He repeatedly assaulted four other ex-partners whilst in relationships with them. Preston Crown Court heard how the victim's family eventually arrived at her flat to find her naked and sobbing uncontrollably on the floor. "She had combined with her academic studies with actions intended to advance the cause of victims and the oppressed. "You have no idea of the damage you have done. At Preston Crown Court, Osbaldeston and Walsh were also sentenced for their parts in an aggravated burglary which had occurred the day before at an address on Essex Street, Accrington. It later transpired that he had stolen the Smartwatch from the woman who had agreed to let him use her home as a bail address. Eight days after the attack, 67-year-old Banyard sent a package to Brighton police station which claimed to be from an American tourist called Kevin, stating he had found a suspicious note in his hotel room. There was a considered period of time at which she looked at the consequences of the actions she would carry out, Mr Glasgow said. The court heard Parkin had initially been charged with rape but claimed the victim had consented. It's of his own making but he still has to deal with that on a day to day basis. Yankey, of Belmont Road, Hindley, pleaded guilty to child abduction, two counts of sexual activity with a child, one count of supplying a Class A drug, and one count of of possessing an indecent image of a child at an earlier hearing. She left work, phoned the police and made her way to Nicoles house. These are the faces of two violent thugs who went on a terrifying 24 hour rampage in Chorley, torching a car, trashing a woman's house and chasing a man with a Samurai sword and a spade. Around 1.30am on the same day, police received a report the Tulketh Chippy in Tulketh Brow had been broken into, again with cash stolen. Gavin Alexander Tarrant, 42, of New Croft, Weedon. Lancashire officers have spent months and in some cases years working tirelessly to bring these callous criminals to justice for their horrific crimes. The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. In interview, Roberts stated that he was paid by Taylor in order to help him deal drugs and that on being stopped by the police Taylor threw the drugs to Roberts and told him to tell the police that the drugs and phone belonged to him. She arrived on an Easyjet flight from Barcelona to Liverpool in June 2018 but was then immediately forced into prostitution. Mr Holden admitted that the perverts refusal to attend a police appointment painted a picture of a man who panicked and fled justice. She was last seen on Tuesday, January 29, 2019, while shopping with Edwards at Asda in Darwen. The offenders were part of a four-man gang who entered the house in Stuart Avenue, Morecambe, wearing balaclavas and carrying weapons. The 30-year-old was locked up for more than six years when he went before Preston Crown Court for a range of offences over three separate incidents. OCallaghans accomplice, his girlfriend Jamie Birkett, 22, of Stocks Road, Preston was handed 16 months imprisonment at Preston Crown Court in September for affray in relation to the assault, which happened on the evening of Tuesday, February 9th. He went on to vandalise the outside of the ambulance, cracking the windscreen, smashing the wing mirror and pulling off the number plate. Following a trial Lapinki, of Aberdeen Road, Lancaster, was convicted of attempted murder. The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. In 2017, by now a father in his mid-30s, Miyanji started to message another girl over the summer that she turned 15. After this he tried to stab a woman, even while threatening another woman. Judge Simon Medland QC, sentencing, said Reid waited until the child was in the vicinity of the lockers before committing the offence. 6 January 2023 By garethsweny DATA COLLECTION - CROWN COURT ONLY (across all locations of the Crown Court, 9 January to 30 June 2023) Please Inflicting grievous bodily harm/ Unlawful wounding/ Racially or religiously aggravated GBH/ Unlawful wounding 6 January 2023 By garethsweny He has 10 previous convictions for 23 offences, including public disorder, criminal damage and breaches of an ASBO. The defendant is very sorry, Mr Hodgkinson said. Haque, of Fifth Avenue, Burnley, pleaded guilty to possession with intent to supply class A drugs and was again sentenced to three years in prison. He began to shout fuck off Ill come down when youve gone and threw roof tiles down to the ground. The Blackburn dad, 30, denied all allegations after being charged with killing his own children Ruby, 24 days, and Logan, 21 months, and his partner Evie Adams, 27. Mr McEntee said: "One of the most unfortunate aspects is that Ben Smith was no part of the disagreement with the defendant and the other man.". Sousa, who is currently detained at HMP Forest Bank, has secured a job in the prison workshop. He has also been banned from driving for three and a half years. The court heard Major, along with two other defendants due to be sentenced, operated a mobile phone which sent out numerous