:00:02. > :00:05.This is East Midlands Today with Dominic Heale and me, Anne Davies.
:00:05. > :00:15.Our top story tonight, the months of harassment that ended with a
:00:15. > :00:17.
:00:17. > :00:21.fatal heart attack. This man collapsed and died after
:00:21. > :00:26.one final confrontation with his tormentors. Without him, we are
:00:26. > :00:33.falling apart. Also to lead, two men attacked with
:00:33. > :00:36.flammable liquid at this pub in Leicester. One is still in hospital.
:00:36. > :00:41.Plus the departing Sven Goran Eriksson said he was treated like
:00:41. > :00:45.taking by the staff at Leicester City. So who was going to be
:00:45. > :00:55.crowned the new manager? And from a baby in a bubble to a
:00:55. > :00:56.
:00:56. > :01:06.boil on a bike, Christopher's big thinking for Great Ormond Street. -
:01:06. > :01:09.
:01:09. > :01:11.Good evening and welcome to Tuesday's programme. First tonight,
:01:11. > :01:14.grieving family members have expressed dismay at the sentences
:01:14. > :01:19.handed out to two brothers, one of whom carried out a targeted
:01:19. > :01:21.campaign of harassment against a 62-year-old man.
:01:21. > :01:24.Roy Pedley from Leicester died from a heart attack after being
:01:24. > :01:27.threatened and tormented by Dean Stephens and, to a lesser extent,
:01:27. > :01:32.his brother Wayne. Today Mr Pedley's family said they'd been
:01:32. > :01:38.badly let down by the judicial system. Victoria Hicks reports.
:01:39. > :01:45.Very quiet, very intelligent. I have never heard him say him one
:01:45. > :01:52.bad word or raise his voice. He was the kindest, gentlest man you would
:01:52. > :01:57.ever meet. He was like the glue that held us together. Without him,
:01:57. > :02:04.we are falling apart. On Mother's Day, Roy and his wife, Bridget,
:02:04. > :02:10.were walking in this park when they were spotted by this man. He is a
:02:10. > :02:20.man with a history of violence. He targeted Roy ever since their dogs
:02:20. > :02:27.had defied last summer. He threatened to smash Roy his wife's
:02:27. > :02:35.face in. Roy suffered a heart attack as a result. They are
:02:35. > :02:41.totally responsible for Roy Dyer. If Roy had not meant them that dive.
:02:41. > :02:46.-- had not met them that day, he was to be here. It Rye Pedley had
:02:47. > :02:55.heart disease so no one could prove the brothers caused to the heart
:02:55. > :03:00.attack. Dean Stevens got 27 months, his brother, Wayne, four months for
:03:00. > :03:06.a public order offence. A very disappointed. They got away very
:03:06. > :03:12.lightly. We are disgusted. This is over an argument with a dog. It's
:03:12. > :03:18.been clear that it was a case of bullying. Dean Stevens saw the
:03:18. > :03:20.older man as being weaker than him and he enjoyed bullying. He got a
:03:20. > :03:26.sense of believe that he was persecuting someone. The recorder
:03:26. > :03:32.said Mr and Mrs Pedley were in effect terrified of taking their
:03:32. > :03:35.son's dog for a walk. Censored -- sentencing Dean Stevens, the judge
:03:35. > :03:39.said you have a complete lack of respect for old people, people in
:03:39. > :03:44.positions of authority and the police. He said there have no doubt
:03:44. > :03:50.you were acting as a bully and enjoyed getting one over on Mr and
:03:50. > :03:54.Mrs Pedley. Bridget Pedley could not face court today but she says
:03:54. > :04:03.my whole life disappeared the moment Roy was taken away from me
:04:03. > :04:06.on that fateful day. 24 hours ago we were on air as the
:04:06. > :04:09.news came through that Sven-Goran Eriksson had lost his job as
:04:09. > :04:12.Leicester City manager. The former England boss left,
:04:12. > :04:17.officially by mutual consent, after an inconsistent run of results and
:04:17. > :04:20.a poor home defeat at the weekend. Tonight, the club and its fans are
:04:20. > :04:27.wondering what happens next. Colin Hazelden is at the King Power
:04:27. > :04:31.Stadium. Dramatic, wasn't it? And even a
:04:31. > :04:38.full day on I feel like we're still trying to get our heads round it
:04:38. > :04:44.all. Today Sven said goodbye to his players and to the club where, he
:04:44. > :04:51.said, staff had treated him like a king. He's convinced the club will
:04:51. > :04:56.reach the Premier League and that they'll do it this season. We, he
:04:56. > :04:59.says, just couldn't quite get things right enough of the time.
