Manchester Crown Court Sentencing Results

Explore 309 verdicts at Manchester Crown Court (Manchester). Updated with the latest court outcomes.

Enrik Ziu

Conspiracy to produce cannabis

November 14, 2025

Sentence: 4 years and 4 months imprisonment

Enrik Ziu, 37, of Melia House in Manchester's Green Quarter, was part of an Albanian organised crime group operating across Greater Manchester and West Yorkshire, responsible for running multiple cannabis farms generating significant criminal profits. During the investigation, cannabis worth between £498,980 and £1.5m was seized, along with over £33,000 in cash.

Ethan Chapman

Violent disorder

November 14, 2025

Sentence: £1,200 fine

Ethan Chapman participated in a mass brawl outside Wave bar on Portland Street, Manchester city centre, on October 26, 2019, involving fans of Doncaster Rovers, Scunthorpe United, and FC United of Manchester. The fight included punching, kicking, and throwing glasses, captured on CCTV. The clash arose from resents between supporters after a football match cancellation and relocation.

Pleaded guilty to violent disorder. Fined at £100 per month. Father-of-one working for Vodafone. Admitted throwing punches but none landed; acted impulsively with no planning involved. Felt disgusted and ashamed after viewing footage. No further offences committed while awaiting sentencing.

Sources: manchestereveningnews.co.uk

Fatbardh Shahini

Conspiracy to produce cannabis

November 14, 2025

Sentence: 4 years and 4 months imprisonment

Fatbardh Shahini, 37, of Lewis Street, Eccles, Salford, was part of an Albanian organised crime group operating across Greater Manchester and West Yorkshire, responsible for running multiple cannabis farms generating significant criminal profits. During the investigation, cannabis worth between £498,980 and £1.5m was seized, along with over £33,000 in cash.

Declan Windsor

Violent disorder

November 14, 2025

Sentence: 12-month community order with 50 hours unpaid work

Declan Windsor participated in a mass brawl outside Wave bar on Portland Street, Manchester city centre, on October 26, 2019, involving fans of Doncaster Rovers, Scunthorpe United, and FC United of Manchester. The fight included punching, kicking, and throwing glasses, captured on CCTV. The clash arose from resents between supporters after a football match cancellation and relocation.

Pleaded guilty to violent disorder. Unfit to work due to anxiety and depression. Saw nothing incriminating in footage. No further offences committed while awaiting sentencing.

Sources: manchestereveningnews.co.uk

Arber Hima

Conspiracy to produce cannabis

November 14, 2025

Sentence: 3 years imprisonment

Arber Hima, 24, of City View Apartments, Salford, was part of an Albanian organised crime group operating across Greater Manchester and West Yorkshire, responsible for running multiple cannabis farms generating significant criminal profits. During the investigation, cannabis worth between £498,980 and £1.5m was seized, along with over £33,000 in cash.

Ashley Shemeld

Violent disorder

November 14, 2025

Sentence: £900 fine

Ashley Shemeld participated in a mass brawl outside Wave bar on Portland Street, Manchester city centre, on October 26, 2019, involving fans of Doncaster Rovers, Scunthorpe United, and FC United of Manchester. The fight included punching, kicking, and throwing glasses, captured on CCTV. The clash arose from resents between supporters after a football match cancellation and relocation.

Pleaded guilty to violent disorder. Fined at £75 per month due to lower income. Worked as a grave digger from Droylsden. Claimed to be victim of an attack. No further offences committed while awaiting sentencing.

Sources: manchestereveningnews.co.uk

Callum Johnson

Violent disorder

November 14, 2025

Sentence: £1,200 fine

Callum Johnson participated in a mass brawl outside Wave bar on Portland Street, Manchester city centre, on October 26, 2019, involving fans of Doncaster Rovers, Scunthorpe United, and FC United of Manchester. The fight included punching, kicking, and throwing glasses, captured on CCTV. The clash arose from resents between supporters after a football match cancellation and relocation.

Pleaded guilty to violent disorder. Fined at £100 per month. Worked as a sewage pipe engineer. No further offences committed while awaiting sentencing.

Sources: manchestereveningnews.co.uk

David Horton

Violent disorder

November 14, 2025

Sentence: 12-month community order with 50 hours unpaid work

David Horton participated in a mass brawl outside Wave bar on Portland Street, Manchester city centre, on October 26, 2019, involving fans of Doncaster Rovers, Scunthorpe United, and FC United of Manchester. The fight included punching, kicking, and throwing glasses, captured on CCTV. The clash arose from resents between supporters after a football match cancellation and relocation.

