A cocaine-fuelled thug who killed an innocent grandad with a single punch was just one of the offenders jailed in our region last week.
Prison terms were also handed to a serving prisoner who sent menacing and threatening videos to his ex from his cell and a 'family man' who was unmasked as a drugs boss.
A dangerous driver who called a senior judge an 'absolute helmet' during his sentencing and a prisoner who had his sentence extended after he squirted urine at two prison officers were also put behind bars.
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 last week Gangsters called a 'gofer' who did their bidding a 'little idiot' and a 'little s***' behind his back.
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