mass text messages to known drug users in Blackpool. In February 2007, Mr Driver was at the home address of his partner on Horsebridge Road in Blackpool along with Cranfield and several other people. The court heard Ward removed her underwear and performed a sex act on her in a caravan park. This is the first time she has appeared before the courts and that causes great anxiety for her, Miss Renton added. Court No. In court. We use your sign-up to provide content in the ways you've consented to and improve our understanding of you. McCarren, of Blacksnape Road, Hoddlesden, pleaded guilty to assault by penetration and appeared at Preston Crown Court to be sentenced. He said: This was a brazen attempt to smuggle a large amount of cocaine into the UK but it hasnt ended well for Tucker and Bullows. Records showed Langaigne attended a demonstration outside the Iranian embassy with convicted terrorist Afsor Ali in 2013, protested in London's Chinatown with Choudary, and in 2017 attended "Dawah" events connected to ALM at least five times. I will murder you. Prosecutor Jo Maxwell said they were worth 45,000 to Hattons but had a retail value of 76,149 and their loss impacted financially and on staff morale. Paul Mountain, 46, used a secret 'shoe camera' to film 'upskirt' videos of schoolgirls in Accrington. At around 9.47pm, Ajbeer seized a knife from behind the counter at the shop and used it to threaten the staff, who eventually managed to chase him away. Mr Smith walked away and the next thing he remembers is Steven Fuller starting to fight with him. Geraghty had left the property just one minute earlier and was traced after leaving his phone number in the hope of him taking the victim, who is gay, out on a date. Jo Morris, defending, said her client had been suffering with psychosis around that time of his offending, which had been made worse by his drug use and a head injury he suffered in 2013. However a footprint left in the paint matched Carneys Timberland boot, and Carneys fingerprints were found on a paint tin and at the scene. When inside, Christopher Hulme was knocked down and the defendant made off soon after. One woman and 15 men will spend a total of 68 years and six months behind bars while seven more gang members were handed suspended sentences and provision orders. The 37-year-old, from Coppull in Chorley, pleaded guilty to seven offences. She began to lack in confidence, her work suffered, and gradually, she became depressed before Marion left him in 2016. Eight-month-old Francesca Haworth died from asphyxiation after she was suffocated at an address in Blackpool in November 2018. She jailed him for 15 years, with a further eight-year extended licence period after deeming Evans to be a dangerous offender. In the summer of 2019, police carried out a warrant at the family's 'beauty booth' off Oram Street. describing the men as a 'Romanian crime gang', was jailed for five years, eight months in April. Information about applying for bankruptcy, Divorce He said he was going to kill her and set the house on fire with everyone inside. A cafeteria as well as hot and cold vending machines on the ground floor is available.Please note that it is not permissable to bring hot food or hot drinks into the building. An investigation was carried out linking the phone to Lewis Taylor. He said there was an element of immaturity about why Hunt decided to get involved in crime but said Hunt now regretted it. On the way to custody he apologised to the officers and said Im sorry, I didnt mean any harm.. When officers searched the Audi they found a crowbar, sledgehammer and a drill. He said while that may not be legally binding, he accepted Webster believed they were husband and wife, but she knew "full well" she shouldn't be talking to him. Enquiries indicated the organised crime group were involved in the estimated movement of more than 900kg of cocaine, with a street value of between 23m and 44m. Schofield, 22, of Compston Avenue, Rossendale, was charged with arson and remanded into custody. During this examination - as well as the cut eye - the vet found the dog had a number of broken ribs. Walker had fled to Lancashire from Merseyside after being recalled to prison on a previous sentence for burglary. You do a risk assessment and you carry on.". At one stage he reached 60mph in a 30mph zone. "Marion Price was so much more than Michael Reader's 'victim'. Mrs Horrocks said she sees Dowbekin on a regular basis, when he is at work in his job as a mechanic or when he is out walking his dog, and is aware he has recently become a father to a baby girl. He also said the dog also had some old injuries from running through some bushes a month and a half before. Elliot, 39, was arrested after appearing nervous when his car was stopped in the town and a subsequent search of his home uncovered drugs with a potential street value of 159,000. Adding a five-year extended sentence to follow after her release the judge added: "The public will only be protected by the imposition of an extended sentence; the public need protection from this woman. When he