A man whose deadly attack on a toddler left her with a catastrophic brain injury “akin to a multi-storey fall” has been jailed for manslaughter
Brandon Heath, 22, attacked the girl at a house in Northwich while her mother gave a friend a lift on 30 August 2020, Cheshire Police said. The 22-month-old, who cannot be named for legal reasons, died the next day. Heath, who the girl’s mother described as a “monster”, was jailed for 13 years and […]
A man who was caught on camera sexually assaulting a patient at a care facility in Cheshire has been jailed
Benjamin Poole appeared at Chester Crown Court where he was sentenced to six years in prison. The 21-year-old, from Crewe, had earlier pleaded guilty to five counts of sexual assault and two counts of wilfully neglecting an individual. Poole was employed as a care worker at the specialist centre where he was responsible for […]
Father of three-month-old girl jailed for 13 years following her death
A father of a three-month-old girl who died from catastrophic injuries has been jailed for 13 years following her death. Anthony Miley, from Macclesfield, was found guilty of the manslaughter of Ivi Miley following a three-week trial at Chester Crown Court on Tuesday 3 August. Stephanie Shore, 33, also of Macclesfield, was acquitted of […]
A monster dad who killed his three-month-old baby girl has been jailed for 13 years yesterday for her manslaughter.
Anthony Miley claimed that he had no idea how little Ivi Miley got her catastrophic injuries, but a jury found him guilty of causing her death Evidence from the medical experts in this case showed that Ivi had sustained a total of 53 rib fractures – all of which had occurred within four separate […]
Wife convicted of murdering her husband of 38 years by pouring boiling water and sugar over him
The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) said that Corinna Baines, 59, killed Michael Baines on 14 July 2020 at their home in Highfield Road in Neston. They had been married for 38 years and Corinna was her husband’s carer. The CPS said she killed him after a family dispute. Both had children from previous relationships and […]
A man who controlled and physically abused his flatmate in Macclesfield has been found guilty of his murder and sentenced to life impriso…
Andrew Anderson stabbed Peter Kirkham in the chest inside their property on Stirling Close before calling paramedics at around 2am on Wednesday 23 September 2020. The 35-year-old claimed Peter had inflicted the injuries on himself. However, the knife that was placed next to Peter at the scene was not the weapon that killed him. Instead […]
A man who controlled and physically abused his flatmate in Macclesfield has been found guilty of his murder and sentenced to life imprisonment
Andrew Anderson stabbed Peter Kirkham in the chest inside their property on Stirling Close before calling paramedics at around 2am on Wednesday 23 September 2020. The 35-year-old claimed Peter had inflicted the injuries on himself. However, the knife that was placed next to Peter at the scene was not the weapon that killed him. Instead […]
Man sentenced to life imprisonment for murdering his flatmate in Macclesfield
A man who controlled and physically abused his flatmate in Macclesfield has been found guilty of his murder and sentenced to life imprisonment. Andrew Anderson stabbed Peter Kirkham in the chest inside their property on Stirling Close before calling paramedics at around 2am on Wednesday 23 September 2020. The 35-year-old claimed Peter had inflicted the […]
Two brothers have been jailed following an unprovoked assault of a man in Winsford
Leon Price, 38, and Billy Price, 26, were drinking alcohol near the subway that joins Mount Pleasant Drive and St Johns Drive when the incident occurred shortly after 6.30pm on Friday 12 June. The victim, a 23-year-old man from Winsford, had exited the subway and was walking along St Johns Drive when he saw […]
Man jailed for 18 months following attempted robbery in Chester
A 22-year-old man has been jailed for 18 months after an attempted robbery on Mill Lane, Chester. George Daniels, of Heol Y Goron, Flintshire, pleaded guilty to attempted robbery and was sentenced on Friday 7 May at Chester Crown Court. The court heard how Daniels was heading to Bache Railway Station at around 7pm on […]
Chester couple jailed for 28 years for sexually abusing three young children
A couple from Chester who sexually abused three young girls have been jailed thanks to the bravery and courage of their victims. John Blake was sentenced to 26 years in prison after he was found guilty of 14 counts of sexually abusing three children. The 61-year-old, of Pine Grove, Chester, was also ordered to sign […]
A Romanian crime gang who stole more than £160,000 worth of items from supermarkets across the UK have been jailed
Nicolea Ilea, 36, Alin Mahai, 27, Florin Costea, 51, Stefan Florin, 31, Marius Meiosu, 25, and Gabriel Mocanu, 36, all pleaded guilty to conspiracy to steal and were sentenced at Chester Crown Court on Tuesday 13 April. They were each sentenced to 42 months in prison. The court heard that the gang […]
A gang responsible for supplying crack cocaine and heroin of an estimated street value of £182,000 in Ellesmere Port have been jailed.
Led by Michael Birch, 53, of Forge Road in Little Sutton, the gang of four were known as the ‘Birchy Team’. Over several months Birch directed street dealers Ryan Huckle, Macauley Smith, Gary Beck to deal heroin and crack cocaine to users across the town. When officers raided Birch’s home on 11 February, ‘graft’ […]
You are a selfish individual and thought about nobody but yourself
Matthew Mason was told he will serve a minimum of 28 years in jail after being convicted of murdering a school boy in Ashley On sentencing Mason, Judge Everett said: “This was carefully planned and ruthlessly carried out, showing no empathy and a callous disregard for Alex, his family and friends. You are a selfish […]
Class A drugs dealer jailed following a stop and search in Runcorn
A drug dealer from Liverpool has been jailed after being caught in possession of a total of 43 wraps of heroin and crack cocaine in Runcorn. Peter Wharton pleaded guilty to possession with intent to supply the class A drugs. The 42-year-old was jailed for four years at Chester Crown Court on Wednesday 6 […]
A drug dealer from Runcorn has been jailed after officers found around £10,000 worth of cocaine at a flat in Cheshire
Ricky Hope, of Caithness Court, was the only person in the flat in Cooper Street when it was raided by officers on the morning of Wednesday 14 October. The flat contained a substantial quantity of cocaine and two hydraulic presses used to make the class A drug appear pure/uncut. The majority of the cocaine […]
Matthew Mason drove 15-year-old Alex Rodda to a remote wooded area in Ashley, Cheshire and subjected him to a ferocious and merciless att…
Alex’s partially clothed body was found by refuse collectors on a country lane next to the woods the following morning. The 19-year-old had used a heavy and long wrench to repeatedly beat Alex to the head and body with an estimated 15 separate blows. In the months before Alex’s death, he had been in […]
Matthew Mason drove 15-year-old Alex Rodda to a remote wooded area in Ashley, Cheshire and subjected him to a ferocious and merciless attack.
Alex’s partially clothed body was found by refuse collectors on a country lane next to the woods the following morning. The 19-year-old had used a heavy and long wrench to repeatedly beat Alex to the head and body with an estimated 15 separate blows. In the months before Alex’s death, he had been in […]
