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Dylan Hayward

Reporter · GB

Indexed articles, last 90 days
197
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Sep 30, 2026
Outlet visibility, for Leicester Mercury
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Jul 4, 2026

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  1. Article · Sep 30, 2026 · Dylan Hayward

    Major update in Leicester car shooting incident (opens the original)

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    A man and a woman have been charged with conspiracy to murder after a gun was fired into a car in a Leicester street. The charges follow an incident in Mulberry Avenue, Braunstone Frith, in February 2024, where a firearm was discharged into a stationary car, leaving a man in his 30s with minor injuries. In a statement issued on Wednesday (September 30), Leicestershire Police said it had charged both Sam Namoale, 37, of Field Leys Way, Birstall, and Karene Taylor, 33, of Mayfield Road, Leicester,

  2. Article · Sep 30, 2026 · Dylan Hayward

    Urgent search launched to find Leicester man's next of kin (opens the original)

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    An urgent search has been launched to trace the family of a Leicester man who has died. Stephen Terence Smith's death was reported after he died on Tuesday, September 29. HM Coroner for Leicester City and South Leicestershire is investigating the death of Mr Smith, who was 62. He was from the Humberstone area of Leicester. The coroner is trying to identify and locate any known family of Mr Smith. An urgent appeal has now been launched in the hope that relatives, or someone who knew him, comes fo

  3. Article · Sep 29, 2026 · Dylan Hayward

    'Unidentified' meat seized in major Leicester raid (opens the original)

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    More than 150 kilograms of "unidentified" illegal meat has been stopped from ending up on dinner plates after an enforcement raid in Leicester. The raid, which had targeted the online sale of illegal 'smokies', which are produced by singeing the fleece off unskinned sheep or goat carcasses, giving the meat a golden-brown colour and distinctive taste. The process is illegal in the UK, as it fails to meet the hygiene standards required for food preparation, and may involve slaughter methods that b

  4. Article · Sep 29, 2026 · Dylan Hayward

    Football club says four players hurt in city hit-and-run (opens the original)

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    A non-league football club has said four of its players were injured in a hit-and-run in Leicester city centre at the weekend. Lutterworth Town FC, which plays in the United Counties League Premier Division South, said the men were hurt in the incident on Saturday night (September 26). The club said its "thoughts and heartfelt love" were with the four men and their families. Leicestershire Police previously said the men were involved in a collision with a vehicle in Vaughan Way, near the junctio

  5. Article · Sep 29, 2026 · Dylan Hayward

    Suspects named over brawl that injured multiple men (opens the original)

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    Three men have been charged in connection with a mass Boxing Day brawl that left several people injured. Leicestershire Police said the charges relate to a report of a fight inside Scraptoft Valley Club in Grantham Road, Netherhall, which spilled out into the street at around 11pm on Boxing Day (Friday, December 26) last year. Officers attending the scene found three men with head and facial injuries. In January, that some of those injuries had been caused by a hammer. Chace Griffin, 30, of Thur

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