:04:59. > :05:09.Some fans had been calling for his head after Saturday's defeat at
:05:09. > :05:13.Millwall. The mood's a little different now. It is a bit harsh.
:05:13. > :05:17.We had not done too badly but having said that, he looked like he
:05:17. > :05:21.did not know how to turn it around. We should have given him to
:05:21. > :05:25.Christmas time and we should have kept him on. The turnover of
:05:25. > :05:35.managers is too fast for everybody, not just him. A girl want to get
:05:35. > :05:38.
:05:38. > :05:44.Martin O'Neill but he will not come. -- for they will want to get.
:05:44. > :05:49.That last one illustrates the hopes of many. Wood, we wonder, Martin
:05:49. > :05:55.O'Neill really come back to the club where he is regarded as a folk
:05:55. > :06:00.hero? It seems doubtful but interestingly, figures around the
:06:00. > :06:04.game are not dismissing it completely. Whether or not Martin
:06:04. > :06:09.would want to go back, it is a different club to when I was there.
:06:09. > :06:15.When Martin took over, there wasn't the money around them. They did not
:06:15. > :06:25.have the ground and infrastructure that they have. I don't know
:06:25. > :06:26.
:06:26. > :06:30.whether he would want to go back. There does seem to be momentum. He
:06:30. > :06:35.is odds-on at the bookies but there are plenty of other names in the
:06:35. > :06:45.framers of. Later, will be exploring the future for Leicester
:06:45. > :07:13.
:07:13. > :07:16.City with another former striker. A man is in hospital tonight with
:07:16. > :07:19.serious burns to his face after a liquid was thrown at him. Another
:07:19. > :07:23.man was also injured in the attack in the early hours of this morning
:07:23. > :07:25.at a bar in Leicester. Police say they have no evidence to suggest
:07:25. > :07:28.it's a homophobic attack but are keeping an open mind.
:07:28. > :07:32.What we know at the minute is that people were drinking in the beer
:07:32. > :07:35.garden of the club. We believe a male who had been in the pub
:07:35. > :07:43.earlier and had been rejected, returned to the pub where a liquid
:07:43. > :07:51.was thrown. Two males received very serious burn she is as a result.
:07:51. > :07:54.is not known whether the attacker lit the liquid or whether it was
:07:54. > :07:57.accidentally let. Staff this afternoon were clearing up and
:07:57. > :08:02.police have been talking to one man who was attacked. The other victim
:08:02. > :08:06.is in an extremely serious condition and has severe burns to
:08:06. > :08:10.his face. We are not being told life-threatening at this stage but
:08:10. > :08:14.he has a lot of recovering to do. It may well be that we will not be
:08:14. > :08:18.allowed to speak to him for a couple of bricks. Colleagues of
:08:18. > :08:23.mine have been liaising with the gay community to see if they have
:08:23. > :08:28.any information. Police say this kind of information -- incident is
:08:28. > :08:36.extremely rare and they will leave no stone unturned in tried to find
:08:36. > :08:41.the person responsible. Still to come on the programme:
:08:41. > :08:47.find out which of our MPs were revolting in Parliament.
