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A man who sexually assaulted a 13-year-old girl in a Blackpool hotel more than 30 years ago has been spared jail so he can continue caring for his sick wife.

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.

here.To download our app to get all the latest news visit here.She regarded Sutton as her 'boyfriend' and sent photos of herself to him without him asking, the court heard. The police were alerted, and Sutton was found to be in breach of the sexual harm prevention order by contacting the girl and having a laptop he hadn't registered.

hammer.The couple were about to catch a bus when Craig Shortman, the woman’s husband, and Dillon Gillott, her 21-year-old son, attacked her partner in the street.Shortman, 43, stabbed the man while Gillott repeatedly hit him on the head with a hammer.

hereNone of the three men can recall what caused the argument, but a 'drunken quarrel' ensued in the victim's flat, prosecutor Bob Elias said.Finnagan then used an improvised weapon, a weight that was part of a weightlifting set, and was being used as a door stop.He hit the man over the head with it, causing a 'significant' cut.The man also suffered a fractured finger, and a suspected broken nose.The incident spilled out into the communal hallway, where CCTV recorded Finnagan and the victim drunkenly staggering around, with the defendant topless and with blood on his chest.Prosecutors said it was 'fortunate' that the man wasn't more seriously hurt."This could have been so much more serious for you," Judge Richard Mansell QC told

A woman considered an "easy target" for criminals has been jailed for hiding a sawn-off shotgun and thousands of pounds worth of cocaine at her home for drug dealers.