Man beat partner and may have slept while she died on floor by bed, court told
A man beat his partner and may have slept while she died on the floor next to his bed, a court has heard. Raj Sidpara, 50, admitted the manslaughter of
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Father of month-old baby who died from ‘snapped’ neck jailed for minimum term of 22 years
A father has been jailed for life with a minimum term of 22 years for murdering his four-week-old baby, who was left to die from a broken neck after suffering
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Father found guilty of murdering month-old son who suffered ‘snapped’ neck
A father has been convicted of murdering his five-week-old baby, who died from a broken neck, having also suffered 23 broken ribs. A jury at Leicester Crown Court was told
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Foster carer jailed for murdering young girl she was in process of adopting
A foster carer has been sentenced to life imprisonment with a minimum term of 17 years after murdering a one-year-old child she was in the process of adopting. Katie Tidmarsh
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Leicester City Council leader says bankruptcy a ‘real prospect’ for authority
The leader of Leicester City Council has warned that bankruptcy is a “real prospect” for the authority without further government support. Mayor Sir Peter Soulsby (pictured) said the council was
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Council ‘colluded against’ social worker over menopause symptoms, tribunal told
A former children’s social worker has told an employment tribunal that she felt “colluded against” by a council due to suffering symptoms of menopause. Maria Rooney (pictured) has launched legal
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Legal first as tribunal hears case of social worker alleging menopause discrimination
The case of a woman who was allegedly discriminated against due to suffering menopause symptoms will be heard by an employment tribunal this week in a legal first. The Equality
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Female MP subject of children’s services probe after online troll made vexatious complaint
A senior MP has accused police of giving the “green light” to internet trolls after a vexatious complaint made by a man online saw her subjected to a social services
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Council agrees to review processes after visually impaired woman was left without social care
Leicestershire County Council has agreed to improve how it prepares social care and support plans after a severely visually impaired woman was left without the day-to-day support she needed for
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Brother of vulnerable woman who died in ‘horrific’ conditions jailed for gross negligence manslaughter
The brother of an immobile and vulnerable woman who died in “horrific and filthy conditions” has been jailed for three years for gross negligence manslaughter. Philip Burdett, 59, was “utterly
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