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Showing 21 - 30 of 54 results for crime type "Violent crime" & area "North West"
A professional boxer who punched a man so hard he broke his ribs and ruptured his spleen has been jailed for manslaughter.Mali Wright, 30, originally from Leeds, assaulted Daniel Allsop, 38, on Bethesda Road in Blackpool at 4.30pm on 2 October 2023.Mr Allsop had walked to Bethesda Road with the…
A man has been jailed for more than two years after being involved in widespread unrest in Blackpool. Roger Haywood, 41, of Yew Tree Close, Blackpool was described as being a prominent member of the group involved in disorder in the resort almost two weeks ago.On 3 August, Haywood encouraged a…
A thug has been jailed today for violent disorder during a riot on 31 July in Manchester.Paul Smith, 21, has been sentenced to two years and 10 months in prison after pleading guilty to violent disorder at Manchester Square Crown Court. The court also imposed a seven-year criminal behaviour order…
A professional boxer has today been found guilty of the manslaughter of a man in Blackpool in October last year, plus numerous drug offences.Mali Wright, 30 originally from Leeds, assaulted Daniel Allsop, 38, on Bethesda Road in Blackpool at 4.30pm on 2 October 2023.Mr Allsop had walked to Bethesda…
Three men have been found guilty of the fatal stabbing of Sadiq Al-Lami in Manchester.Although it was never clear who struck Mr Al-Lami, Sultan Bakr, 22, and brothers Sikander Babar, 24, and Abdul Babar, 19, all denied their individual parts in the death of the 31-year-old but were convicted after…
Four teenagers from Greater Manchester have been sentenced for their involvement in the murder of 16-year-old Kennie Carter.One 16-year-old was sentenced to detention in a young offenders' institution at his Majesty’s pleasure for a minimum of 16 years and 60 days, after being found guilty of…
A man has been jailed for the manslaughter of George Fenlon in Blackpool last year.Rhys Jones, 27, from Cannock, Staffordshire, was staying in Blackpool for a few days and went on a night out in the resort with his friend on 14 August 2023.In the early hours of 15 August, George Fenlon, 23, from…
A man has been sentenced to 22 years in prison for attempting to murder a woman in her home in Preston in December last year.On 11 December 2023 Aiden Bernes, 46, attempted to murder a 51-year-old woman. He subjected her to verbal abuse whilst he was carrying out a prolonged attack.At 22.45pm the…
A father from Blackpool has been found guilty of murdering his son.Daniel Hardcastle, 31, denied being responsible for the death of his son, Damion Russell, who was just two years old when he died as a result of a traumatic head injury.Hardcastle claimed that the toddler had fallen and banged his…
A childminder has been jailed after admitting causing the death of a nine-month-old baby in her care.Karen Foster, 62, gave various accounts of what happened to Harlow Collinge whilst he was in her care on 1 March 2022.It was not until Foster was due to stand trial for murder that she admitted she…
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To ensure greater openness in the reporting of criminal proceedings, the CPS, the police and media representatives developed a joint protocol for working together. We are currently in the process of updating the protocol.
