The court heard how Miah, of Rawsthorne Avenue, used his private hire taxi to transport the trio around the North West over a four-week period in February and March 2019. Sheldon Bateson has been convicted after police discovered he possessed hundreds of horrific child abuse images. "Importantly, in 2013 he was convicted of an offence of affray relating to an incident when he acted in the company of Jordan Horner, also of concern to national security. They seized 2,475.09 in cash from him and a further 900 was found in his possessions at Miss Horsfields home. Mr Fishers sister Kirsty said in a statement that she was very angry and upset that his life has been taken away over a few bags of cannabis. Driving while disqualified, obstructed a police officer, no insurance; community order with 200 hours unpaid work; fined 200, surcharge 95, costs 85, disqualified for 18 months. 2023 BBC. Please contact the court by telphone or email. Monaghan was also charged with an additional charge of perjury but it was decided it was no longer in the public interest to pursue a prosecution. Conspirators in the plot to smuggle people into the UK unwittingly recruited an undercover police officer as a driver, Minshull Street Crown Court heard. He has undergone 19 operations at three different hospitals over two years "with painful recovery time and infections", has not walked since and been confined to a wheelchair. He told her: "Even if I sit 10 years in jail, revenge will be sweet. Last week at Preston Crown Court, Taberner was found guilty by a jury of two counts of rape. She was also ordered to pay 200 costs and a 128 victim surcharge. He said officers found the men had two kilos of cocaine in a backpack, valued at up to 200,000. Preston Crown Court heard how she had been walking to the cash machine when Davis approached her from behind holding a knife. They were also ordered to sign the sex offender's register. They searched the house with the terrified woman and children inside it and fled after failing to find the puppies. Mark Hopwood, 29, of Shepherds Close, Ellesmere Port. Morris and Barnes were located by officers a short time later and detained. Robinson, 41 of Westhead Road, Croston admitted conspiring to supply cocaine, heroin, amphetamine and cannabis and was jailed for 11 years and three months. He appeared at Preston Crown Court after pleading guilty to attempted robbery, two assaults on an emergency worker and assaulting a health worker. He visited the store again, just two hours later, and took more goods valued at 150. PC Bevan tried to place him in handcuffs and the defendant threw his right fist back and connected with PC Bevans mouth. They added: "We don't set the sentences but wherever we can we will investigate these type of offences as quickly and as thoroughly as possible. Zamir Raja, 33, of Davyhulme Road, Stretford, Trafford - 34 years in prison for murder, with 28 years for attempted murder. Julien Bell was jailed for 10-and-a-half years in February 2018 after a special operation busted a heroin and cocaine network in Gloucestershire. Morris, 45, of Southfield Street, Nelson, was sentenced to four years and three months custody, while Cassidy, 42, Southfield Street, Nelson, was jailed for two and a half years. Evidence was 'stacked against' an Oswaldtwistle man who was caught with 10,000 worth of cocaine in a car, say police. He was later jailed for eight years. Jailing her for eight months, he warned: "You have already paid a very high price in your personal life for being involved with this type of activity. The law student, who had dreams of becoming a solicitor was "in the wrong place at the wrong time" when she was hit by a bullet as she walked to a local shop. "He entered a guilty plea and was immediately sentenced to six months imprisonment.". Before starting the fire, Darnton unplugged the smoke alarms and telephone. He was initially charged with assault occasioning grievous bodily harm, and this was amended to murder after Mr Pearson died on August 2. Mr Holden admitted that the perverts refusal to attend a police appointment painted a picture of a man who panicked and fled justice. Serial burglar Richard Bennett stormed to a house in Skelmersdale armed with the sawn-off shotgun to confront Natalie Stewart in a fit of rage. Even so, it is clear that the effects of your abuse will be very long-lasting. A man who deliberately torched a Burnley nightclub was jailed for 47 months. He eventually killed her in a drive-by shooting. He encouraged the victim to enter his overgrown garden and look at the roof. A man who lured a woman to a house in Blackburn before stabbing her repeatedly has been sentenced. She also said she had regressed in her behaviour and had started using a baby's dummy