Pleaded guilty to violent disorder. Unemployed and in receipt of benefits due to health problems. Felt embarrassed after viewing footage. No further offences committed while awaiting sentencing.

Sources: manchestereveningnews.co.uk

Thomas Lowe

Attempting to meet a child following sexual grooming

November 14, 2025

Sentence: 3 years imprisonment

Between 30 July and 8 August 2025, Thomas Lowe, 33, from Garland Road, Wythenshawe, groomed who he believed was a 14-year-old boy over social media platforms, sending sexually explicit messages and images, and discussing arrangements for sexual activity. On 8 August 2025, he travelled to Sale Water Park in Trafford, Manchester, to meet the boy for sex, but was arrested by officers from the North West Regional Organised Crime Unit's Internet Child Abuse Team upon arrival at the agreed meeting point.

Pleaded guilty to attempting to engage in sexual communications with a child, arranging/facilitating the commission of sexual activity with a child by penetration, and attempting to meet a boy aged under 16 following grooming. A 10-year Sexual Harm Prevention Order was also imposed, and he will remain on the Sex Offenders' Register indefinitely.

Sources: manchestereveningnews.co.uk

Tzoni Kardashi

Conspiracy to produce cannabis

November 14, 2025

Sentence: 3 years and 2 months imprisonment

Tzoni Kardashi, 23, of City View Apartments, Salford, was part of an Albanian organised crime group operating across Greater Manchester and West Yorkshire, responsible for running multiple cannabis farms generating significant criminal profits. During the investigation, cannabis worth between £498,980 and £1.5m was seized, along with over £33,000 in cash.

Wayne Hassall

Sexual assault

November 10, 2025

Sentence: 28 months imprisonment

Wayne Hassall, a 59-year-old builder from Cherry Tree Farm, Quarry Bank, Utkinton, Cheshire, sexually assaulted a girl on his farm in Utkinton in 2021. The victim was about to feed horses when Hassall suddenly kissed her and told her that he loved her, then went on to sexually assault her. She later confided in her mother. While under investigation, Hassall flew to the Philippines in March 2022 where he got married. A warrant for his arrest was issued in 2022. He was arrested at Manchester Airport in August 2025 upon returning to the UK and has been in custody since. The assault has profoundly impacted the victim, leaving her angry, numb, emotionally cold, and feeling she lost her innocence and childhood.

Denied sexual assault but was convicted by a jury after trial. Made subject to a sexual harm prevention order for 10 years and ordered to sign on the Sex Offenders' Register. Judge Recorder Michelle Brown noted he left the country to avoid prosecution and that the victim has been significantly affected, blaming herself though the fault lies entirely with him.

Sources: birminghammail.co.uk

Mohammed Sharif

Conspiring to bring prohibited items into prison

November 9, 2025

Sentence: 6 years imprisonment

Mohammed Sharif, 22, of Gowan Road, Birmingham, was spotted by undercover officers in woods near HMP Manchester at around 10.45pm on September 21, 2025, using his phone under a tree close to the prison walls with a large bag nearby. Officers discovered a remote-controlled drone, a large box, a bag, and items wrapped in socks intended for smuggling contraband into prisons including HMP Manchester. Sharif was arrested at his home where he attempted to throw items out of a window; a drone charger and a Telegram message reading 'The eagles have landed, that new route is magical, thank you' were found on his phone.

Pleaded guilty to eight counts of conspiring to bring prohibited items into prison and one count of possessing cannabis. The Recorder of Manchester, Judge Nicholas Dean KC, stated Sharif played a leading and organising role in a widespread conspiracy.

Sources: manchestereveningnews.co.uk

Charles Liburd

Indecent assault and sexual intercourse with a child under 13

November 8, 2025

Sentence: 20 years imprisonment

Charles Liburd, 64, from Quarry Road, Maidstone, Kent, abused two girls in the 1980s and 1990s. The first victim reported the abuse to authorities, but no charges were brought. Liburd then abused a second girl. The victims, now adults, came forward in recent years and were in court for the sentencing.

Found guilty after trial. Maintains innocence and denies sexual attraction to children. Has six previous convictions for serious violence but none for sexual offending. Will serve two-thirds before possible release by Parole Board.

Sources: manchestereveningnews.co.uk

Carlo Tommasello

Conspiracy to supply class A drugs

November 7, 2025

Sentence: 4 years and 4 months imprisonment

Carlo Tommasello, 38, of Droylsden Wharf Road in Droylsden, worked closely with Lee Campbell, operating the graft phone and entering woods at Philips Park in Clayton on six occasions as part of the conspiracy to supply 16.5 kilos of class A drugs worth £1.6m in north Manchester and Tameside between March 14, 2024, and January 30, 2025.

