians were both taken to hospital where they remain with serious injuries. A 6

Police are appealing for drivers with dashcam footage to come forward following a fatal collision in Kirby Bellars this morning (Wednesday 12 August). Emergency services were called to the A607 Leicester Road at 10.45am following a report of a collision between the junctions with Thorpe Satchville Road and Kirby Road. It was reported that the collision involved a blue Volkswagen Amarok pickup and a blue Hyundai i10. The driver of the Hyundai – a woman in her 60s – was taken t

Officers from our Serious Collision Investigation Unit (SCIU) are investigating a fatal incident on the A42 – and are appealing for anyone who can help to come forward. Police were called to the slip road of the northbound carriageway at junction 14, for Tongue, just after 2.30pm yesterday (Sunday 9 August) following a report of a collision involving a silver Vauxhall Astra, silver Ford Kuga and an HGV. The driver of the Astra – a woman in her 40s – was pronounced dead at the

Two men have been jailed for a total of 18 years after posting incriminating videos of themselves on social media. Today (Monday 27 July) at Leicester Crown Court, 20-year-old Richile Vangu was sentenced to 11 years’ imprisonment plus a three-year extended sentence. Oluwatobiloba Akinrinola, 19, was sentenced to seven years’ imprisonment. The pair were each found guilty of a raft of offences on 19 June this year following a trial at the same court. Their crimes came to the at

Two men aged 52 and two women aged 43 were arrested on suspicion of assisting an offender on Thursday and have since been released on bail. The six men arrested on suspicion of murder, remain in custody. They are a 33-year-old, two 21-year-olds, a 20-year-old, a 19-year-old and an 18-year-old. Shortly after 10.45pm on Wednesday (22 July) an officer on patrol in a police car in the area was stopped in Leicester’s London Road, close to Saxby Street, by an injured man. The man,

Police are currently dealing with a serious incident on London Road here in the city tonight. A large police cordon is in place between Saxby Street and Prebend Street. The road is closed to traffic and pedestrians in both directions. A large police presence and armed police officers are at the scene. Video by Leicester Media Online Multiple Police cordons are in place to rear of the building’s, in the car parks which runs of De Montfort Place. Please find alternative routes.