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Showing 31 - 40 of 54 results for crime type "Violent crime" & area "North West"
A nursery worker has been found guilty of the manslaughter of a nine-month-old baby in her care.Kate Roughley, 37, from Stockport, denied being responsible for the death of Genevieve Meehan, who died after being left face down, tightly swaddled and strapped to a bean bag for more than 90 minutes at…
A man from Bolton was jailed today at Manchester Crown Court after pleading guilty to murder on the first day of the trial.Obert Moyo, 46, stabbed his ex-partner in the chest with a kebab skewer on 10 November 2023.Police were called to Dukesgate Grove, Little Hulton, in the early hours of 10…
A man from Manchester who attempted to murder a police officer, attacked another and wounded two prison staff, has been sentenced to a hospital order today at Minshull Street Crown Court.Jacob Brown, 27, attacked two police sergeants from behind with a craft knife as they dealt with a traffic…
Two teenage boys have today been found guilty of murdering 14-year-old Nathaniel Shani in Manchester in September last year.On Friday 15 September 2023, the boys, then aged 14 and 13 years, met Nathaniel in an alleyway off Tavistock Square, Manchester, for a prearranged fight.They were armed with a…
Updated 03 April 2024. Originally published 08 March 2024A Wythenshawe man has today been sentenced for the manslaughter of his sister's ex-partner in Stockport in December 2021.Liam Fosbrook, 29, was at his sister's home in Stockport on 17 December, when her ex-partner Dylan Towers, 35, turned up…
A teenager has been found guilty of murdering a man in Atherton.The 17-year-old had previously admitted attempting to pervert the course of justice.Paul Marsh, 49, was stabbed in his right shoulder by the teenager.The knife severed a major blood vessel and Mr Marsh suffered a cardiac arrest and…
A Blackpool man has been jailed for life for murdering a woman after offering her a place to stay.Alexander Hindley, 35, murdered Alison Dodds, 51, at his home on Redcar Road, Blackpool, in September last year.On the morning of 21 September 2023 social workers, who had called at the address to see…
Two men have been found guilty of killing a stranger with one punch in Preston.Jake Parkinson, 22, was convicted of manslaughter following a trial at Preston Crown Court.Jak Fairclough, 29, pleaded guilty to manslaughter at an earlier hearing.The actions of Parkinson and Fairclough led to the death…
Two North Manchester General Hospital security guards have today been sentenced for assaulting a patient in February last year. A third security guard was sentenced at a previous hearing.Supervisor Abdul Saleem, 36, along with Owa Darling, 55, and Benjamin Monese, 39, were working at the hospital…
Two men and one teenager have been found guilty of murdering Callum Riley on a residential street in September 2022.The group were also convicted of causing grievous bodily harm to a 20-year-old man.Tony Adams, 34, Dale Heywood, 26, and a 17-year-old boy were convicted of the offences following a…
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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.