and bottle and surrounding herself with teddy bears to feel secure. Rowbottom, 20, of Manor Road, Denton, Manchester, pleaded guilty to the offences and was handed a nine year sentence, including six years in a Young Offender Institute, with a further three years on licence. Something went wrong, please try again later. On several occasions between 2015 and 2018 she withdrew cash from their accounts and took some - or all - of it for herself. In 2012 he attended a protest with Michael Adebolajo, the murderer of Fusilier Lee Rigby in 2013, and Royal Barnes, convicted of disseminating terrorist material and inciting murder in 2014. Find out how you can get more news from NorthantsLive straight to your inbox HERE. He caused more than 15,000 of damage to private home and businesses in Blackburn and Darwen and damaged a police car during the incidents on March 5 and September 25 2020. Although the female refused to co-operate with the police or CPS, evidence of her injuries was provided through statements from the police and images from their bodyworn cameras. "That child is the incentive for you to sort yourself out and, on your release, never to reoffend.". She said she could not eat, could not sleep and suffered body image issues due to the insults he hurled at her. He is working incredibly hard to come back from his injury and I hope that now the court process has concluded, he is able to move forward with his life.. "She had combined with her academic studies with actions intended to advance the cause of victims and the oppressed. One of the passengers handed over a bank card but when it was declined they were asked to get out of the vehicle, Claire Brocklebank, prosecuting, told Preston Crown Court. Thomas Walker had previously said this led them to argue and resulted in Joe Walker assaulting him and at one stage threatening him with a knife. They said they had been robbed of a proper goodbye for their beloved dad. This month, the court heard how forensic analysis of the killer's computer revealed internet searches which included "I'm a murderer" and "I want to kill again.". Preston Crown Court heard two weeks before the first incident Saez walked into the Hollins Grove Surgery complaining he had not been given the medication he wanted. Yann Wehrling, vice-prsident de la rgion le-de-France, charg de la Transition cologique, et Patrice Leclerc, maire de Gennevilliers et Prsident du groupe Front De Gauche la . Emergency services were called to Kirkham at around 4.15pm on July 18, 2019, after reports of an incident at the junction of Freckleton Street and the A583 Kirkham Bypass. "The order made by the court means that even once he is released from prison he will continued to be monitored. Read about our approach to external linking. At Preston Crown Court, Moore was jailed for 11 years with a five-year extended licence period, after he was deemed to be a dangerous offender. Had it not been for the passers-by he would have been left on his own without any help. Major worked in shifts, being paid between 70 and 100 a day, alongside co-defendant Jake Ogden. However, an examination of their bank accounts showed cash deposits totalling 225,889. He only reluctantly came to the police to report his son when he began getting letters from debt collectors. Judge Christopher Hehir jailed Banyard, who admitted a breach of bail offence, to a total of three years and two months in jail. Miss Hughes had previously been married to Philip Burgess between 2011 and 2016 and the couple have two children together. The men went to a cashpoint on Longmoor Lane in Fazakerley where 300 was withdrawn using Mr Baldwin's card, and similar amounts were taken on other occasions. The boy did not wake up during the incident. After the collision, all four occupants abandoned the car and made their way back to Chatswoods address in Walsh Street. Sarah Yates, defending, said her client has had addictions and tried to come clean but fallen back into his old habits. Investigators also found inappropriate photos of a woman taken without her knowledge on his phone. The sickening messages in that case continued while he was released on bail. As always you can unsubscribe at any time. Police stopped and arrested a man after spotting a street deal being carried out in Preston on February 14 last year. Defending, Huw Edwards asked that Mendes be given full credit for pleading guilty at the first opportunity. In the hearing at Preston Crown Court, 17-year-old Asad Hussain, was also jailed for five years for conspiracy to commit the serious assault which led to his death. 