Don't miss a thing by getting the day's biggest stories sent direct to your inbox A man who carried out a 'horrific and predatory attack' on a teenage boy on Christmas Day has been jailed.
Kieran Seery, of Accrington, sexually assaulted the child in the early hours of December 25 in 2019 after a gathering on Christmas Eve.
He was arrested two days later in the Westhoughton area of Bolton following a public appeal for help locating him. A court heard that the 31-year-old was told he could stay the night at a home following a festive party.
The teenager was asleep when he was woken by Seery, who attacked him before leaving the home the next morning. Seery was found guilty of sexual assault following a trial last month.
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