Get the inside track on the big stories from Manchester courts with our weekly newsletter More criminals have been locked up this week as court cases conclude across Greater Manchester.
Those put behind bars over the past seven days include a man who set fire to his girlfriend's pub leaving her homeless, and a teenager who attacked a man with a hammer leaving him blind.
Meanwhile, three teenagers were jailed for drug dealing offences following the death of a 17-year-old girl at Leeds Festival, and a 'career criminal' was put behind bars following a six-year-long investigation.
Prison sentences are still being handed out despite the coronavirus lockdown and Manchester Evening News reporters are in court to cover the most serious cases. He
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