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. She said: "There is no information to say they have ever physically met, but they have communicated over the phone, she had spoken to him by WhatsApp, and in her eyes she believed they were man and wife. Davidson was also deemed to be a dangerous offender and was given a three-year extended licence period. A callous man who burgled an Accrington house while the occupants slept inside leaving a 'trail of destruction' has been jailed. In a text message, he told her, "you have numbnuts to deal with your problems" - referring to her new partner John Devane. A man who started selling Class A drugs within weeks of arriving in the UK has been jailed. Three men have been found guilty of killing a man who was stabbed to death during a "botched" robbery. Judge Graham Knowles, QC, told the men: "This was a carefully organised and carefully planned robbery. William Greenhalgh, 22, carried out the sick attack after encouragement from boyfriend Abhiyaan Malhotra - before sending him photographs of the heinous incident. Officers also found 3,740 cash, a burner phone which was later linked to a number of cannabis grow houses and Van Dangs , and a utility bill in Van Dangs Range Rover for a property in Market Street, Tottington, which was found to contain hundreds of cannabis plants. Charges against Sophie Hughes, 28, of Thrapston, were dropped before the trial. Michael Chambers had him in a wrestling grip and Steven Fuller was dancing around, punching Mr Smith while he was being held by Michael Chambers.. Judge Altham said: This defendant presents a risk to the public. Someone who if you meet him you could never forget, a true loss to all who knew him.. In that incident, repeatedly punched 74-year-old Peter Dunn and smashed his head against a counter as well as hitting his ex-girlfriend in the head with a bar stool as he tried to smash a window. A man has been jailed after killing his dog - who was found to have at least 25 rib fractures. The group made off with the drivers takings, as well as his personal mobile phone, his dash cam, car keys and the PDA device he used to take bookings. Adam Soothill, a former nurse at Royal Preston Hospital, was found guilty of 24 counts of sexual assault on females following a trial at Preston Crown Court. Miss Langtree immediately set off to her daughters home in Nuttall Street, Accrington, but soon realised she was being followed by Mayers. Investigating officer Detective Chief Inspector Tim Brown says the criminals involved thought of themselves as "untouchable.". This means that we may include adverts from us and third parties based on our knowledge of you. You would meet him and think he couldnt possibly have a book with him and then one would appear like a magic trick, he would tell you with such enthusiasm all about the book almost as if it was the first time he had ever read. Assistance dogs are welcome at this court. Ben Berkson, prosecuting, said the two women had known each other for a number of years but had only become friends a few months before the fight. Police were made aware of the sexual abuse when the mum of one of the victim's school friends became aware of discussions between the two girls on social media. A diagnosis of emotionally unstable personality disorder affecting his ability to control his actions was also made and Mr Hagarty said the issues relating to trauma had been made worse by Shaw being unable to see his own children. On November 24 he stayed overnight and their relationship became sexual. Preston Crown Court heard that it was clear that Michael Chambers, known as One Tooth, wanted to fight Mr Smith. Alison, 36, suffered fatal injuries after a car deliberately mounted a kerb in on King Street in Blackburn, flinging her 13 metres into the air. Traffic officer PC Park spotted Town driving a Volkswagen Golf on Preston New Road at around 4.52am. Two Preston DJs who raped teenage girls after plying them drugs have been jailed for a total of 37 years. Evans, 35, of no fixed address and formerly of Fielding Lane, Accrington, pleaded guilty to rape and sexual assault. A man suffered life-changing injuries when he was run down at speed while on a night out in Blackpool. A Blackpool sex offender told his victims he was a retired West Ham player in order to defraud them of more than 5,000. The court heard Murphy had gone into Boots in Cornhill at lunchtime on December 14 and stolen items worth 150. Northampton Police were alerted to a report that a grey Seat Leon Cupra, a black Mercedes AMG CLA and a blue Mercedes C Class car had been in collision, before a 25-year-old man was knocked from his bicycle. Both men appeared last week at Preston Crown Court. He was quickly identified as Walker who has numerous previous convictions for house burglary. It was on October 15, 2019 that Thomas Anderson shot his way through the property in Belfield, Skelmersdale. The haul contained 3.1g of