A rapist who groomed a 15-year-old girl, took her to the cinema and attacked her in a hotel. A man who stabbed his stepfather six times in an 'utterly astonishing' attack.
A controlling thug who terrorised his ex-girlfriend 'tried to blind her' so she couldn't look at other men during a 'sadistic' attack.
A woman set a fire in her own flat whilst on FaceTime to her family in a cry for help. READ MORE: Dad's terror that he and daughter, 16, will soon be homeless - weeks after amputation 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 this week A rapist who groomed a 15-year-old girl, took her to the cinema and attacked her in a hotel has been jailed for over nine years.
Jordan Lanzon, 26, befriended the girl on social media after making numerous accounts to contact her. He claimed he was 17 when he was actually 23.
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