A man who brutally murdered his estranged wife inside her home as one of their children slept in the next bedroom and a woman who helped drive the gunman who shot Salford student Aya Hachem were just two of the people jailed in our region since the start of October.
Other criminals put behind bars so far this month include a s tranger who 'effectively abducted' a double amputee on the day he woke from coma and a dangerous predator who struck a girl over the head in a terrifying woodland sex attack.
A man who remortgaged his partner's home and racked up £126K debt in her name and a serial domestic abuser who breached a court order by forcing his way into his ex partner's house were also locked up.
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