heroin, 39 knotted bags containing 37g of heroin and 19.8g of crack cocaine. For non-urgent matters, an appointment service is available. A second package, marked for the urgent attention of Scotland Yard, was sent by Banyard from Leeds, where he was then living, containing another handwritten note. In one text he said: You wrecked my life. On January 6, while receiving medical care, Sculpher assaulted a member of hospital staff and threw a table at him. Judge Teague reduced the sentence to reflect Coulthwaite's guilty plea and the current impact of the coronavirus pandemic on prisoners. At 6.25pm, they saw the defendant in a black Passat vehicle parked near the Sandy Lane shops. But when the job was finished he said he did not want to cycle home in the rain and asked to stay the night. As he entered his dining room he was confronted by two men - including Farnworth - wearing balaclavas and searching through boxes of cutlery. The victims have all described the traumatic impact of what Ocheng, who also uses the name Max and Tyrese, and Ngaunde, who used the aliases DJ Dickson and Jimmy Rowen, did on their lives, including one of them attempting suicide and another being made homeless. He repeatedly assaulted four other ex-partners whilst in relationships with them. Emergency services attended the scene and the cyclist was taken to hospital with life changing injuries. Sentencing Wilding, Judge Simon Medland said: "No sentence any court can impose can make better the trail of destruction you left in the lives of these women and in a wider sense their families too. Third of hospitals in England now have more Covid patients than at first wave peak, Christmas Star: Jupiter and Saturn to align in 'once in a lifetime' spectacular, Get the day's biggest stories to your email - sign up for the Mirror newsletter, From a starring role in Saving Private Ryan to a string of convictions: Inside the turbulent life of Tom Sizemore after Hollywood actor dies aged 61, BBC Weather issues long-range forecast for UK - map predicts chance of snow, Family left heartbroken with wife in tears after being kicked out of a pantomime show, Jeremy Kyle Show guest who famously had skull inked on face tragically dies, Roberto Firmino leaving Liverpool and lucrative bonus he sacrificed sums him up, Prince Andrew demands mansion 'fit for a king' on REGAL estate from Charles - and 'top role' in royal family despite being KICKED OUT, Matt Hancock's 41-hour battle to save career after Gina Coladangelo affair revealed, "I watched my leg being cut off - and now I'm free of 'suicide disease' pain", Denise Welch tears up as she announces she's become a grandma for the first time, Moment Brit arrested at Colombian airport 'trying to fly home with 2m of cocaine in suitcase', Mum shouts at kids for being loud at night - but CCTV showed the sinister truth, Woman missing since 1992 and declared dead in US is found alive in Puerto Rico, Subscribe to Daily Mirror and Sunday Mirror newspapers. Fieldings part of this terrible incident was to set it in motion. Jason Peter Mayers forced his victims to live in constant fear by repeatedly driving past their homes and following them in his car. The incident occurred in the early hours of December 25 2019, after Seery had attended a Christmas Eve gathering. But in the months that followed, he bombarded her with sinister messages on WhatsApp, putting her in fear for her life. Paul Cave fled her Southport home rather than calling an ambulance, leaving the victim to ring 999 herself. A Lancashire man wanted for drug dealing was arrested as he boarded a plane for Morocco wearing 6,000 worth of designer clothing. He hit a post box, garden wall and a lamppost at a speed estimated at 40mph. She explained he has not had the benefit of working with the probation service to address the issues behind his offending behaviour. He was jailed just days after the offences were reported to police in the town of Ystradgynlais, Wales. Mr Driver sadly never regained full consciousness and in June 2007 was discharged from hospital into a long-term care facility where he remained in a low-awareness vegetative state, unable to communicate. Detectives then uncovered a network of brothels where the woman, a Romanian national, had been forced to work. 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. She constantly asks herself why and talks about the family having been ripped apart.. However, he said it was essential to send a message to the public that those peddling cocaine will be locked up. Deens, who is thought to have made off from the taxi, was arrested in Merseyside following a country wide appeal for his arrest. Andrew Dean, from Wesham, was found by police in the carriageway with serious head injuries after an 'altercation' with Jorden Rowbottom. 