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A rapper who stabbed a teenager to death had previously taken part in a 'knife crime prevention programme' and sung about 'extreme knife violence', a court heard. King Sibanda, 17, murdered Abdikarim Abdalla Ahmed on a Friday afternoon in Bury town centre near a busy shopping centre.

A jealous knifeman slashed his ex-girlfriend's Tinder date while the pair slept in bed. Derek Malcolm, 34, let himself into his former lover's home before brutally attacking her date, reports Manchester Evening News.

Tackling gun crime is one of Greater Manchester Police's top priorities, ever since the dark days of the 1990s when the city earned the infamous nickname 'Gunchester'. And while huge progress has been made in curbing the supply of firearms and cracking down on gangs, disputes in the criminal underworld can still explode in gun violence, with potentially deadly consequences for innocent bystanders.

This is the terrifying moment two men were blasted in a gangland drive-by shooting in broad daylight. A family of eight including five small children walked close by as the underworld spat spilled onto the streets on a Friday afternoon.

Two men were blasted to the legs in a 'gang' shooting as a family and young children walked close by, a court heard. A family of eight, including five small children were in the immediate vicinity of a drive-by shooting in broad daylight in Cheetham Hill, where two men were 'lured' out of a cafe and shot.

the Manchester Evening News reports.Blackley resident Baker asked the judge overseeing her involvement in the case to lock her up so she can get clean.Manchester Crown Court heard that after 12 hours, during which time he suffered serious injuries including burns, the victim was able to break free. Prosecutor Alaric Bassano told how the victim was outside his home at about 7.30pm on November 12, 2019, when he was overpowered by four men and bundled into a car.After being taken to Baker's home in Haverfield Road, Blackley, the 30-year-old was punched in the face and dragged around different rooms of the house.The attacks included being struck by a chair, having his head hit against a wall and being kicked.He was tied to a chair, his hands were bound with cord and his feet were tied together with rope.A sock was forced into his mouth, and fixed in place with Sellotape.

A kidnapping victim had boiling water poured on his genitals and was forced to swallow 'rat poison' during a 12-hour ordeal.

hereThe night before, Matthews had been texting his partner."F*** you, I’ll take your car out," he told her in one text.After she replied claiming he 'wouldn’t dare touch my car', Matthews said: "Watch the murders u cause now."The day after the shooting, referring to his daughter, Matthews texted his partner saying: "You’ve took my boo, I’m very dangerous now, she was my whole world."“I’m a man with nothing to lose," he added.About a fortnight later, Matthews again used a gun in broad daylight.The day before the shooting, he pointed a handgun at his uncle at Matthews' grandmother's house in Moston following a 'hostile' exchange.The court heard he didn't take the threat seriously.Prosecuting, Alaric Bassano said the relationship between