:08:47. > :08:54.Plus a look inside this new Cancer Support Centre for the East
:08:54. > :08:57.An inquest jury has decided that notorious killer Paul Hutchinson
:08:57. > :09:01.did commit suicide in a cell at Nottingham Prison. Hutchinson had
:09:01. > :09:04.taken an overdose. Just eight months before he'd been
:09:04. > :09:06.jailed for the murder of teenager Colette Aram. Our Social Affairs
:09:06. > :09:12.Correspondent Jeremy Ball has been following the hearing at
:09:12. > :09:17.Nottingham's Council House. Paul Hutchinson lived with a
:09:17. > :09:20.terrible secret, he murdered an innocent schoolgirl. Justice caught
:09:20. > :09:26.up with him after more than 25 years but eight months into his
:09:26. > :09:30.life sentence, Hutchison killed himself. The inquest heard that he
:09:30. > :09:34.might never get out of jail. He was depressed, his marriage was falling
:09:34. > :09:39.apart so he wrote a series of suicide notes and took an overdose
:09:39. > :09:41.of prescription drugs. Nottingham prison has learnt lessons from the
:09:42. > :09:46.stuff. His family were worried about his mental state but said
:09:46. > :09:49.they couldn't get help. He had been given drugs in seven day packs
:09:50. > :09:56.after being taken of suicide watch, a decision that was taken without
:09:56. > :10:02.mental health staff. Now procedures have been tightened up. We ensure
:10:02. > :10:07.that health professions -- professionals are included in the
:10:07. > :10:11.meetings. Also the voice of prisoners' families. We ensure that
:10:11. > :10:15.there is an advocacy service available for them as well. Paul
:10:15. > :10:20.Hutchison had committed a crime that shocked the nation. It was the
:10:20. > :10:28.first ever Crimewatch appeal. He left Colette's naked body in a
:10:28. > :10:31.field near her home. The coroner was sympathetic towards the trauma
:10:31. > :10:36.that his family had experienced over the last few years but the
:10:36. > :10:41.trauma of my sister have experienced over the last 20 are
:10:41. > :10:48.tears is still not concluded in as much as they don't know why he did
:10:48. > :10:54.what he did. Paul Hutchison took that secret to the grave., smother
:10:54. > :11:03.said he took the Coward's way out. The University of Nottingham says
:11:03. > :11:11.more young people are applying for courses than at this time last year.
:11:11. > :11:17.The university says the number of applicants is up by almost 4%. This
:11:17. > :11:20.is despite tuition fees going up to �9,000 a year. Figures for the
:11:20. > :11:23.whole of the East Midlands show that 20% fewer students have
:11:23. > :11:26.expressed an interest in going to university next September.
:11:26. > :11:29.The future of Leicester's �19 million Peepul Centre is unclear,
:11:29. > :11:31.once again. The community centre first opened in 2005, as part of a
:11:31. > :11:34.landmark Millennium Project. But its been dogged by financial
:11:34. > :11:42.problems and three years ago was taken over by a housing association.
:11:42. > :11:45.It says it hopes a charity can now take over the running of the site.
:11:45. > :11:47.It's emerged that several Tory MPs from the East Midlands played a
:11:47. > :11:51.part in the biggest Commons rebellion of David Cameron's
:11:51. > :11:53.premiership so far. And one of the rebels Andrew
:11:53. > :11:56.Bridgen said today he would continue to defy Downing Street,
:11:56. > :12:01.until the people get a vote on EU membership.
:12:01. > :12:07.We'll hear from him in a moment. But first, a look back at that back
:12:07. > :12:11.bench revolt. Here's our Political Editor John Hess.
:12:11. > :12:15.Politics is like poker, especially when the stakes are high. David
:12:15. > :12:22.Cameron is discovering that on Europe, he may not always have a
:12:22. > :12:30.winning hand, more so when 13 East Midlands Tories decided to rebel.
:12:30. > :12:34.This is Heather we lay in the lilac jacket. The people of South
:12:34. > :12:39.Derbyshire he sent me here so we can talk about these issues. I have
:12:39. > :12:45.had dozens of the males, telephone calls and letters from constituents
:12:45. > :12:49.urging me to support this motion and the only communication I've had
:12:49. > :12:53.saying I should vote against it was from the whips Office. Defying the
:12:53. > :13:00.party whips was getting infectious. It was a political project which
:13:00. > :13:03.people feel have gone too far, too fast and with many things that
:13:03. > :13:09.determined their daily lives deterred by Brussels, not
:13:09. > :13:14.Westminster. One influential conservative urged caution. I am
:13:14. > :13:19.not going to be voting with of them tonight for the following reason.