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. They made things worse. The judge told Mayers: Over the last 11 years you have persistently failed to comply on many occasions with the requirements of court orders and driving disqualifications. Her disappearance was initially treated as a missing from home enquiry until officers could find no trace of her still being alive. Hired hitman Alan Daniels was the ringleader and part of the group who carried out the brutal robbery in at Home Farm on Back Lane. He also faced three further charges of stealing from motor vehicles in the town by smashing the windows to get inside. The judge noted Coulthwaite had previously been arrested in relation to different offences which were not proceeded with and at that point "sought help" but was unsuccessful. Stephen Boyne was arrested earlier this year after a woman approached police at a petrol station in Kirkham reporting a man was following her in a car. Rebecca Smith, prosecuting, said prison officers at HMP Styal searched Webster and another woman's cell on July 29 last year. Information about evicting tenants, Adoption He was also given a Sexual Harm Prevention Order which lasts 15 years. A short time later, 42-year-old Fallows was arrested at a nearby address on suspicion of attempted murder. Clashes outside court for Northampton baby death sentencing Officers said victim and the men made off in a red Ford Focus car which was later involved in a crash on Euston Road. No insurance; fined 66, surcharge 34, six penalty points. Thousands of pounds worth of drugs and cash were seized, including some hidden in shelves at a Tesco supermarket. Mr Hagarty said Shaw was confused by his actions and felt remorse for the impact on his victims. During the incident he also boasted about how expensive his Canada Goose jacket he was wearing was. This flies in the face of the evidence," he said. After the attack Mr Smith was admitted to the Royal Preston Hospital where he had a blood transfusion. W H Malcom had denied two health and safety offences relating to the protection of members of the public on their site and was sentenced on Friday after being found guilty at trial. The court heard Banyard had lived in a flat with his now late father in Eastbourne, in a block owned by his victims partner, when a dispute over a faulty boiler escalated, culminating in Mr Anderson-Boles kicking the front door in. Shocking cases have come before the courts over the past 12 months with some leading to sentences of life imprisonment being handed down. As well as the 18-week jail term MacKay was banned from keeping all animals for 10 years and was also ordered to pay 2,000 costs and a 128 victim surcharge. We all know how we wish to respond. Steven Morris and Kelly Cassidy were walking along Walter Street, Brierfield, when the elderly woman's husband ran into the street to get help at around 3am on October 16 last year. Hussain was arrested and found to be carrying 285 cash. It seemed to me that had more support been in place, you might not have ended up in prison. Judge Knowles said. "You deliberately targeted a young girl - it was pre-planned, predatory sexual behaviour. The court heard how in 2019, mobile phone messages showed Hepworth directing Mazzuca to collect and deliver large amounts of class A drugs and cash to places as far as Plymouth. Brogans van and trailer were located and found to contain maps of the North Sea, a pick-up point in the Netherlands, tide timetables, a mobile phone and diving equipment, Mr Vass said, adding that the jet ski was registered to Brogan. Its obvious that Jakes death has inevitably had an appalling impact on his family who are left behind, the judge said. Both vehicles later stopped close to the junction with Freckleton Street and Mr Dean got out of the van to speak to Rowbottom, standing in front of the Nissan. He was also convicted of handling stolen goods and theft from a motor vehicle. Sentencing, Judge Brian Cummings said: Its true that the quantity of drugs on the previous offences was significantly higher than on this occasion, but the great aggravating factor of that is you were on bail for those offences.. PC Sam Patel of Preston Police Target Team who led the investigation said: We welcome todays sentences which reflect the impact of this pre-medicated crime spree where the defendants have conspired together causing misery and anxiety for all the victims of this case. Judge John Potter said he took account of the defendant's age and health difficulties and he acknowledged there had been 'positive parts to your character displayed by service to this country in the RAF'. They also found 60 of heroin in three separate packages. It ruins lives and your familys lives