The Latest Breaking News from Leicester Crown Court

Alleged ‘incessant’ McCann stalker hysterically sobs after Kate recalls distress

Kate McCann gave evidence from behind a screen at Leicester Crown Court on Wednesday.

Evening Standard · Oct 8, 2025

24 Y.O. Woman Claiming To Be Madeleine McCann On Trial For Allegedly Stalking Parents

“You are not Madeleine … I don’t want this, please do not hassle us and leave the premises.”

Pedestrian.tv · Oct 8, 2025

Woman who ‘stalked’ McCanns signed letter to them as missing Madeleine, court hears

Julia Wandelt, 24, who has claimed to be Madeleine McCann, and 61-year-old Karen Spragg are on trial accused of stalking the missing girl’s parents

The Independent UK · Oct 7, 2025

Teenagers’ sentences ‘do not reflect severity of crime’, say Bhim Kohli’s family

A 15-year-old boy and 13-year-old girl were sentenced at Leicester Crown Court on Thursday for the manslaughter of the 80-year-old last year.

Evening Standard · Jun 5, 2025

Bhim Kohli’s grandson ‘haunted’ by thought he could have saved grandfather

A 15-year-old boy and 13-year-old girl are being sentenced on Thursday at Leicester Crown Court for the manslaughter of the 80-year-old.

Evening Standard · Jun 5, 2025

Man admits urging vulnerable woman to seriously self-harm and to kill herself

Tyler Webb, 22, was the first person in the country to be charged with encouraging serious self-harm under the Online Safety Act 2023.

Evening Standard · May 9, 2025

Jail for special constable who accessed video of dying man and took photos of it

William Heggs, 23, took photos of a crime victim and accessed other sensitive material on his personal phone, Leicester Crown Court heard.

Evening Standard · May 9, 2025

Woman who claimed to be Madeleine McCann denies stalking missing girl's family by ‘turning up at family home’

Julia Wandel, 23, appears in court accused of making calls, leaving voicemails, and sending a letter and WhatsApp messages to Kate and Gerry McCann

Evening Standard · Apr 22, 2025

Boy’s actions ‘appalling’ but he is ‘not a murderer’, trial jury told

A teenage boy accused of attacking an 80-year-old man as he walked his dog did not intend to kill him, his barrister has told a murder trial jury.

The Independent UK · Apr 2, 2025

Teenager accused of man’s park murder launched ‘intense’ attack, court told

Prosecution counsel Harpreet Sandhu used his closing speech at Leicester Crown Court to accuse the 15-year-old of leaving Bhim Kohli for dead.

Evening Standard · Apr 1, 2025