An abusive husband who shaved part of his wife's head before throwing her beloved cat out of a window and a thug who kicked his heavily pregnant wife in the stomach and threatened to kill her are two of the criminals who have been locked up in our region this week.
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.
This week, those in the dock also included a paedophile truck driver who molested two young girls - including a six year old - after offering to play board games with them. READ MORE: Woman dies after Land Rover ploughs into pedestrians before 'man chased down' Here are some of the criminals who were sentenced to jail time in Manchester so far this April.
A drunken mum dragged a policewoman along the road with her car as she tried to dodge being arrested - in a case with chilling echoes of PC Andrew Harper's killing.
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