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Showing 1 - 10 of 51 results for crime type "Violent crime" & area "North West"

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Mum jailed after admitting shaking her two-year-old daughter to death

A mother has been jailed for killing her two-year-old daughter after lying that she had choked on a biscuit.
Press Release Violent crime North West

Man who attempted to kill a nurse in hospital stabbing jailed

A man who attempted to kill a nurse in a hospital stabbing has today been jailed.Romon Haque, 38, was jailed for 22 years plus a six-year extended licence, at Manchester Minshull Street Crown Court, after being found guilty of attempting to murder a nurse in a hospital stabbing last year.Claire…
Press Release Violent crime North West

Father guilty of killing his baby son

A father has admitted killing his baby son during the trial at Preston Crown Court.Peter Sayle, 32, had previously denied inflicting any injuries on his six-week-old son, Huxley, despite him being in his sole care as the time the fatal injuries were inflicted. Part way through his trial, Sayle…
Press Release Violent crime North West

Man who restrained and suffocated his date convicted of grievous bodily harm and intentional suffocation

Josh Baxter, 28, was convicted of inflicting GBH and intentional suffocation after he restrained, choked and suffocated his date during sex.
Press Release Violent crime North West

Jailed for life: Man who attempted to murder a probation officer in Preston

A man who attempted to murder a probation officer in Preston has been jailed for life today at Liverpool Crown Court.Ryan Gee, 35, was jailed for life with a 16 year minimum term, after pleading guilty to a number of offences against probation colleagues including attempted murder.In a pre…
Press Release Violent crime North West

Teen who boasted ‘we just done a murder’ in a rap video convicted of killing Ibrahima Seck

A 14-year-old who boasted in a rap video ‘we just done a murder’ has been convicted of murdering Ibrahima Seck following a trial.He had previously pleaded guilty to manslaughter after hearing the strength of the prosecution case, but the Crown Prosecution Service were determined that he would face…
Press Release Violent crime Youth crime North West

Loan shark and her enforcer guilty of manslaughter after CPS proves a vicious attack eight weeks prior caused death of vulnerable man

A loan shark and her enforcer have been found guilty of killing Martin Shaw in Oldham in 2023 – after prosecutors proved the victim had died as a result of injuries inflicted in a savage attack eight weeks earlier.Jemma Marshall and her enforcer, Jason Wadsworth, both, 37, were convicted of…
Press Release Violent crime North West

15-year-old boy charged with murder of Mohanad Goobe

The Crown Prosecution Service has today announced that a 15-year-old boy has been charged with murdering 15-year-old Mohanad Goobe.
Press Release Violent crime North West

Guilty: Man who murdered former prison officer in Skelmersdale shooting

A man has been found guilty of murdering a former prison officer in a revenge killing outside a gym in Skelmersdale after the victim reported an illicit phone found in prison that exposed the killers’ relationship with a female prison officer.
Press Release Violent crime North West

Guilty: Killer who callously disposed of woman’s body in his shed

A man who killed a woman before callously disposing of her body in his garden shed has been found guilty of murder following a trial at Manchester Crown Court.
Press Release Violent crime North West

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