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Axe and sword wielding gang go berserk near university
Mystery surrounds the motive for the horrendous street violence near DeMontfort University
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A silhouette of man holding an axe. (File photograph)
A terrified motorist had an axe smashed through his window by a gang of armed attackers when he chanced upon a violent disturbance.
The incident began when a Volvo car carrying a group of assailants deliberately crashed into a Seat vehicle on Gateway Street, near Leicester s DeMontfort University on at 11.30pm on Thursday December 17.
James Varley, prosecuting, told the city s crown court that Rediol Sollaku, 32, emerged from the Volvo brandishing an axe and swung it at the Seat before pursuing one of its fleeing occupants.
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Life sentence for teen who stabbed university student to death in Highfields
Ishaq Hassanjee, 18, will have to serve a minimum term of 19 years behind bars
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Ten of the most shocking Leicestershire crimes of 2020
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