Blackmailer who demanded money in return for pets jailed for over 3 years
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 of Melbourne Street, Barrow In Furness, Cumbria preyed on distressed people who had posted social media appeals after their dogs or cats […]
Drugs gang who operated during Covid pandemic jailed for over 70 years
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, […]
Man Receives Longest Prison Sentence Ever under Animal Welfare Act for Torturing Puppy to Death
Dudley Payne, a 29-year-old resident of Penwortham, Lancashire, has been handed the longest prison sentence ever given under the Animal Welfare Act, according to the RSPCA. Payne was convicted of causing “horrific injuries” to an 11-week-old American bully breed puppy named Rocko. The puppy suffered from severe head trauma, a ruptured liver, a partial hip […]
UK Drug Dealer on the Run Apprehended and Jailed After Fleeing to Spain and Mexico
A notorious drug dealer who attempted to evade justice by fleeing the United Kingdom to Spain and Mexico has been apprehended and subsequently sentenced to prison. Christopher Ashurst, a key player in the illicit drug trade, has been implicated in the distribution of substantial quantities of cocaine, heroin, ketamine, and cannabis, with an estimated street […]
Man Admits to Killing Jack Jermy-Doyle in Preston Altercation
In a tragic incident that occurred in Preston last year, a man has admitted to the manslaughter of Jack Jermy-Doyle. Jak Fairclough, a 29-year-old resident of Blackpool Road, appeared at Preston Crown Court today and entered a guilty plea. Meanwhile, a second individual, Jake Parkinson, 22, of Bow Lane, appeared in court and denied the […]
Mum who stabbed newborn baby with scissors in ‘remorseless’ killing dies in prison
Rachel Tunstill, the mother who was serving a life sentence for the murder of her newborn baby, has died in prison. Tunstill had killed her daughter, Mia Kelly, by stabbing her with a pair of scissors in their Burnley, Lancashire home in 2017. The horrifying incident unfolded in the bathroom of her home, where she […]
Son who impersonated dead mother to defraud father out of £56,000 jailed
Daniel Cuthbert, aged 42, targeted his father, who lived in Northamptonshire, over a period of 14 months in 2017-18 by moving large sums of money out of his account, in one case his father’s entire redundancy pay-out. Preston Crown Court was told Cuthbert made multiple telephone banking calls purporting to be his father, and on […]
Crisis at HMP Sudbury as Another Prisoner Absconds
Authorities are appealing for information after another convict failed to return to HMP Sudbury. Since May 2022, at least 16 prisoners have disappeared from the open jail, the latest is Sean Rainey, also known as Kevin Williams, did not come back after overnight leave from the open prison in the Blackpool area on Sunday, July […]
A robber who threatened to stab two people in Accrington was arrested within 25 minutes
Anthony Clarke, 39, came across his first victim on Broadway, Accrington, at 6.10am on February 8, this year. He demanded money from him and threatened to stab him. Fortunately, the victim managed to run away and seek help. Around 10 minutes later, the second victim was walking down Broadway to work when Clarke began shouting […]
A robber who threatened to stab two people in Accrington was arrested within 25 minutes
Anthony Clarke, 39, came across his first victim on Broadway, Accrington, at 6.10am on February 8, this year. He demanded money from him and threatened to stab him. Fortunately, the victim managed to run away and seek help. Around 10 minutes later, the second victim was walking down Broadway to work when Clarke began shouting […]
Woman Appears in Court Charged with the Murder of Baby and Assault of One-Year-Old Girl
Karen Foster, a 61-year-old woman, who has been accused of the murder of a baby and the assault of a one-year-old girl. Foster appeared before Blackburn Magistrates’ Court on this morning where she was remanded in custody. Her next court appearance is scheduled for Friday at Preston Crown Court. According to Lancashire Police, Foster has […]
A dangerous man who twice attempted to rape a woman been jailed for 11 years and eight months following our investigation.
Dylan Tattersall, 28, committed the offences in Accrington in the early hour of June 19, last year, when he threatened the victim while holding a metal bar before twice attempting to carry out serious sexual assaults on her. The victim managed to secretly take photographs of Tattersall on her phone in order to raise the […]
A man from Durham has been jailed for four years for robbery, aggravated vehicle taking and assault of an emergency worker
Gavin Aldworth, 38, of St Marks Court, Bishop Auckland has been sentenced at Preston Crown Court. On Thursday 6 April this year, Aldworth approached the victim who was heading to his parked car on Rawlinson Street, Barrow. He asked the victim for directions to an address and pointed to his phone, whilst distracted Aldworth stuck […]
Two men and a woman have been sentenced for their role in a conspiracy to supply heroin and crack cocaine
Sean Burton, 19, of Leasowes Drive, Wolverhampton admitted two counts of possession with intent to supply Class A drugs (heroin and crack cocaine). He also admitted possession of a knife. He was sentenced to two years in prison. Tracie Barnes, 42, of Thistleton Road, Bolton, admitted two counts of conspiracy to supply Class A drugs […]
A Thug who killed a man by punching him in the face has been jailed
Michael Hannan attacked James O’Hara during a chance encounter on Gisburn Road, Barrowford on October 19, 2021. Hannan punched Mr O’Hara so hard he caused fractures to his eye socket and nose and made him fall back and strike his head on the footpath, resulting in further fractures to his skull. Mr O’Hara, 45, […]
A man who launched a frenzied attack on his victim as he slept, stabbing him more than 20 times, has been jailed
.Lewis Robinson, 31, of no fixed address, was sentenced to life in prison at Preston Crown Court Police launched an investigation after receiving a report of a serious assault at an address in Beech Terrace, Preston, last year. Officers were called around 3.45am on July 27 after a man had been stabbed. Emergency services attended […]
Burnley man jailed for controlling and coercive behaviour against his wife
A man has been sentenced to two years and one month in prison for controlling and coercive behaviour against his wife. Between 2016 and 2022 Christopher Taylor (pictured right), 60, of Athens View, Athletic Street, Burnley, carried out a sustained campaign of abuse against his wife, Tanya Taylor. It included: Taylor has today (April 3rd) […]
Burnley man jailed for controlling and coercive behaviour against his wife
A man has been sentenced to two years and one month in prison for controlling and coercive behaviour against his wife. Between 2016 and 2022 Christopher Taylor (pictured right), 60, of Athens View, Athletic Street, Burnley, carried out a sustained campaign of abuse against his wife, Tanya Taylor. It included: Taylor has today (April 3rd) […]