checked his bank account transactions had been made totalling 1,853.06 between 2.30pm and 5.30pm that day. Preston Crown Court heard how on March 10, Neil Barnett was involved in an altercation with a group of Asian youths and accused one of them of pushing into the queue at a shop in Brierfield, Pendle. They approached the vehicle and Elliott, of Lowcroft, Skelmersdale, appeared very nervous inside, stumbling over his words. However, officers were able to link the defendants to the addresses through a combination of CCTV enquiries, property found during searches, mobile phone evidence, financial information, photographs, internet searches and face to face meetings. Information about getting a divorce, Housing possession I would encourage anyone who has been the victim of sexual offending no matter how long ago it occurred to contact Lancashire Police. You did what you did and without people like you, the people who buy a kilogram of cocaine in one go would have to take the risks you did so you both enabled those people and shielded them. Enquiries with Public Health England revealed that Skinner had not tested positive and the email from the NHS was fraudulent. A Blackpool sex offender told his victims he was a retired West Ham player in order to defraud them of more than 5,000. Two members of an East Lancashire cocaine drug gang have been jailed for their part in the conspiracy. But after Ms Hachem was sent out to buy a lettuce for a meal when breaking fast at Ramadan, she was caught up in the shooting and never returned home. Harrison Ballantyne died in June 2017, after entering Daventry International Rail Freight Terminal to retrieve a football, Daventry International Rail Freight Depot operator W H Malcolm Limited was found guilty of health and safety failings at Northampton Crown Court. He said: Between June and October of last year, you sent revolting and threatening messages to your ex-partner. Northampton is a large market town and the county town of Northamptonshire in the East Midlands of England. Blake Robert Watson had been married to Siobhan Hugh from 2016 until November 2019 when their marriage broke down. This indicates that Bonzo sustained blunt force trauma to the chest on at least four separate occasions between the beginning of September 2019 and December 23, 2019 that resulted in multiple rib fractures and a fractured right cheek bone.. During the struggle one officer was struck to the face with a shard of glass which caused a very, very serious injury. You can read about the full court case here. Following further investigations, Paul Macdonald was arrested in October 2019 at his home address after police discovered evidence linking him to the offences. He attacked Mr Fisher in the kitchen, stabbing him repeatedly to his face, chest and arms with such force the knife penetrated his internal organs. To summarise, in late September, the defendant posted a grossly offensive and explicit comment naming the victim. We hope that todays sentence shows that we simply will not tolerate racing on the streets of Merseyside - it is utterly reckless and puts our communities at unnecessary risk on our roads. The woman also explained that her fear of catching Covid-19 meant no-one else had entered the house for almost a year and that this safety was violated by Shaw and the officers who came to investigate. Officers attended the scene and found Schofield hiding in the alcove of a building in Hammerton Street. DS Peter Denson, of Lancashire Police, said: Mogra believed he was talking to a 13-year-old girl online when he suggested they meet in a hotel and that the child perform sexual acts on him. The image of his broken body will stay with me for a long time.". A mum whose sons friend left him for dead in the mangled wreck of a car says she lost her heart the day he died. The judge, Recorder Richard Christie QC, jailed Brogan for seven years and six months and Reilly, who admitted to the offence before his co-defendant, to seven years in prison. 2023 BBC. That is your chance to follow your word and make sure you dont end up here again.. Mr Travers said: He has a family, three children, the youngest are eight and six. CCTV enquiries showed Austin cycling to the building site around 7am and asking for Mr Wise. Phythian, from Stalybridge, had also stolen an Audi RS3 in June, which he drove dangerously in Egerton after stealing the BMW. On July 27 the defendant had used Instagram and was making enquiries with Jet2 about the location of Mr Burgess, believing him to be in Greece, and asking how best to contact him, Miss Pilling said. Not only did he buy drugs in bulk from Lancashire, West Yorkshire, and Greater Manchester, he managed the phones that told street dealers where to deliver customer orders to. Preston Crown Court heard that another of the victims friends knew of the abuse and tried to help her. When police arrived at Gregson's house they described a 'bloodbath' with Ms McKenna injured on the floor. Claydon was located and arrested on July 20. He also has convictions in Romania for pimping. "He was also charged with three