Man Dubbed “The Best Smuggler” Convicted of Organising Dangerous Channel Crossings
A man known among his clients as “the best smuggler” has been sentenced to 17 years in prison for orchestrating cross-Channel small boat crossings, following a National Crime Agency (NCA) investigation. Amanj Hasan Zada, 34, of Stefano Road in Preston, was convicted of three counts of facilitating illegal immigration after a two-week trial at Preston […]
Predatory Rapist Sentenced to 22 Years for Attacks on Vulnerable Women
Nazim Asmal, 35, has been sentenced to 17 years in prison with a further five years on extended licence after pleading guilty to four counts of rape at Preston Crown Court, Lancashire, in November. Asmal, who currently has no fixed abode but was formerly of Balaclava Street in Blackburn, targeted women returning from nights out […]
Dad Murders Son, 2, After Winning Sole Custody
A father has been convicted of murdering his two-year-old son just months after being granted sole custody. Daniel Hardcastle, 31, from Blackpool, subjected his son Damion Russell to a “horrifically violent” attack. The toddler was found unresponsive at Central Drive, Blackpool, on 19 August last year and later died in hospital. Hardcastle was convicted by […]
‘Neighbour from Hell’ Jailed for Terrorising Elderly Residents in Peaceful Cul-de-Sac
A 35-year-old man dubbed the ‘neighbour from hell,’ has been sentenced to 18 weeks in prison after terrorizing elderly residents in a quiet cul-de-sac in Longton, Lancashire. Liam Bain wore a Spiderman mask while shouting obscenities, peering through windows, and even using a hosepipe to drench a woman in her 70s. Bain’s reign of terror […]
Colne Man Sentenced to Nearly 12 Years for Brutal Assault on Two Women
A man from Colne, Lancashire, has been sentenced to 11 years and 10 months in prison after pleading guilty to a violent attack on two women at a family gathering last year. Dilnawaz Hussain, 28, of Duke Street, was also designated a dangerous offender by the Preston Crown Court, which imposed an additional five-year extended […]
Man found guilty of murdering his father in Preston
A man has been found guilty of murdering his father in Preston. On 26th August, last year, Austin Duckworth (pictured bottom right) breached his bail conditions by attending the home of the victim Stephen Duckworth on St George’s Road. Austin Duckworth forced his way into his father’s home and repeatedly punched him to the head, before […]
Teen Henry Houghton Convicted of Murder at Preston Crown Court
Henry Houghton, a 19-year-old resident of Barrison Green, Scarisbrick, has been found guilty of murder. The victim, Matthew Daulby, tragically lost his life during a violent altercation on Railway Road in Ormskirk. Matthew Daulby, aged 19, was discovered with stab injuries a short distance from the scene. Despite the valiant efforts of emergency services, he […]
Felipe Figueiredo’s Violent Fatal Attack Over Stolen Motorbike
Felipe Diglio Figueiredo, 28, of Birleywood, Skelmersdale appeared at Preston Crown Court where the court heard how he fatally stabbed Dylan more than 23 times. Our officers were called to Digmoor Road, Skelmersdale just after 9:00pm on 29th June 2023 following reports of a stabbing. Emergency services arrived on the scene and found Dylan had […]
Man Found Guilty of Murder After Chasing Down Schoolboy
In a harrowing case that has shaken the community, Felipe Figueiredo, 28, has been found guilty of the murder of 15-year-old Dylan Bragger. The tragic incident occurred in Skelmersdale on June 29th of the previous year. The court heard that the horrific attack unfolded near a footbridge over Digmoor Road, Skelmersdale, around 9 pm that […]
A drug dealer who supplied drugs to teenage girls and sexually assaulted them has been jailed for nine years
In March last year reports were made to our officers of separate incidents where girls were given drugs such as nitrous oxide, ketamine, and cocaine by Azam Khan (pictured). The girls were taken to hotels and houses in the Chorley area and Darwen, where they were sexually abused. Lancashire Police launched an investigation and teamed […]
Violent Preston man given long prison sentence for sadistic attack which left a woman with serious injuries
A man has been jailed for inflicting horrific injuries on a woman during a prolonged and sadistic attack. Police officers found the woman – aged in her 40s – in an alleyway in the Deepdale area of Preston in the early hours of 12th February last year. She had been severely beaten, was bleeding heavily […]
Motorcyclist Killed in Hambleton: Careless Driver Sentenced
A man has today been sentenced for causing the death of a motorcyclist in a road traffic collision in Hambleton after pleading guilty at an earlier hearing. At around 3pm on 25th of June 2022, Antony Whitaker, who was 77 at the time, parked his Volkswagen Touran in an entrance on the A588 Shard Road […]
A man has been jailed for life for murdering his partner Fiona Robinson in Chorley
Jason Gowen, 27, of Congress Street, Chorley, was sentenced at Preston Crown Court this morning, having previously admitted killing 37-year-old Fiona. Fiona’s body was found at an address on Congress Street in the early hours of May 26th 2023, after Gowen called 999 reporting that she was unconscious. He initially told officers he thought Fiona […]
Three men have each been sentenced to 30 months in prison after being involved in a sophisticated cannabis cultivation operation in Barrow
Ervis Hida, 32, Klajdi Muzhaqi, 20 and Olgert Bica, 35, all admitted production of cannabis and were sentenced on Monday (27 Nov) at Preston Crown Court. The court heard how police received a report of a suspicious vehicle at the rear of the Royal Hotel in Anchor Road on 27 October 2023. The officer who […]
Serial Rapist Pleads Guilty to Attacking Vulnerable Women
A man who preyed on vulnerable women, tricking them into his car before subjecting them to horrifying sexual assaults, has admitted to his crimes. Nazim Asmal, the perpetrator, deceived his victims by posing as a taxi driver and luring them into his vehicle, only to drive them to remote locations where he would commit the […]
An organised crime group (OCG) who used encrypted phones and set up a fake healthcare company so they could run their drug-dealing empire during the Covid pandemic have been jailed for more than 70 years
Although they didn’t know it at the time, the beginning of the end for the OCG came on May 1, 2020. That was when defendant and OCG kingpin Kurt Bradshaw was observed by our officers behaving suspiciously when they pulled up behind his Volkswagen Scirocco in Blackpool. When the vehicle was searched, we found a […]
An organised crime group (OCG) who used encrypted phones and set up a fake healthcare company so they could run their drug-dealing empire…
Although they didn’t know it at the time, the beginning of the end for the OCG came on May 1, 2020. That was when defendant and OCG kingpin Kurt Bradshaw was observed by our officers behaving suspiciously when they pulled up behind his Volkswagen Scirocco in Blackpool. When the vehicle was searched, we found a […]
Blackmailer who demanded money in return for missing pets jailed for over 3 years
Blackmailer who demanded money in return for missing pets jailed for over 3 years -50361 minute ago [image: Brandon Woolveridge]Brandon Woolveridge Post A blackmailer who falsely told distraught pet owners he had found their lost animals before demanding cash for their safe return has been jailed for 3 years 8 months. Brandon Woolveridge, 24, previously […]
