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A chef smashed up an iconic city centre landmark and caused about £20,000 worth of damage during a bizarre attack. Ryan Parsons, 27, was caught in the act as he attacked the pagoda within Manchester's Chinatown.

A drunken sex pest who asked a stranger for a kiss before groping her committed the 'disgusting' crime just days after being released from jail. Andrew Sawdyke, who was previously locked up after following a terrified schoolgirl, has been caged again after he pestered a woman leaving work in Manchester city centre before sexually assaulting her.

A man accused of murdering a 15-year-old boy and attempting to murder the child's mother in could go on trial in December. Suleman Altaf, 44, has been charged with the murder of Jakub Szymanski, the attempted murder of his mother, 40-year-old Katarzyna Bastek, and possession of a knife in a public place.

drug-addled thug who called himself the 'hardest c*** in the North West' killed a loving dad on a night out.Cocaine and steroid abuser Robert Owen Greenhalgh has been jailed for 11 years on manslaughter charges following an unprovoked knockout blow on Robert Smethurst, 36, on September 2 last year.Dad-of-two and company director Mr Smethurst was celebrating his birthday with his cousin Aaron Bates in Bolton, Greater Manchester when he accidentally stood on Greenhalgh's foot, Manchester Evening News reports.He apologised and both men moved on without an issue at Luxe Lounge on Bradshawgate until about 1.30am when without warning 31-year-old bodybuilder Greenhalgh hit Mr Bates and then Mr Smethurst with the force of a 'heavyweight boxer'. Manchester Crown Court heard Mr Bates was able to break his fall but the blow to Mr Smethurst caused immediate brain trauma even before he fell to the ground.

A judge has blasted a GMP investigation into a prolific shoplifter who repeatedly targeted an Asda supermarket. Michael Gormley, 31, was spotted time and time again by a security guard at the Harpurhey store entering through the main door, taking hundreds of pounds-worth of alcohol, and walking out via the fire escape.

The man accused of murdering Tyrone Williamson is set to stand trial later this year.

A judge has demanded an investigation after two members of an organised crime gang were able to successfully apply for £145,000 in Covid 'bounce back' loans.

A shamed policeman who resigned before he was fired could face prosecution over extreme pornography following an anti-corruption investigation.

A teenager convicted of taking indecent images of a young girl will not be sentenced for his crimes until next year.

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hereDamian Zelazowski, defending, said his client had worked as a warehouseman for M&S for 23 years.Bayley had one previous conviction for indecent assault in January 1997 when he was a juvenile.Judge Anthony Cross QC said that without the intervention of the railway station cleaner the victim 'would never have known he was the victim of a sexual assault'.Bayley, of South Close in Wilmslow, was handed a 12-month community order after he had earlier admitted one charge of sexual assault.

herePolice found the assets available to Keane which officers could seize totalled £94,282.The majority of this figure is represented by his family home, which has been valued at £229,000 and will be sold off.The proceeds of the sale, less an outstanding mortgage, will be split in half between Keane and his wife.Judge Anthony Cross QC ordered that Keane pay the sum of £94,282 within three months, or he could face a further nine months in jail.The available amount as well as the family home included Keane's G4S pension, cash seized on his arrest, two vehicles, money in a savings account, and a pony.The gang stole £165,000 in cash during robberies across Greater Manchester committed from September 2017 to April 2018.Keane initially appeared

Manchester Evening News has looked back on those who found out the hard way why it's always important to follow the rules…19-year-old Dahir Ahmed, appeared bleary-eyed in the dock after strolling into court an hour late for his hearing - which started at 2.15pm.Claiming he ‘overslept’, Ahmed was met with a strong telling off by Judge Anthony Cross QC at Manchester Crown Court at a hearing in July.Judge Cross QC told him: “I cannot stand people showing rudeness to other people by being late.“You’re 19 and you cannot get out of bed at 2.15?“Everybody else has to sort out their families to come here and work to earn a decent living, yet you can’t get out of bed to come here?“You’re a disgrace to yourself.”He sentenced Ahmed to spend 24 hours

hereHe took her car keys and drove off in her grey Ford Focus.The car was later found in Bury, undamaged.The woman woke to find her back door open.Judge Anthony Cross QC said the woman 'must have been terrified' by the incident."She can't sleep easy unless he is in custody," the judge said, referencing a victim impact statement submitted to the court.Manchester Crown Court heard the couple ended their decade long relationship in 2018.Defending, Thomas McKail said Wall started drinking following the split, and his mental health took a 'considerable downfall'.He said the circumstances of the incident were 'unusual' and 'lacked any obvious criminal intent'.Wall pleaded guilty to burglary, taking a vehicle without consent and driving without

A man has admitted assaulting police officers by spitting blood at them while he shouted about coronavirus.

About 100 residents signed a petition calling on a teenage thug who made their lives a 'misery' to be removed from his home, a court heard.

here"She fell to the ground and what followed was a tug of war with the defendant trying to pull it off her and her very gamely trying to stop him," said Mr Williams.The bag broke during the incident, others intervened and Shepherd ran away empty-handed.The incident left the woman with a sore back and a cut to her ear.A PCSO was called to the scene and Shepherd tried to run away but he was arrested nearby.