Operated the graft phone for up to £150-a-day; Lee Campbell's gym buddy; no evidence of lavish lifestyle.

Sources: manchestereveningnews.co.uk

Mark Mcgrath

Conspiracy to supply class A drugs

November 7, 2025

Sentence: 2 years and 8 months imprisonment

Mark McGrath, 41, of Heather Street in Clayton, participated in the Campbell crime gang's conspiracy to supply 16.5 kilos of class A drugs worth £1.6m in north Manchester and Tameside between March 14, 2024, and January 30, 2025. He became involved to pay off debts accrued from his cannabis addiction.

Former spray painter; acted out of character due to debts from cannabis addiction.

Sources: manchestereveningnews.co.uk

Mark Salinger

Conspiracy to supply class A drugs

November 7, 2025

Sentence: 2 years imprisonment, suspended for 2 years

Mark Salinger, 23, of Ladylands Avenue in Clayton, served as a drugs runner for the Campbell gang, earning £80 per day, in the conspiracy to supply 16.5 kilos of class A drugs worth £1.6m in north Manchester and Tameside between March 14, 2024, and January 30, 2025. His involvement was motivated by familial loyalty.

Youngest member, 22 at time of conspiracy; paid £80-a-day as drugs runner; at the bottom of the chain; acted out of naive familial loyalty.

Sources: manchestereveningnews.co.uk

Lee Campbell

Conspiracy to supply class A drugs

November 7, 2025

Sentence: 9 years and 4 months imprisonment

Lee Campbell, 43, of Lightfoot Walk in Beswick, east Manchester, took control of the family organised crime group after his brother Thomas Campbell was murdered in 2022. He led a conspiracy to supply class A drugs, including 16.5 kilos of cocaine worth £1.6m, in north Manchester and Tameside between March 14, 2024, and January 30, 2025. He sourced drugs from abroad, operated a graft line, and was observed burying cocaine in woods at Philips Park in Clayton. The operation involved multiple gang members and was uncovered by Greater Manchester Police's Operation Kilowatt.

Leading role in the conspiracy; 11 prior convictions including robbery and possession with intent to supply cocaine; inherited the business from his murdered brother Thomas Campbell; receiving therapy for brother's death; positive work ethic while on remand.

Sources: manchestereveningnews.co.uk

Kelly Blundell

Conspiracy to supply class A drugs

November 7, 2025

Sentence: 2 years and 8 months imprisonment

Kelly Blundell, 37, of North Road in Clayton, east Manchester, worked closely with Lee Campbell, answering the drugs line and co-ordinating the supply of cocaine as part of the £1.6m class A drugs conspiracy in north Manchester and Tameside from March 14, 2024, to January 30, 2025. Her involvement stemmed from financial desperation due to gambling addiction.

Acted under direction; out of character; foster carer who became involved due to addiction to online gambling and squandering benefits; found Thomas Campbell's murder difficult to come to terms with.

Sources: manchestereveningnews.co.uk

Stephen Quinn

Conspiracy to supply class A drugs

November 7, 2025

Sentence: 3 years and 4 months imprisonment

Stephen Quinn, 57, of Edge Lane in Droylsden, featured heavily in day-to-day dealing as a street dealer for the gang supplying 16.5 kilos of class A drugs between March 14, 2024, and January 30, 2025.

Drug runner and street dealer on significant scale, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to supply class A drugs. Had 13 prior convictions including possession of crack cocaine. Showed insight into crimes, little influence on others.

Sources: manchestereveningnews.co.uk

Steven Quinn

Conspiracy to supply class A drugs

November 7, 2025

Sentence: 3 years and 4 months imprisonment

Steven Quinn, 57, of Edge Lane in Droylsden, featured heavily in the day-to-day dealing for the Campbell organised crime group, acting as a street dealer in the conspiracy to supply class A drugs worth £1.6m in north Manchester and Tameside from March 14, 2024, to January 30, 2025.

Street dealer on a significant scale; 13 prior convictions including possession of crack cocaine; shown insight into his crimes; little influence on others in the gang.

Sources: manchestereveningnews.co.uk

Paul Taylor

Conspiracy to supply class A drugs

November 7, 2025

Sentence: 2 years and 8 months imprisonment

Paul Taylor, 42, of Gleneagles Avenue in Clayton, acted as a street dealer for the Campbell crime group in the £1.6m class A drugs supply conspiracy in north Manchester and Tameside from March 14, 2024, to January 30, 2025. He struggled financially and was addicted to cocaine.

