{"id":1673,"date":"2026-05-11T17:17:37","date_gmt":"2026-05-11T17:17:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/leicester-pensioner-spent-15-hours-locked-up-for-a-murder-that-did-not-happen\/"},"modified":"2026-05-11T17:17:37","modified_gmt":"2026-05-11T17:17:37","slug":"leicester-pensioner-spent-15-hours-locked-up-for-a-murder-that-did-not-happen","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/leicester-pensioner-spent-15-hours-locked-up-for-a-murder-that-did-not-happen\/","title":{"rendered":"Leicester pensioner spent 15 hours locked up for a murder that did not happen"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"article-body\">\n<h2 class=\"LeadText_lead-text__wd_PA __className_a88635\" data-testid=\"leadtext\">Bobby Carmichael, 79, spent 15 hours in custody before cops told him the &#8216;murder victim&#8217;, who was found in a Leicester park, had died of natural causes<\/h2>\n<p><button type=\"button\" class=\"SlideViewerButton_slide-viewer-button__BDJoG\" aria-label=\"Open image viewer\" aria-haspopup=\"dialog\" aria-controls=\"image-lightbox\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"ImageEmbed_image-embed__0T8WX ImageEmbed_image-lead__Ti3qQ\" data-testid=\"leadimage\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-articleid=\"37141892\">\n<div class=\"ImageEmbed_image-container__2AIQm\">\n<figure class=\"Figure_figure__Uce4f\" style=\"--figure-aspect-ratio:1.5\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Bobby Carmichael spent 15 hours in a police cell after his pal found a body in a park\" loading=\"eager\"  src=\"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/2_Bobby-Carmichael.jpg\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"ImageCaption_caption__j7HRu\" data-testid=\"image-caption\">\n<p aria-label=\"Bobby Carmichael spent 15 hours in a police cell after his friend found a body in a park\" class=\"ImageCaption_caption-title__ccyQU\" data-testid=\"caption-title\">Bobby Carmichael spent 15 hours in a police cell after his friend found a body in a park<cite aria-label=\"Image: Leicester Mercury\" class=\"ImageCaption_caption-credit__wlx1W\" data-testid=\"caption-credit\">(Image: Leicester Mercury)<\/cite><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<p><\/button><\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">A pensioner\u2019s life was turned into a \u201cnightmare\u201d when Leicester <a target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/all-about\/police\" rel=\"follow\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"_self\">cops <\/a>cordoned off his home and arrested him on suspicion of committing a <a target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/all-about\/murder\" rel=\"follow\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"_self\">murder<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Bobby Carmichael, 79, had spent 15 hours in custody when<a target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/all-about\/Leicestershire-Police\" rel=\"follow\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"_self\"> officers<\/a> came to tell him the &#8220;victim&#8221;, who was found in a city park, had died of natural causes.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Mr Carmichael, from the Leicester suburb of Beaumont Leys, described the \u201cdisgraceful\u201d incident which saw him and a female friend taken into custody after she discovered a body at a city centre park.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Mr Carmichael said his friend had gone into Castle Gardens in Leicester last Thursday evening to look for a doll she believed she had lost the night before when she made the discovery.<\/p>\n<div data-testid=\"image-group\"><button type=\"button\" class=\"SlideViewerButton_slide-viewer-button__BDJoG\" aria-label=\"Open image viewer\" aria-haspopup=\"dialog\" aria-controls=\"image-lightbox\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"ImageEmbed_image-embed__0T8WX false\" data-testid=\"imageembed-37141893\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-articleid=\"37141893\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"image\">\n<div class=\"ImageEmbed_image-container__2AIQm\">\n<figure class=\"Figure_figure__Uce4f\" style=\"--figure-aspect-ratio:1.34\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Castle Gardens in Leicester was closed while police investigated\" loading=\"lazy\"  src=\"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/0_Bobby-Carmichael.jpg\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"ImageCaption_caption__j7HRu\" data-testid=\"image-caption\">\n<p aria-label=\"Castle Gardens in Leicester was closed while police investigated\" class=\"ImageCaption_caption-title__ccyQU\" data-testid=\"caption-title\">Castle Gardens in Leicester was closed while police investigated<cite aria-label=\"Image: Leicester Mercury\" class=\"ImageCaption_caption-credit__wlx1W\" data-testid=\"caption-credit\">(Image: Leicester Mercury)<\/cite><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<p><\/button><\/div>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">He told <a target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.leicestermercury.co.uk\/news\/leicester-news\/i-locked-up-15-hours-10957920\" rel=\"follow\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"_self\">Leicestershire Live<\/a>: &#8220;My friend who I was with said she lost something of hers &#8211; a doll &#8211; the night before.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">&#8220;I waited in the car, and as she was coming back, she saw the body. I don&#8217;t know what happened with my friend, but she found what she was looking for, and while she was looking, she saw this body. I told her to phone the police.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Mr Carmichael and his friend, aged 46, went back to his home in Beaumont Leys and were watching TV when there was a knock at the door.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">&#8220;After about 9pm, the police came round. They took my friend away, and she never came back. I had a policeman here watching me, and then one of them came in and just said, &#8216;Alright, let&#8217;s go&#8217;.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">He said he initially had no idea who the deceased man was, later discovering it was someone he had known for years through taxi driving in Leicester.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Mr Carmichael said: &#8220;I&#8217;d known him for a long time, but I didn&#8217;t know it was him. He was a good friend, but we fell out. I was gutted when I found out who it was.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">He described his time in custody as &#8220;a nightmare&#8221; and the police response as &#8220;over the top&#8221;, adding that he was concerned about the police cordon at his home.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Mr Carmichael said: &#8220;The police apologised to me as I was picked up for nothing and locked up for the night. Fifteen hours.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">&#8220;I just can&#8217;t believe it. It&#8217;s a disgrace. Fifteen hours, and they came in and just said they were sorry. You phone the police to tell them there&#8217;s a body there, and you end up getting banged up.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">&#8220;You never know who&#8217;s going to see it and turn up outside. That&#8217;s the lowest of the low, really, when you&#8217;re innocent and don&#8217;t know what they&#8217;re doing. It was vile and just horrible. The police apologised to me, but it&#8217;s too late for that.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\"><a target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/all-about\/leicestershire-police\" rel=\"follow\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"\">Leicestershire Police<\/a> said an investigation will be conducted on behalf of HM Coroner to determine the circumstances that led to the man&#8217;s death.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Detective Inspector Lorna Granville, the senior investigating officer, said officers were obliged to make the arrests based on the information available at the time.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">She said the cordoning off of the area and the arrests were lawful and made in accordance with the Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">DI Granville said that following the post-mortem examination on Friday, which concluded the man had died as a result of a suspected medical episode, both individuals were released with no further action taken.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">She added that officers had spoken with those arrested to explain why the actions were necessary and &#8220;acknowledged the distress the situation may have caused them&#8221;.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/news\/uk-news\/leicester-pensioner-arrested-murder-innocent-37141886\" target=\"_blank\">Source link<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Bobby Carmichael, 79, spent 15 hours in custody before cops told him the &#8216;murder victim&#8217;,<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1674,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1673","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-crime"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/1778519857_2_Bobby-Carmichael.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1673","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1673"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1673\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1674"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1673"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1673"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1673"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}