A pair of murderers who attacked a dad with a hammer and dismembered his body before hiding it in four suitcases were two of the criminals jailed in Greater Manchester this week.
A drug dealer who killed a husband and wife in a car crash while fleeing from the police has also been put behind bars. A man who killed his friend with a drunken punch after finding out he had a fling with his ex-girlfriend was also handed jail terms.
Jail sentences are handed out to the worst offenders each week and Manchester Evening News reporters are in court to cover the most serious cases. Here are some of the criminals locked up in Greater Manchester in the past seven days. A man killed his friend with a drunken punch after finding out he had a fling with his ex-girlfriend.
Paul Brierley, 44, attacked Paul Ologbose, also known as ‘Bushy’, during a night out at the Higher Fold Sports and Social Club in Leigh.
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