Former delivery driver and armed services veteran retired on medical grounds in 2003; operated as street dealer; 18 prior convictions including possession with intent to supply cannabis; involved for modest wage due to cocaine addiction and financial struggles.

Sources: manchestereveningnews.co.uk

Kevin Wyatt

Rape

November 6, 2025

Sentence: life imprisonment with a minimum term of 12.5 years

In June 2024, Kevin Wyatt, a convicted sex offender, posed as a plumber and visited the east Manchester home of a vulnerable disabled woman who used a wheelchair and had multiple health conditions. After pretending to carry out work, he returned, forced her out of her wheelchair, raped her, prevented her from leaving, raped her again, and then marched her to a cash machine at knifepoint to withdraw £120. The victim suffered ongoing bleeding for months, physical injuries requiring surgery, and severe psychological trauma, including fear of staying home or going out.

Pleaded guilty. Sentenced as a dangerous offender. Ordered to sign the Sex Offender Register for life. Prior convictions for rape, robbery, and attempted robbery.

Sources: manchestereveningnews.co.uk

Matthew Johns

Possession with intent to supply cocaine and fraudulent evasion of importation of cannabis

November 4, 2025

Sentence: 8 years imprisonment

Matthew Johns, 42, of Lords Street in Salford, travelled to New York for a month-long trip where he packaged and sent parcels containing cannabis from the United States to various addresses in the UK. On May 2, 2025, five suspicious parcels arrived at the Royal Mail office in Manchester and were intercepted by police. The parcels, totaling 4.5 kilos, contained various strains of cannabis (including RS11 and WHM), plastic wraps, stash proof bags, and cannabis plant matter. One parcel was forensically linked to Johns via fingerprints. Further investigation led to a search of his Salford flat on September 30, 2025, where 14.4 kilos of cocaine valued between £180,000 and £315,000 was found. Johns answered 'no comment' during police questioning. He had recently split from his partner, lost his job, and accrued debt, leading to his involvement as a custodian of the drugs for supply.

Pleaded guilty to possession with intent to supply cocaine and fraudulent evasion of importation of cannabis. Prior conviction for possession with intent to supply cannabis, jailed for 1 year and 2 months. Judge Hilary Manley noted the seriousness of the offences justified substantial custody. He was a custodian of the drugs intended for supply. Proceeds of Crime Act hearing set for February 10, 2026.

Sources: manchestereveningnews.co.uk

Mark Twigg

Being in charge of a dog dangerously out of control

November 3, 2025

Sentence: 2 years and 8 months imprisonment and banned from owning dogs for 15 years

Mark Twigg, 43, and his partner Joanne Bedford, 37, were looking after untrained guard dogs including Cane Corso, American Bulldog, and Boerboel breeds at Carr Farm in Milnrow, Rochdale, while the owner was on remand in prison. They had signed a contract to care for the eight or nine dogs living in poor conditions with no clean bedding, surrounded by faeces, and not exercised. Despite warnings from an RSPCA inspector about the risk to their children, including a previous bite to their eldest son, they brushed off the concerns. Twigg was responsible for feeding, watering, and mucking out the dogs, and handled complaints when they escaped. On May 15, 2022, while Twigg was at work, Bedford was at the farm with Daniel and their daughter. Daniel entered the dog pen unsupervised and was fatally attacked by the dog Sid, a Cane Corso, suffering puncture wounds to his neck. He died later that afternoon in hospital.

Found guilty of being in charge of a dog dangerously out of control. Cleared of gross negligence manslaughter. Responsible for feeding, watering, and mucking out the dogs. Dealt with complaints about the animals escaping. Jailed by Mr Justice Kerr who described the attack as an 'appalling tragedy'.

Sources: manchestereveningnews.co.uk

Joanne Bedford

Being in charge of a dog dangerously out of control

November 3, 2025

Sentence: 3.5 years imprisonment and banned from owning dogs for 15 years

Joanne Bedford, 37, and her partner Mark Twigg, 43, were looking after untrained guard dogs including Cane Corso, American Bulldog, and Boerboel breeds at Carr Farm in Milnrow, Rochdale, while the owner was on remand in prison. They had signed a contract to care for the eight or nine dogs living in poor conditions with no clean bedding, surrounded by faeces, and not exercised. Despite warnings from an RSPCA inspector about the risk to their children, including a previous bite to their eldest son, they brushed off the concerns. On May 15, 2022, Bedford took her three-year-old son Daniel Twigg for a bath and dressed him before going downstairs. Daniel asked to go outside, and while Bedford went upstairs to get shorts, leaving him with her daughter to watch, Daniel entered the dog pen unsupervised. Bedford heard screaming and found Daniel face down with puncture wounds to his neck, covered in blood. He was rushed to hospital but died that afternoon from the horrific injuries inflicted by the dog Sid, a Cane Corso.

