A paranoid schizophrenic who has admitted slitting the throat of a seven-year-old girl as she played in a park with her mother and father, has been cleared of murder
[block_2] The prosecution offered no further evidence in the case and withdrew the charge.
A paranoid schizophrenic who has admitted slitting the throat of a seven-year-old girl as she played in a park with her mother and father…
The prosecution offered no further evidence in the case and withdrew the charge. Eltiona Skana, 30, had admitted the manslaughter of Emily Jones on the grounds of diminished responsibility but was on trial after pleading not guilty to murder. Skana admitted to medical staff that her actions were ‘premeditated’ when a psychiatric nurse was […]
A man has been jailed for the murder of a woman in Wigan and the attempted murder of a member of the public who tried to intervene
At around 4pm on Wednesday 20 May 2020, police were called to reports of a stabbing on Upholland Road in the Orrell area. Officers attended a property and found 32-year-old Melissa Belshaw with serious injuries. She was sadly pronounced dead at the scene. Enquiries established that a man had also been attacked whilst trying […]
A father who threw his 11-month-old baby boy into a river and killed him has been given a hospital order
Zak Eko of no fixed abode, has been sentenced to a hospital order and an indefinite restriction order at The Lowry Nightingale Court after being found guilty of manslaughter by diminished responsibility. At around 16.25 on Wednesday 11 September 2019, police were called to reports that a child was in the River Irwell close […]
An Ex-Scout Leader has been jailed for over five years following non-recent sex offences
Graham Avison of Audenshaw was sentenced at Minshull Street Crown Court to five years and seven months in jail and issued with a Sexual Harm Prevention Order after pleading guilty to four counts of indecent assault against a child. He will also be required to sign the sex offenders’ register. This sexual abuse occurred […]
An uninsured and unlicensed drink-driver from Bolton, who was over twice the limit and drove on a pavement at over 50mph when he fatally …
Craig Mossop, of Hartington Road, was sentenced to nine years today (Monday 16 November 2020) at Bolton Crown Court after previously pleading guilty to five driving offences, including death by dangerous driving. The court heard how on the afternoon of Sunday 23 August 2020, Mossop began a seven-mile journey in his blue Land Rover […]
An uninsured and unlicensed drink-driver from Bolton, who was over twice the limit and drove on a pavement at over 50mph when he fatally hit Susan Jackson in August, has been jailed
Craig Mossop, of Hartington Road, was sentenced to nine years today (Monday 16 November 2020) at Bolton Crown Court after previously pleading guilty to five driving offences, including death by dangerous driving. The court heard how on the afternoon of Sunday 23 August 2020, Mossop began a seven-mile journey in his blue Land Rover […]
Two members of a Salford organised crime group have been sentenced for conspiracy to cause grievous bodily harm
In 2015, there were a number of incidents as a result of a dispute between two Salford organised crime groups who called themselves the ‘A Team’ and ‘Anti-A Team. The incidents were all investigated as part of ‘Operation Leopard’, led by detectives from GMP’s Major Incident Team. These sentences are the culmination of Operation […]
A man has been arrested in connection with a sexual assault in Rochdale
At around 10.35pm on Sunday 25 October 2020, police received a report that a man had approached a woman on Grimshaw Lane, Middleton before dragging her into an alleyway and assaulting her. The victim, who’s in her 20s, managed to escape and scream for help. She was not injured but was, understandably, shaken. The […]
A woman from Tameside has been jailed for four years after she stabbed a man in the thigh
Kathleen Dean of Townsley Grove, Ashton was sentenced yesterday (Tuesday 3 November 2020) at Minshull Street Crown Court to four years in jail and received a lifelong restraining order against the victim after pleading guilty to Section 20 assault. Shortly before 11pm on Sunday 17 November 2019, police were called to reports that a […]
A man has been jailed in connection with a fatal collision in Leigh.
At around 11pm on Saturday 22 August 2020, a Mercedes A200 collided with trees after travelling straight over the roundabout at the junction of the East Lancs Road and Warrington Road – commonly known as the Greyhound Roundabout. A passenger in the car, a man in his 30s, was sadly pronounced dead at the […]
A man has been given a £10,000 fixed penalty notice after officers closed down a party with over 50 people in attendance in Stockport
On Monday 2 November 2020, officers issued a fine to the organiser of a party that took place in a rented flat on Saturday 24 October 2020. At around 1.45am on Saturday 24 October, officers were called to a report of a party at St Petergate in Stockport. Officers arrived and dispersed a […]
A woman has been jailed for stabbing a woman 30 times and inflicting multiple burns during a rampaging assault in Wigan
Awa Zongo of Atherton Road, Hindley Green, Wigan, was sentenced at Manchester Crown Court, Crown Square, today (Friday 30 October 2020) to life in prison, with a minimum of seven years before parole is considered, after pleading guilty to section 18 assault. The court heard that at around 10.20am on Saturday 14 December 2019, […]
A woman who placed a lit barbeque beneath a bed as a man slept has been jailed.
A woman who placed a lit barbeque beneath a bed as a man slept has been jailed.At Manchester Crown Court, Crown Square today Thursday 15 October 2020 Lisa Walmsley of Radnormere Drive, Cheadle Hulme, Stockport was sentenced to five years and four months in prison after pleading guilty to two counts of attempted murder.At around […]
A man from Tameside has been jailed for fraud offences
In May 2019, Greater Manchester Police received five reports regarding investments made through Sam Whittingslow (19/02/1991) of Brabyns Road, Hyde. An investigation was launched and officers from GMP’s Economic Crime Unit established that, between September 2017 and May 2019, Whittingslow had conned five victims out of a combined total of nearly £700,000. Whittingslow was […]
Detectives continuing to investigate the rape of a 14-year-old girl in Manchester city centre
A further Appeal has been made by Police after a child was raped In Manchester Detectives continuing to investigate the rape of a 14-year-old girl in Manchester city centre in July have released an image of a second man they wish to speak to in connection with the attack. Shortly after 18.50 on […]
Four thieves who broke into hospitals across the North during lockdown to steal gas canisters have been jailed for a total of 16 years
The Norfolk-based gang targeted hospitals in County Durham, Stockport and Manchester between March 21 and 23. Oliver Zak Henry Evans, 22, of Sandy Lane North, Wallington; Harry David Bradley Goodrum, 23, of Norwich Road, Dereham; Jake Alexander Roberts, 23, of Chestnut Hill, Norwich and Wayne John Grady, 41, of no fixed address, appeared […]
Husband and wife PCs Jack and Joanna Wilber were subjected to a sustained attack by a pack of youths while they were off duty
Two married off duty Greater Manchester Police officers who fought off a violent gang outside their home – suffering horrific injuries in the process of protecting a member of the public – have been nominated for The National Police Bravery Awards. [block_2] Husband and wife PCs Jack and Joanna Wilber were subjected to a sustained […]