:13:20. > :13:28.While they have the passion, the idealism and the personal courage,
:13:28. > :13:32.and afraid they lack good sense. There will be groans at the
:13:32. > :13:36.European Parliament were the East Midlands has a reputation at the
:13:36. > :13:44.ballot box for Euro-scepticism. array great tit -- trading nation.
:13:44. > :13:48.If we turn our backs on are -- hour trading partners, people would
:13:49. > :13:54.leave. What a stupid thing to do. If it becomes necessary for David
:13:54. > :14:01.Cameron to call a referendum, then let suffice -- fight it and lance
:14:01. > :14:06.the boil. Let's get the real truth out. The Prime Minister is not a
:14:06. > :14:13.busted flush but the rebellion and the support it had from East
:14:13. > :14:16.Midland Tories could become a habit in this Parliament.
:14:16. > :14:24.With us now is the Conservative MP for North West Leicestershire,
:14:25. > :14:30.Andrew Bridgen. This rebellion, was it aimed at the coalition, as it
:14:30. > :14:33.was against Europe? I think it was. There is a disconnect between
:14:33. > :14:38.numerous backbenchers over this issue and the coalition government.
:14:38. > :14:42.The debate yesterday was a pressure valve for that. Is it could go
:14:42. > :14:46.anywhere because you may want to be out of Europe but for the Dems are
:14:46. > :14:51.never going to want to get out. issue will not go away and there
:14:51. > :14:55.will need to be some movement on this issue. You can hear that in
:14:55. > :14:59.the Prime Minister's rhetoric today. It is like an argument with my
:14:59. > :15:04.family. It can be quickly healed. It is not helpful for David Cameron.
:15:04. > :15:09.We understand he has had fairly frank exchanges with Merkel and
:15:09. > :15:14.Sarkozy and yet in his own country, people are cutting him off at the
:15:14. > :15:20.knees. MPs are representing their people and that is what was
:15:20. > :15:29.happening last night in the chamber. Is this uppermost in people's
:15:29. > :15:38.minds? It is an issue that was brought forward by a public
:15:38. > :15:44.petition via e-mail. It didn't need to be whipped at all. Could it be a
:15:44. > :15:49.coalition breaker? They possibly could be but I will guarantee but
:15:49. > :15:53.at Prime Minister's Questions time, Ed Midland -- Ed Miliband will not
:15:53. > :15:58.be a will to resist go on the attack over it. Ed Miliband will be
:15:58. > :16:03.wrong to do that because it is not an issue of politics to the right
:16:03. > :16:13.or to the left, but of right and wrong. We will see what happens
:16:13. > :16:16.tomorrow. Next, the first glimpse inside an
:16:16. > :16:19.amazing new cancer support centre for the East Midlands. It's a
:16:19. > :16:22.Maggie's Centre. It's the tenth to be built in the UK and will
:16:22. > :16:25.officially open next week at Nottingham City Hospital.
:16:25. > :16:28.Maggie's is run by a charity that offers free advice, support and
:16:28. > :16:30.relaxation for anyone affected by cancer. As part of our breast
:16:30. > :16:40.cancer series our health correspondent Rob Sissons has been
:16:40. > :16:41.
:16:41. > :16:46.taking a look around. This is it, it is finally here. To
:16:46. > :16:51.me, it looks like something that would not be out of place in Dr Who.
:16:51. > :16:58.If you come inside, it is like a tart this. There are so much light
:16:58. > :17:08.and space. Thousands of people have raised money for these stylish
:17:08. > :17:13.
:17:13. > :17:18.surroundings. This clinical psychologist says anyone can drop
:17:18. > :17:23.in. There is counselling, relaxation classes and a chance to
:17:23. > :17:26.meet other patients. Like all good parties, the heart of this house is
:17:26. > :17:31.in the kitchen. That's right. This is where people are able to meet
:17:31. > :17:34.one another and chat about anything and everything. It's not just about
:17:34. > :17:38.cancer. There will be people who don't feel able to talk to their
:17:38. > :17:43.family. It can often be read difficult to speak to her family.