Found guilty of being in charge of a dog dangerously out of control. Cleared of gross negligence manslaughter. Jailed by Mr Justice Kerr who described the attack as an 'appalling tragedy'. Failed to supervise the child.

Sources: manchestereveningnews.co.uk

Mourad Malki

Rape

October 30, 2025

Sentence: life imprisonment with a minimum term of 16 years

Mourad Malki, also known as Sid Ali Djelid, a 39-year-old serial predator of no fixed abode, committed multiple attacks over five months around Manchester's Canal Street. In February 2024, he lay in wait and raped an extremely drunk woman twice in a doorway after luring her into a car, then stole her phone; she tracked him to Cheetham Hill using Find My iPhone. In June 2024, he approached a male victim outside a bar in The Village, led him to an alleyway on Richmond Street, and aggressively raped him twice before stealing his phone, watch, and gold necklace. In July 2024, he posed as a Good Samaritan to another intoxicated male separated from his partner, led him on a wrong route, pushed him down, raped him, and stole his phone and wallet, with unsuccessful attempts to use the bank card.

Pleaded guilty to three counts of theft; denied five counts of rape but was found guilty; also guilty of one count of theft and one count of fraud; placed on the Sex Offenders Register for life.

Sources: manchestereveningnews.co.uk

Samantha Bailey-Sharp

Controlling or coercive behaviour

October 30, 2025

Sentence: 2 years and 3 months imprisonment

Samantha Bailey-Sharp, 34, moved in with her frail 67-year-old mother Andrea Bailey-Sharp in her three-bedroom flat in Oldham in August 2022. Over a five-week period, she subjected her mother to abusive and violent behaviour, including punching her to the head, face and arms, holding her down on the sofa, dragging her by the hair, biting her, kneeing her, and threatening to kill her. Incidents included blocking the door to prevent her mother from entering the home on September 9, 2022, forcing her head down and threatening to crush it, and covering her mouth and nose. The mother suffered bruising across her body, lost clumps of hair, and lived in fear, walking on eggshells. She kept a diary of the attacks, and friends and colleagues noticed the injuries, leading to a police report.

Found guilty after trial of engaging in controlling or coercive behaviour, assault occasioning actual bodily harm, and assault by beating. Diagnosed with personality disorder. Restraining order banning contact with her mum for 7 years.

Sources: manchestereveningnews.co.uk

Shyrone Campbell

Supplying crack cocaine and heroin

October 28, 2025

Sentence: 3 years and 4 months imprisonment

Shyrone Campbell, 23, of Stanley Grove, Longsight, was involved in the organised supply of crack cocaine and heroin in Longsight and Ardwick, linked to a daylight shooting in December 2023 near the O2 Apollo in Ardwick. The investigation used undercover techniques and led to raids in March 2025.

Convicted of supplying and being concerned in the supply of crack cocaine and heroin. Police found 47 grams of crack cocaine valued at £4,700, 119 grams of cocaine valued at £4,760, large knives, and £4,640 in cash at his home.

Sources: manchestereveningnews.co.uk

Justin Shaw

Conspiracy to supply crack cocaine and heroin

October 28, 2025

Sentence: 3 years and 11 months imprisonment

Justin Shaw, 45, of Dean Road, Gorton, was involved in the organised supply of crack cocaine and heroin in Longsight and Ardwick, linked to a daylight shooting in December 2023 near the O2 Apollo in Ardwick. The investigation used undercover techniques and led to raids in March 2025.

Convicted of conspiracy to supply crack cocaine and heroin, and possession of an offensive weapon.

Sources: manchestereveningnews.co.uk

Kieran Casey

Supplying crack cocaine and heroin

October 28, 2025

Sentence: 3 years imprisonment

Kieran Casey, 22, of Cochrane Avenue, Longsight, was involved in the organised supply of crack cocaine and heroin in Longsight and Ardwick, linked to a daylight shooting in December 2023 near the O2 Apollo in Ardwick. The investigation used undercover techniques and led to raids in March 2025.

Convicted of supplying and being concerned in the supply of crack cocaine and heroin.

Sources: manchestereveningnews.co.uk

Kyle Mccabe

Supplying crack cocaine and heroin

October 28, 2025

Sentence: 3 years and 4 months imprisonment

Kyle McCabe, 20, of Keswick Close, Longsight, was involved in the organised supply of crack cocaine and heroin in Longsight and Ardwick, linked to a daylight shooting in December 2023 near the O2 Apollo in Ardwick. The investigation used undercover techniques and led to raids in March 2025.