counts of stealing from vehicles in the same area whereby he smashed the windows to gain entry. Its like something from a horror movie.. John Geraghty had earlier spotted the woman collapsed and crying in the street and noted she was so intoxicated she was barely able to speak. You dont like to be told what you should do. For the three incidents, Recorder Blakey handed Bennett an 81 month sentence. The General Line operated 24 hours a day, seven days a week and Hussain continued to run his operation while on trial at Preston Crown Court for an unrelated matter for which he was eventually acquitted. A Darwen family who 'exploited the vulnerable' to run a cross-regional drug operation have been jailed. She was present with a friend and her [friend's] eight-year-old child and an incident took place which was recorded by Natalie Stewart on her mobile phone.. He loved all parts of history and had the most incredible knowledge. The victim, whose throat Davidson had threatened to slit while in possession of a large zombie knife, was taken to hospital with injuries to her face, shoulder and back. The attackers then got back into the car and drove away, Ms Brocklebank, told the court. Despite this history, Recorder Michael Blakey decided against considering Bennett to be a dangerous offender and said he would not issue an extended licence with the sentence. He was handed a 35 week prison sentence and a restraining order, preventing him from contacting the woman. Her disappearance was initially treated as a missing from home enquiry until officers could find no trace of her still being alive. These injuries were caused on four separate occasions. Michael Sloan, from Orksmirk, was stopped by Border Force officers at Dover Eastern Docks two days before Christmas 2019. Stephen Welch was jailed for life ( Image: SWNS). Some messages were then exchanged between them in which he said she was dodgy. They have remained incredibly dignified throughout this investigation and my thoughts remain with them at this incredibly difficult time.. AOC under investigation for Met Gala dress, Mother who killed her five children euthanised, Alex Murdaugh jailed for life for double murder, Zoom boss Greg Tomb fired without cause, The children left behind in Cuba's exodus, Biden had skin cancer lesion removed - White House. A stinger was deployed but didnt work and the van went through another red light and on the wrong side of the road. Bankruptcy Evans, 35, of no fixed address and formerly of Fielding Lane, Accrington, pleaded guilty to rape and sexual assault. Matthews family have maintained their dignity throughout the investigation and court process, and they continue to have my deepest sympathies.. On Monday March 22 and Tuesday March 23 Graham and Lewis set out to hunt down a man they thought was seeing Grahams ex, and have it out with him. A man in his 50s who sent sexually explicit messages to a 13-year-old girl accused her of making it up after she reported him to police. The footage showed that Claydon was on Lytham Road with others when Matthew Pearson came out of his home address and crossed Lytham Road to speak to Claydon. The gun and shotgun shells were later found in the car. I carried on going round and getting off my head, which I thought was normal at the time," the girl said. He was released under investigation and when officers executed a search warrant on his property in November 2019 they found more Class A and Class B drugs. Both attackers were arrested and made no comment in interview, however Granite later pleaded guilty to unlawful wounding and appeared at Preston Crown Court to be sentenced. He pleaded not guilty. Over the course of two shocking incidents committed while already under a suspended sentence order, the Burscough man left his downstairs neighbours and his own family fearing for their safety. Detective Sergeant Liam O'Neill, from the Force's child protection team, said: "The victim in this case has shown remarkable courage and bravery, not only in reporting this terrible incident, but by sticking . However she said on one occasion she lost an entire day due to her intoxication and that she only realised when she saw a Snapchat message she had sent the day before. Because of the speed it was decided to use a stinger and both vehicles came to a stop in Blackburn Road in Egerton. His Honour Judge Robert Altham sentenced Fare to an indeterminate hospital order. Hunt, who earlier admitted possession of cannabis with intent to supply, possession of criminal property and being concerned in the supply of cannabis, was handed a 12 month sentence. Prosecutor Stephen Parker said: He enquired if they might take up lodgings at her B&B. From there, she was able to call her mum who alerted the police. It happened after the car had been linked to drug-dealing via information received by the Lancashire Talking service. Judge Christopher Hehir jailed Banyard, who admitted a breach of bail offence, to a total of three years and two months in jail. "You carried out an appalling sexual assault on a little child. They found he had used his own