A 76-year-old man has pleaded guilty to poisoning children with sedative-laced sweets and sexually assaulting them at a summer camp in Stathern. Jon Ruben of Ruddington in Nottinghamshire was arrested after eight children and one adult fell ill at Stathern Lodge in July of this year. An aerial view of Stathern Lodge during the investigation. Photo: NEMM Ruben appeared in the dock at Leicester Crown Court today (Friday) and pleaded guilty to a total of 17 charges. However, he

Police are appealing for information after a pedestrian was seriously injured following a non-stop collision in Melton Mowbray. The incident happened at around 3.40pm on Sunday 2nd November on Kirby Lane and involved a pedestrian and a vehicle, believed to be a small beige car, which failed to stop at the scene. The collision occurred close to the junction with Kirby Road. The pedestrian, a man in his sixties, was left injured and later found by a man, driving a white deliver

A man who abused a teenage girl more than 40 years ago is starting a prison sentence after being found guilty of historic sexual abuse. 76 year old John Raisen, of North Parade in Sleaford, Lincolnshire, was sentenced to six years’ imprisonment yesterday at Leicester Crown Court. He has been placed on the sex offenders register indefinitely and is subject to a lifetime restraining order prohibiting contact with the victim. After first meeting his victim in Melton Mowbray when