Convicted of supplying and being concerned in the supply of crack cocaine and heroin.

Sources: manchestereveningnews.co.uk

Danika Hamilton

Supplying crack cocaine and heroin

October 28, 2025

Sentence: 3 years and 4 months imprisonment

Danika Hamilton, 37, of Kirkmanhulme Lane, Longsight, was involved in the organised supply of crack cocaine and heroin in Longsight and Ardwick, linked to a daylight shooting in December 2023 near the O2 Apollo in Ardwick. The investigation used undercover techniques and led to raids in March 2025.

Convicted of supplying and being concerned in the supply of crack cocaine and heroin.

Sources: manchestereveningnews.co.uk

Baraskos Shaw

Conspiracy to supply crack cocaine and heroin

October 28, 2025

Sentence: 3 years and 3 months imprisonment

Baraskos Shaw, 20, of Richmond Grove, Longsight, was involved in the organised supply of crack cocaine and heroin in Longsight and Ardwick, linked to a daylight shooting in December 2023 near the O2 Apollo in Ardwick. The investigation used undercover techniques and led to raids in March 2025.

Convicted of conspiracy to supply crack cocaine and heroin, and possession of an offensive weapon.

Sources: manchestereveningnews.co.uk

Ian Ogden

Conspiracy to supply Class A and B controlled drugs and money laundering

October 20, 2025

Sentence: 16 years and 8 months imprisonment

Ian Ogden, 36, from Rossendale, was part of Gregory Bell's organised crime group, conspiring to supply Class A and B drugs and engaging in money laundering. He operated under encrypted aliases, handling deals and logistics for the distribution of hundreds of kilos of drugs across the North West. The operation involved safe houses, couriers, and industrial-scale drug trafficking, uncovered through Operation Venetic following the EncroChat takedown.

Used aliases 'Tubbytern' and 'Integralrhino'. Ran his own drug business while conspiring with Bell to supply drugs, arranging deals and managing logistics.

Sources: lancs.live

Gregory Bell

Conspiracy to supply Class A and B controlled drugs and money laundering

October 20, 2025

Sentence: 18 years and 9 months imprisonment

Gregory Bell, operating under encrypted aliases including 'Castlenail', 'Rhinoradio', and 'Wonkyfrog', led a highly organised criminal enterprise that distributed multi-kilos of cocaine, heroin, MDMA, amphetamine, and cannabis on a daily basis across the UK. The group used encrypted mobile phones, spoofed identities, a network of couriers, safe houses in Bury and Alderley Edge, and criminal associates. Evidence included 4kg of cocaine, half a kilo of heroin, £35,000 in cash at one property, and £150,000 in cash at another. Bell managed logistics, authorised deals, collected profits, and laundered money through rental businesses. Arrested in May 2020 with encrypted devices and cash, ready to flee to Spain.

Head of a highly organised crime group involved in directing the sale and supply of Class A and B controlled drugs and money laundering. Owned 32 houses subject to restraint order. Lived a lavish lifestyle despite no declared income.

Sources: lancs.live

Paul Brown

Conspiracy to supply Class A and B controlled drugs

October 20, 2025

Sentence: 10 years imprisonment

Paul Brown, 51, from Failsworth, was involved in the conspiracy to supply Class A and B controlled drugs as part of Gregory Bell's criminal empire. He distributed drugs on an industrial scale and fled to Spain in 2020 but was located through an international manhunt, arrested in 2024, and extradited to face justice. The operation involved multi-kilo deals of cocaine, heroin, and other drugs across the UK.

Fled the UK in 2020 to avoid prosecution, arrested in Spain in 2024, and extradited back to the UK. Played a key role in drug distribution as a major wholesale customer.

Sources: lancs.live

Adrian Smith

Attempted Murder

October 17, 2025

Sentence: life imprisonment with a minimum of 12 years

On June 28, 2024, at around 9.30pm, Adrian Smith, 29, of no fixed address, attacked his aunty at a house on Grosvenor Road in Hyde. He had been suffering from deteriorating mental health, hearing voices telling him to kill family members, and had a history of drug use including cannabis, cocaine, and crack cocaine. After closing the curtains and going for a smoke, he returned with a knife and told her 'Sorry, but you are going to have to die tonight.' He stabbed her multiple times in the shoulder, chest, breasts, and arms, attempting to slice her throat. She fought back, grabbing the knife, and he backed away telling her to lie there and bleed out. Police arrived shortly after and arrested him. The victim sustained serious injuries including a stab wound to her sternum, each breast, and two to her left arm, leading to long-term issues.

