Drug dealing crime group planned to torture and rob 82-year-old Manchester businessman at his family home
Six men have been convicted after a National Crime Agency investigation uncovered their role in the supply of cocaine and a separate plot to torture and rob a Manchester man’s home and business. The group, from Manchester, Warrington and Hertfordshire were all involved in supplying drugs worth almost a quarter of a million pounds.
A man from Oldham has been jailed for life for stabbing his girlfriend to death and leaving her body in their flat for around three weeks
Officers were called around 12.15pm on Thursday 4 March 2021 to a report of concern for the welfare of a woman at an address on Ashton Road.
Former university student jailed for terrorism offence
A former Cambridge University student who was found with a document on how to prepare explosive devices has been jailed. Oliver Bel, (02/08/1996), of Cherry Tree Close, Wilmslow, was jailed today (21 May 2021) at Manchester Crown Court for two years after being found guilty of possession of documents or records likely to be useful […]
A former Cambridge University student who was found with a document on how to prepare explosive devices has been jailed
Oliver Bel, of Cherry Tree Close, Wilmslow, was jailed on Friday 21 May 2021 at Manchester Crown Court for two years after being found guilty of possession of documents or records likely to be useful to a person preparing, or committing, an act of terrorism (section 58 of the Terrorism Act 2000). Bel first came […]
A teenager from the Moss Side area of Manchester has been jailed for over six-and-a-half years for firearms and drug offences after disca…
Nathaniel Morris was sentenced to six years and eight months on Friday 14 May at Manchester Crown Court after admitting possession of a firearm and possession of class A drugs with intent to supply. Morris, of Chattock Street, is the latest conviction relating to GMP’s Xcalibre Task Force crackdown on firearms in South Manchester. […]
A teenager from the Moss Side area of Manchester has been jailed for over six-and-a-half years for firearms and drug offences after discarding a loaded shotgun during a police chase in March last year
Nathaniel Morris was sentenced to six years and eight months on Friday 14 May at Manchester Crown Court after admitting possession of a firearm and possession of class A drugs with intent to supply.
Man charged in connection with the death of Philip Ogden in Stalybridge
A man’s been charged in connection with the death of Philip Ogden in Stalybridge. David Chorlton, 26, of no fixed abode has been charged with causing death by dangerous driving, causing death by driving whilst disqualified, causing death by driving while unlicensed or uninsured, driving whilst disqualified, using a motor vehicle on a road or […]
A man from Salford has been jailed after he was found in possession of almost 15,000 child abuse images
Carlos Calcano of Colman Gardens, Salford, pleaded guilty to 23 charges, including sexual communication with a number of children, causing children to watch sexual acts and inciting children to engage in sexual acts. Along with the charges relating to the child abuse images on his devices, he was also charged with further offences of […]
Two men sentenced to more than 22 years in prison as part of Kirkby drugs and firearms operation
Police are welcoming the sentencing of two more men to more than 22 years in prison as part of a drug and firearms investigation in Kirkby. It brings the total sentencings for the operation so far to more than 74 years.Yesterday (Wednesday 14 April) at Manchester Crown Court, two more defendants were sentenced, as follows:40-year-old […]
A jury has found three men guilty of the murder of Cole Kershaw in Bury last August
Cole, aged 18, was fatally shot once in the chest on Chesham Road following a pursuit between two cars on the evening of Wednesday 12 August 2020. A jury at Manchester Crown Court (Crown Square) found Kamran Mohammed, Mohammed Izaarh Khan, and Khayam Ali Khurshid – all from Bury – guilty of Cole’s murder. Raheem […]
A prisoner has absconded from HMP Sudbury
A prisoner has absconded from HMP Sudbury.Marc Da-Silva, who is 33, absconded from the prison yesterday, on Monday 8 March.He was convicted at Manchester Crown Court in 2010 for assault with intent to cause grievous bodily harm.Da-Silva, who has links to the Manchester, Lancashire and Liverpool areas, is white, around 5ft 6in, of medium build […]
Salford men jailed after loaded firearm hidden during police pursuit
Two men from Salford, with links to an organised crime group, have been jailed after being found by police to have discarded a loaded firearm in Eccles during a police chase in May 2019. Both James Saunders from Weaste and Adam Buckley from Eccles were sentenced yesterday (Thursday 28 January) at Manchester Crown Court (Crown […]
A man has been jailed for murdering a man in Manchester
At around 5.10pm on Tuesday 22 September 2020, police were called by the ambulance service responding to reports of a stabbing on Royal Oak Road, Wythenshawe. Officers attended and 45-year-old Lee Knott was taken to hospital, where he was sadly pronounced dead a short time later. An investigation was launched and, following extensive enquiries, Tony […]
Manchester Hilton hotel, and event spaces in London and Birmingham are among the next 14 venues to be confirmed and will be transformed i…
The sites will hear mostly non-custodial Crown Court cases, with the total number of Nightingale courtrooms set up across the country to enable more socially distanced trials increasing to 60 by the end of March 2021. Ministers have also confirmed today that a ‘super courtroom’ will be created at Manchester Crown Court, Crown Square to […]
Manchester Hilton hotel, and event spaces in London and Birmingham are among the next 14 venues to be confirmed and will be transformed into so-called ‘Nightingale courts’ – helping to reduce delays and deliver speedier justice for victims while also providing a financial boost to the venues
The sites will hear mostly non-custodial Crown Court cases, with the total number of Nightingale courtrooms set up across the country to enable more socially distanced trials increasing to 60 by the end of March 2021. Ministers have also confirmed today that a ‘super courtroom’ will be created at Manchester Crown Court, Crown Square to […]
A man has been jailed for life after being convicted of the murder of his ‘friend’ William Phelan in Harpurhey
Matthew Jones of no fixed abode, was sentenced today (Monday 1 February 2021) at Manchester Crown Court (Crown Square) to life with a minimum of 20 years in jail after being unanimously convicted by a jury of William’s murder. The court heard how on the morning of Monday 19 March 2018, police forced entry into […]
A man who repeatedly stabbed to death a Good Samaritan who had helped a couple escape him has been jailed for life
Tony Robertson chased and attacked 45-year-old Lee Knott, who had come to the aid of a man and a woman
An uninsured and unlicensed driver from Oldham, who fatally collided with a 14-year-old girl on her way to school in Moston before fleeing the scene, has been jailed for 10 years
Kevin Pryce of Quail Street, was sentenced today at Manchester Crown Court (Crown Square) for the incident in October, after he had previously pleaded guilty to five driving offences including causing death by dangerous driving. Officers were notified of the collision shortly after 08.15 on Monday 5 October 2020 after being called to a […]
