Don't miss out on the big stories from Manchester's courts with our weekly newsletter A man shared indecent images of children online - he said he was ‘lonely and isolated’.
Michael Wyre, 40, was found with over 1,000 of the vile images on a number of items seized during a search of his house in Harpurhey.
Following further analysis, it was found he had distributed six of the pictures, Manchester Crown Court heard. READ MORE: Thug who attacked defenceless man with a machete jailed for nine years - he was caught out by his own dashcam The majority of the children featured in the images were said to be aged between seven and 11.
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