Found guilty of attempted murder after trial. Long-term emotionally unstable personality disorder. Presents risk to family members. Banned from contacting his aunty for life under restraining order.

Sources: liverpoolecho.co.uk

David Yih

Sexual assault of a child

October 17, 2025

Sentence: 10 years imprisonment

David Yih, a 64-year-old married father and window cleaner from Bolton, was convicted of sexually abusing two girls through grooming behaviour, including buying gifts and giving money. The offences occurred when he was in his mid-50s. The first victim broke off contact at 16 and later realised the abuse was wrong; the second victim ended contact after a short period. Reported to police in 2018, the first trial in 2023 ended without verdicts, and the retrial earlier in 2025 resulted in conviction on eight counts. Yih attended the retrial but fled to Morocco via Spain after conviction. Victims' statements described profound trauma, fear, difficulty forming relationships, and loss of childhood innocence.

Sentenced in absence after skipping bail. No relevant previous convictions for sexual offences, but jailed for burglary in 2000. Judge Rachel Smith noted a letter from Yih claiming miscarriage of justice.

Sources: manchestereveningnews.co.uk

Allan Sice

Conspiring to supply and import class A drugs

October 16, 2025

Sentence: 16 years imprisonment

Allan Sice, a 49-year-old father-of-five from Oldham, operated under the EncroChat handle 'LuckyNumberEight' and plotted to import more than 100 kilos of cocaine from South America into the UK, hidden in shipments of bananas from Ecuador, coffee from Colombia, and organic eco-logs. He brokered deals between contacts in Colombia and UK buyers, discussing loads of 100-200 kilos or even 1-2 metric tonnes, though no drugs were actually imported. He fled to Brazil but was arrested in November 2023 and extradited to the UK in March 2025.

Pleaded guilty to two counts of conspiring to supply class A drugs and three counts of conspiring to fraudulently evade the prohibition on the importation of class A drugs. Acted as a middleman in plots to import over 120kg of cocaine using global networks. Extradited from Brazil.

Sources: manchestereveningnews.co.uk

Mobarak Almutairi

Sexual assault and making indecent photographs of children

October 16, 2025

Sentence: 3 years and 8 months imprisonment

Mobarak Almutairi committed four years of sick sex offences, including following three young girls into a shop on Market Street and sexually assaulting one of them in February 2025, which he filmed and added to a collection of nearly 4,000 indecent images of children as young as eight, predominantly made by him. The images showed a history of sexual abuse against children both within and outside the UK. He was identified via CCTV, arrested on February 26, 2025, and his devices were seized revealing the offences.

Pleaded guilty to 20 counts of sexual offences. Made subject to a sexual harm prevention order and ordered to sign the sex offender's register for life.

Sources: manchestereveningnews.co.uk

Michael Ogbeide-John

Robbery

October 14, 2025

Sentence: Imprisonment

Michael Ogbeide-John, aged 17, along with Bilal Jama, used alias profiles on Facebook Marketplace to falsely advertise a bike for sale, luring victims to meet for payment, then robbing and attacking them in a series of linked violent robberies, including threats to stab victims.

Pleaded guilty to three counts of robbery, one of attempted robbery, and possession of a bladed article. Sentenced on Tuesday, October 14.

Sources: manchestereveningnews.co.uk

Bilal Jama

Robbery

October 14, 2025

Sentence: Imprisonment

Bilal Jama, aged 17, along with Michael Ogbeide-John, used alias profiles on Facebook Marketplace to falsely advertise a bike for sale, luring victims to meet for payment, then robbing and attacking them in a series of linked violent robberies.

Pleaded guilty to three counts of robbery and one of attempted robbery. Sentenced on Tuesday, October 14.

Sources: manchestereveningnews.co.uk

Matthew Webb

Rape and sexual offences

September 26, 2025

Sentence: 28 years imprisonment and ordered to sign the sex offender register indefinitely

Matthew Webb, aged 34, repeatedly raped and sexually abused a girl under the age of 16, including incidents where he was investigated after the victim reported the abuse. He was arrested at his home in Wythenshawe, where police seized his mobile phone. Further evidence led to additional arrests on suspicion of the same offences. The crimes involved one count of rape of a girl under the age of 13, one count of rape of a girl under 16 on no fewer than five occasions, three counts of rape of a girl under the age of 16, two counts of sexual assault of a girl under the age of 13 by touching, and three counts of making indecent images of a child.

Pleaded not guilty and showed no remorse during interviews where he answered 'no comment' to all questions.