have been blighted by this., He added: I would be failing in my public duty if I didnt send you to prison, your mitigation isnt enough to stop that.. He had also undergone a heart by-pass operation in 2008. Prior to the accident, she had previously been known as a highly successful dental therapist and business woman. Preston Crown Court, sitting at Burnley Crown Court, heard that Raetzel, 51, was arrested in Ormskirk in 2015 but failed to turn up for a police appointment. Killers, rapists, child abusers, international drug smugglers and terrorists are among those now serving time in prison for crimes committed across Lancashire. Later that day MacKay himself contacted the RSPCA and claimed he had injured Bonzo by standing on him and falling over him as he was washing up, while Logan was at work. Allowing premises to be used for the production of cannabis. On November 22 in 2019 at 11.30pm Andrew Mackinson was in his home in Buckshaw Hall Avenue with his wife and their children aged 14 and 16, prosecutor Neil White said. In February Boyne had messaged the victim to say he knew she had a number of items in her house which could not be seen from outside. He said: For what it is worth, he expresses now in the cold light of day, facing sentence, his remorse. In a letter to her victim she apologised for what she had done and expressed remorse. I hope this case will give other victims of sexual offending the confidence to come forward, knowing that we will listen to them and act on the information they provide.. Henwood, 34, pleaded guilty to manslaughter before the trial took place. The only thing he loved more than the outdoors was reading, you would never see him without a book. You do a risk assessment and you carry on.". He said he was going to kill her and set the house on fire with everyone inside. Police were called to the Nuttall Street area of Accrington on August 22 last year to the reports a man had suffered a significant head injury. Grant, of Lockgate place, Wigan, has been jailed for 40 months after pleading guilty to fraud by false representation and theft. Evidence of the getaway in the stolen cars was recorded on ANPR and speed cameras, while mobile phone and cell data also proved Bennetts involvement. A paedophile who ruined a woman's life has been jailed more than 20 years after he groomed and abused her as a child. Four years six months, Samuel Howard, 25, of. Together you tried to lie, scheme and plot your way out of trouble. Another male went through the drivers pockets, Ms Brocklebank said. Neil was jailed for seven years and two months with a three year extended licence period. Sousa previously admitted having sexual intercourse with the girl when she was 13, 14, and 15. Sculpher eventually left the shop empty-handed. Joe Walker then made attempts to clean the house in Nelson with bleach and arranged the scene by placing a knife in the hand of 65-year-old father. Prosecutor Neil Bisarya said: Mr Smith could tell by the way (Michael Chambers) stepped up to him that he wanted to fight and they did start fighting. An illegal immigrant who started working in a cannabis farm in Great Harwood after coming into the UK on the back of a lorry has been jailed for 32 months. Drove without due care and attention, no insurance; fined 415, surcharge 41, costs 85, disqualified for six months due to repeat offending. Owais Hassanjee still had price labels on some of the garments when he was nabbed by police just as he was about to fly out of the UK. John Smith, of Norman Road, Oswaldtwistle, Lee Chapman and Peter Barker were both jailed for seven years and four months. At that point the victim intervened and Fallows left again, telling the woman while they were alone outside: Im going to stab him, watch.. Mr Hopkins said Coulthwaite would persistently groom what he thought was a 13-year-old and "manipulated the conversation to sexual content at any opportunity and used flattery". Preston Crown Court heard that another of the victims friends knew of the abuse and tried to help her. Mr Jackson said that Bennett had engaged with prison staff and completed education certificates. A violent thug threatened his ex-partner before firing a shotgun in public in front of an eight-year-old child. Find out how long Duff has been jailed for here. He said: Between June and October of last year, you sent revolting and threatening messages to your ex-partner. Community Order. On December 29 he entered Boots once more and stole items worth 300 and then at 5pm on January 2 of this year he stole baby products valued at 300. "We do not however feel that we have got true justice as this does not change the fact that Mandy has gone forever and we will never be able to forgive the defendant for destroying all our lives.