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| A man who admitted murdering two women in a Leicester nursing home has been sentenced to life in prison and told he will serve a minimum of 24 years. | A man who admitted murdering two women in a Leicester nursing home has been sentenced to life in prison and told he will serve a minimum of 24 years. |
| Nathan Mann, 20, of Avonside Drive, Crown Hills, Leicester, killed the women during a burglary at the Hayes Park Nursing Home last November. | |
| Nottingham Crown Court heard the bodies of Rashmi Badiani, 56, and Radhaben Chauhan, 72, were found in their room. | Nottingham Crown Court heard the bodies of Rashmi Badiani, 56, and Radhaben Chauhan, 72, were found in their room. |
| Mrs Badiani had suffered head injuries and Mrs Chauhan was smothered. | Mrs Badiani had suffered head injuries and Mrs Chauhan was smothered. |
| The prosecution had also alleged there was sexual conduct in both of the killings, which was denied by Mann. | The prosecution had also alleged there was sexual conduct in both of the killings, which was denied by Mann. |
| His defence team said he had no memory of the incident. | His defence team said he had no memory of the incident. |
| Police had described Mann as a "violent and dangerous individual". | |
| The women's bodies were found in the room they shared in the early hours of 7 November by a member of staff. | |
| Detectives believe that while doors at the home were locked, Mann got in via an unsecured window. | |
| He was arrested just days after the deaths. | |
| Mann admitted the murders at a hearing on 14 July but sentencing was adjourned for psychiatric reports. |