Sources: manchestereveningnews.co.uk

Stuart James

Production of a Class A Drug

September 26, 2025

Sentence: 7.5 years imprisonment

Stuart James operated a drugs lab in a former café on Mitford Street, Stretford, where he produced MDMA tablets on a prolific scale. Police traced a package of class A drugs to his flat on Marsland Road, Sale, discovering over 17,000 ecstasy tablets and 606g of cannabis. They also found production machinery in a Failsworth storage unit, one of which bore his fingerprints and could produce 40,000 to 100,000 tablets per hour. His involvement was linked to clearing significant debts.

Pleaded guilty to producing a class A drug, possessing MDMA with intent to supply, and possessing cannabis with intent to supply. Had racked up over £200,000 in debt. Judge Paul Lawton commented on the risks of engaging in serious organised crime.

Sources: manchestereveningnews.co.uk

Cameron Rogers

Causing serious injury by dangerous driving

September 23, 2025

Sentence: 1 year and 4 months imprisonment, suspended for 18 months, 80 hours unpaid work, 5 rehabilitation activity requirement days, and a 2.5-year driving ban

On January 6, 2023, Cameron Rogers drove his partner's car without a driving licence, insurance, or permission, lost control of the vehicle, mounted the pavement, and collided with a lamppost in Wythenshawe, striking a mental health nurse who was walking home from a tiring shift. The nurse suffered serious injuries, including a fractured humerus and a dislocated shoulder, and was left unconscious. Rogers fled the scene but later admitted to driving when questioned by police. The victim reported ongoing fear of crossing roads and distress over being abandoned.

Pleaded guilty to the offence. Judge Sarah Johnston described the decision to drive as 'foolish and criminal' and stated that it should be to his 'eternal shame' for leaving the victim in the road. The defendant expressed remorse and has a stable home life with a young family.

Sources: manchestereveningnews.co.uk

Carl Allan

Conspiracy to supply cocaine and cannabis

September 23, 2025

Sentence: 2 years and 3 months imprisonment

Carl Allan acted as a courier for Jordan Winstanley's drugs operation, distributing cocaine and cannabis across Bury as part of the drugs line investigated by police.

Jordan Winstanley

Conspiracy to supply cocaine and cannabis

September 23, 2025

Sentence: 8 years imprisonment

Jordan Winstanley operated a drugs line in Bury, using street couriers to deliver cocaine and cannabis to customers across the borough. The investigation began in August 2022 after mobile phone analysis linked him to the operation. He boasted to police that he would never be caught, but evidence was found at his home and on his phone. He was arrested, charged, and later pled guilty.

Alan Entwistle

Conspiracy to supply Class A and Class B drugs

September 19, 2025

Sentence: 10 years and 6 months imprisonment

Alan Entwistle was involved in a sophisticated drug operation that included the storage and distribution of Class A and Class B drugs. Officers raided a property on July 5, discovering 3kg of cocaine in a JD Sports bag, along with other drugs and paraphernalia. Further investigation led to the seizure of additional drugs and adulterants from garages on July 23, with the potential for the operation to yield over £1 million in profits from drug sales.

Prepared drugs for sale and distributed packages to other dealers and safe houses. Of Kennett Road, Wythenshawe.

Sources: birminghammail.co.uk

Stephen Findley

Conspiracy to supply Class A and Class B drugs

September 19, 2025

Sentence: 4 years and 4 months imprisonment

Stephen Findley was part of a £1 million drug gang involved in storing and handling Class A and Class B drugs. On July 5, officers raided his home in Wythenshawe, uncovering 3kg of cocaine in a JD Sports bag, a 1kg bag of cocaine and amphetamine in a black rucksack, and drug paraphernalia such as scales. The operation was described as a sophisticated criminal network that could produce significant profits.

Lisa Cerven

Conveying cannabis into prison

September 19, 2025

Sentence: 18-week suspended prison sentence for 18 months, 20 rehabilitation activity days, 100 hours of unpaid work, and a three-month curfew from 7pm to 7am

Lisa Cerven, a 37-year-old former carer, was caught on CCTV on March 21, 2023, at HMP Forest Bank in Salford, passing a package containing 35.2g of cannabis resin and 22.5g of cannabis material to a prisoner during a hug in the visitors' lounge. She repeatedly glanced over her shoulder, indicating awareness of her actions, and claimed she believed the package contained only tobacco. She was arrested on June 21, 2023, and admitted to the offence due to threats against her and her son, including smashed windows at her home. The drugs had a street value of £2,000, with higher value inside prison.

The defendant was a vulnerable mum-of-two who acted under threat of violence due to debts. She pleaded guilty, but the case was delayed over two years by police. Judge Peter Horgan cited the delay and her rehabilitation prospects as reasons to suspend the sentence.

Sources: liverpoolecho.co.uk

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