:17:43. > :17:47.We are not a replacement but sometimes chatting things through
:17:47. > :17:52.with a professional can help you have conversations with families
:17:52. > :18:00.that you need to have. Come upstairs and I'll show you the rest
:18:00. > :18:03.of the centre. What do you think about it? It is fantastic. One of
:18:03. > :18:11.the first to see it, Teresa, who was diagnosed with cancer four
:18:11. > :18:16.years ago. Patients who struggle emotionally will definitely find
:18:16. > :18:21.benefit from using the service. A we will be back next week when a
:18:21. > :18:24.fashion designer Paul Smith will be here and Sarah Brown, wife of the
:18:24. > :18:34.former prime minister Gordon Brown, to do the honours at the opening
:18:34. > :18:52.
:18:52. > :18:55.ceremony. The University of Leicester's
:18:55. > :19:00.announced multi-million pound plans to upgrade its famous engineering
:19:00. > :19:03.building. It was created in the 1960s is classed as one of the
:19:03. > :19:07.country's most inspirational buildings. But parts of the roof
:19:07. > :19:16.are leaking. It'll mean replacing the main architectural feature,
:19:16. > :19:26.hundreds of striking glass panels. Still to come on the programme:
:19:26. > :19:29.
:19:29. > :19:32.Christopher's amazing journey. From a baby, desperately ill, in a
:19:32. > :19:42.specially built bubble, to this, a fifteen-year-old on a charity bike
:19:42. > :19:44.
:19:44. > :19:50.ride. Sorry, he is 10 years old.
:19:50. > :19:56.Let's go back to Colin. All the attention here at Leicester
:19:56. > :20:00.City now is turning to who is going to be the next manager. A big game
:20:00. > :20:10.at the weekend away at West Ham. We've just seen the chief executive
:20:10. > :20:17.leaving. Who will she get to replace the former England manager,
:20:17. > :20:22.Senor and Ericsson. This is the last year in the story of Sven.
:20:22. > :20:25.He was the perfect appointment last October, a high-profile manager
:20:25. > :20:30.known around the world but even 12 months ago, he was well aware what
:20:30. > :20:40.was expected, demanded. They want Premier League footballers quickly
:20:40. > :20:40.
:20:40. > :20:46.as possible and this year or next year, I don't know, but he wants to
:20:46. > :20:49.go on to be successful. appointment had immediate impact.
:20:49. > :20:56.Big-name players arrived on loan but there was a sense of under-
:20:56. > :21:02.achievement. This summer came 12 more signings and �12 million spent
:21:02. > :21:09.on players. They rarely hit top form and Robbo just two points away
:21:09. > :21:15.from the play-offs, the boos ringing around the stadium on
:21:15. > :21:25.Saturday brought consequences. Let's look ahead to the future. But
:21:25. > :21:30.
:21:30. > :21:34.first, the past. It feels like an early sacking. It does. They say
:21:34. > :21:41.nothing in football should ever surprise you but I'm afraid I was
:21:41. > :21:45.flabbergasted. Why so shocked? you look at the last three games...
:21:45. > :21:49.But Birmingham, we were poor. We came home to Watford and we beat
:21:50. > :21:56.them. Everyone was expecting us to beat Millwall and it didn't happen.
:21:56. > :22:02.It is then that the owners made their mind up and got rid of him.
:22:02. > :22:06.What is interesting is the look at Brighton who we beat at home by and
:22:06. > :22:10.who for the last seven games have not had a win. What do they do with
:22:10. > :22:16.their manager? Be given a four-year contract. What about Martin
:22:16. > :22:22.O'Neill? If Martin was not going to take it, he would have said so by
:22:22. > :22:32.now. He would have gone public and said I don't fancy that. I think
:22:32. > :22:33.
:22:33. > :22:39.his silence is deafening. We've been getting reaction to this.
:22:39. > :22:43.is very tempting for him. There is a good foundation that Leicester.
