A Leicester man has been convicted of attempted murder and sentenced to life imprisonment for four serious attacks in the Belgrave area of the city.

A serial killer who murdered five women in 2006 has pleaded guilty to murdering another teenager seven years earlier.

Foreword Modern slavery is an abhorrent crime, where people are treated as commodities and exploited for criminal gain. It is estimated that across the globe there are in the region of 40 million people who are currently trapped in modern slavery, a harrowing figure.

A former police officer who preyed on two teenage girls by ‘befriending’ them online and then sexually exploiting them has been jailed following a successful CPS prosecution.

Introduction This case falls to be remunerated under the CPS Graduated Fee Scheme D. This case concerns the prosecution of R-v-[REDACTED] and others, listed for Newton proceedings on [REDACTED] at [REDCATED] Crown Court.