identity and two aliases, of boys aged 17 and 18, to contact four girls, aged 15. Neil OBrien, 19, of Prestwood Crescent, Knotty Ash, was jailed for six years for conspiracy to commit burglary and conspiracy to steal motor vehicles. undoubtedly these were grave, grave injuries.". A man sexually assaulted a sleeping child at a Skelmersdale hotel. The judge, Recorder Peter Atherton, said Swann, of no fixed abode, had cruelly abused the trust of his victims. However Mr Grant said the woman had taken an overdose, which left her in an intensive care unit and unable to sign off a victim personal statement. Andrew Dean, from Wesham, was found by police in the carriageway with serious head injuries after an 'altercation' with Jorden Rowbottom. He then left the venue but returned a short time later and said he was going to burn down the social club and assaulted the woman. Liam Farnworth, from Preston, committed burglaries in Greater Manchester and a warrant was issued for his arrest after the first incident in January last year. Darren Bowling and Scott Robinson were arrested by detectives in March after they were identified by the National Crime Agency as users of encrypted phones used by criminals to try and avoid detection. The videos ranged between two and 39 minutes. Scott Hardie, 47, of Gallfield Court, Bellinge. However, the prosecution said that this was a guise aimed at taking the focus away from himself so he could say that Susan had left of her own free will and was still alive. Two bikers who tampered with key evidence following the death of a friend before police arrived at the crash scene have been jailed. The court heard that shortly before 11am on June 3 last year Fare arrived at Burnley Police Station saying he thought he had killed someone.. After his release he employed a chief minder later jailed for shooting dead a man outside a Greater Manchester nightclub in 2002. As well as being given a custodial sentence, Taberner, of Valley Road, Wigan, was ordered to sign the Sex Offenders Register for life. A paedophile who tried to gain access to a toddler, claiming he wanted to measure her feet for slippers, has been jailed. Hadrian Graham, 29, and Adam Lewis, 28, were handed extended prison sentences to protect the public when they were sentenced at Preston Crown Court. Fear was jailed for two years and two months. Bell built up an arsenal of weapons including a Mac 10 and Uzi sub-machine guns and was jailed for two-and-a-half years in February 2000 after threatening to kill a witness who was due to testify in a gangland assault trial. They struck at least 81 times across stores in Blackpool, Accrington, Fleetwood, Rawtenstall and further afield across England, Scotland and Wales and made off with goods worth more than 160,000. Officers also found videos on their phones showing ISIS fighters torturing and executing prisoners. Flatley was arrested on August 1, 2019 at his home address as a result of forensic evidence, uncovered by a National Crime Agency-led project, linking him to the weapons seized. Fear, of Queensberry Road, Burnley, pleaded guilty to assault occasioning actual bodily harm. The defendants pleaded guilty to supplying drugs within Lancashire and as far and wide as Scotland, West Yorkshire and Greater Manchester between January 2020 and September 2020. Juned, of Higher Reedley Road, pleaded guilty to two counts of possession with intent to supply Class A drugs in Burnley. Phythian was jailed for a total of three years. Tony Carter, who is our head of health and safety said that abusive or violent behaviour to staff would not be tolerated. Bookmark. Kyle Granite, 29, has been jailed for 44 months for his role in the attack on Aurelijus Andrejenkovas after evading justice for more than three years. Prosecutor Martin Callery said: Police officers saw what appeared to be a street drug deal and that led them to detain the male responsible for the street deal and during the course of that arrest that male attempted to alert the defendant and one other who were in a flat nearby. The day after the Wigan burglary the Nissan was found crashed on the M6 near Lancaster. The conversation moved to WhatsApp where they exchanged sexual messages and photographs. She said he had sex with her on about five occasions. The second complainant shouted at him to ask what he was doing, how hed got in.. More than five years on from a police raid at his home in West Lancashire, he pleaded guilty in December to three counts of possessing indecent images of children. ". DC Tom Ashton said: The two men terrified the woman and her children that evening and they are still coming to terms with their ordeal. He stopped and got a tyre brace out of his boot to break up the fight while his girlfriend Stacey Robinson used a pillowcase to stem the bleeding from Mr Smiths face. For the manslaughter of Alison McBlain, Chatwood, 25, of Walsh Street, Blackburn, was sentenced to 14 years in prison. But you were controlling and obsessed with money. "He had amphetamines in his possession and they were, upon that discovery, able to attend the property.