:22:43. > :22:49.The Leicester fans would be more than thrilled to see him back
:22:49. > :22:52.because he had such great success there. It is going to be very
:22:52. > :22:59.interesting to see what happens next. Plenty of names are in the
:22:59. > :23:02.frame. Nottingham Forest have finally
:23:02. > :23:09.signed a left-back. Craik Cunningham will be on loan until
:23:10. > :23:16.the end of December. The is only on -- 20 but is a familiar face. He
:23:16. > :23:22.had 13 matches on loan at Leicester City last season. It is Steve
:23:22. > :23:26.controls first signing. Notts County are in action tonight.
:23:26. > :23:36.Evenley been beaten once in nine league games and tonight they head
:23:36. > :23:37.
:23:37. > :23:44.for Bury. By serious not the only name in the
:23:44. > :23:50.frame here. -- Martin O'Neill is not the only name. They are looking
:23:50. > :24:00.for somebody with an ambassadorial role. They want to get success
:24:00. > :24:06.
:24:06. > :24:09.which is most important. We will see who they choose in the end.
:24:09. > :24:12.Christopher Reid is a very special boy and a lucky one. He was born
:24:12. > :24:15.without an immune system which meant he spent all of his early
:24:15. > :24:23.years inside a bubble. He survived, thanks to pioneering gene
:24:23. > :24:26.replacement therapy. Now aged ten, Christopher, from
:24:26. > :24:30.Derbyshire, has just completed a bike ride to raise money for the
:24:30. > :24:37.hospital. Getting ready for the like -- ride
:24:37. > :24:40.of his life. It's fantastic because this is a boy who used to live in
:24:40. > :24:44.isolation. He is out in his wonderful environment today,
:24:44. > :24:49.something that was unthinkable a few years ago. It is a big time for
:24:49. > :24:53.us at the moment. We're very excited and Chris was very excited.
:24:53. > :24:56.We are hoping to raise lots of money. Born with a rare genetic
:24:56. > :25:00.condition which left him with no immune system, Christopher spent
:25:00. > :25:06.his early years living in a bubble. His parents were told that he would
:25:06. > :25:10.not see his first birthday. But he defied the odds after receiving
:25:10. > :25:20.pioneering gene therapy treatment at Great Ormond Street Hospital. A
:25:20. > :25:22.
:25:22. > :25:26.decade on, it was his turn to give something back. It has been 10
:25:26. > :25:32.years and we're raising money for the charity to say thank you.
:25:32. > :25:42.saved my friends live and we very grateful. And it doesn't stop here.
:25:42. > :25:51.He has already organised his next charity event for later this year.
:25:51. > :26:00.Isn't it great to have followed him We've got quite a win the picture
:26:00. > :26:04.to show you. It was captured by Gavin Henderson. They are rather
:26:04. > :26:08.nice autumnal day. We have seen a few hefty showers around during the
:26:08. > :26:12.early part of the evening. A couple merge together and it was teaming
:26:12. > :26:15.it down in the centre of Nottingham an hour ago. We are still going to
:26:15. > :26:20.see a few of those showers. They are pushing northwards throughout
:26:20. > :26:25.the evening and by the early hours, we will see the clouds clearing.
:26:25. > :26:29.Temperatures will drop to around eight Celsius. It is cold enough in
:26:29. > :26:33.rural areas to have a slight frost first thing tomorrow morning. A
:26:33. > :26:37.cold start initially. It will be bright start but the date changes
:26:37. > :26:40.again. The cloud will increase and we will start to see showers into
:26:40. > :26:43.the afternoon. There will not be quite as many as we are
:26:43. > :26:46.experiencing at the moment but the odd one or two could become quite
:26:46. > :26:53.heavy for the early part of the afternoon, before they start to die
:26:53. > :26:59.away again. It will be a little bit breezy and a bit cold at times
:26:59. > :27:07.under those clear skies. We start quite wet on Tuesday full --
:27:07. > :27:16.Thursday. We could end up seeing quite a wet day in store on
:27:16. > :27:21.Thursday but we will keep you informed a better picture for the
:27:21. > :27:25.time of year on Friday. We have a ridge of high pressure over us so a
:27:25. > :27:28.decent day with light winds and a little bit more sunshine around.