Drugs, rage and sickening abuse: The criminals who've just been locked up in Greater Manchester

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A dangerous and violent rapist who subjected his victim to years of abuse, leaving her suffering from seizures and nightmares.

A tourist who tried to steal from a corner shop in Wales and threatened a worker with a 10-inch knife, and a drugs gang which supplied £500,000 of class A drugs between Salford and Warrington.

All these offenders have appeared in court in recent days, and Manchester Evening News reporters were in court to cover their cases. READ MORE: Mum dropped kids at their grandmother's house in her Audi while over the limit from boozy night out with pal Here's our round-up of criminals locked up in Greater Manchester this week. A teenage mum stabbed a friend in cold blood after she flew into a rage at him spending the night with her new boyfriend's former lover.

Kalesha Hemsley, 19, armed herself with a kitchen knife then plunged it into the chest of Matthew Hope, telling him: ''You don’t sleep with your mate's ex, you scumbag.’' When Mr Hope exclaimed: ''What the f*** are you going?’ Hemsley replied: ‘'What the f*** do you mean, what am I doing?’' before walking off.