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An abusive thug who was described as a 'brilliant dad' sent a video to his girlfriend showing him smashing her perfume bottles before claiming he was trying to "Get the gaff smelling banging for the chicks."

A woman groomed an underage girl into sleeping with men for money - then sexually assaulted her as a man watched on. Dominika Weremczuk, then 19, met the then 13-year-old at a house party, during which Weremczuk plied her with drugs including cocaine and engaged in sexual acts with her, a court heard.

A high-earning father who evaded nearly £50,000 in income tax due to his ‘greed’ has been spared jail.

direct to your inboxA teenager has escaped jail for persuading a vulnerable 13-year-old schoolgirl to perform a sex act on him after grooming her on Snapchat.Dylan Greig, from Blackley, was 18 when he arranged to meet the girl and her friend in a park in Middleton.He knew his victim was school age before she carried out the sex act in March 2019, prosecutor Nicola Carroll told Minshull Street Crown Court on Tuesday.For some time before the incident, he had been in touch with his victim and her older friend, who he knew to be aged 14, via Snapchat, the court was told.Greig, an apprentice, was said to have sent a 'd*** pic" and asked the girl to perform a sex act on him.He arranged to meet up in a park in Middleton and then persuaded his

A man hauled before the courts after being found in possession of a knife for a third time claimed he forgot he had it after using it to butter some toast.

Northern Quarter bar.John Sokolowski, 31, who has a staggering 196 offences on his record, smashed his way into Port Street Beer House stealing whiskey and an Ipad.He then, just hours after being given bail, broke it by going to Piccadilly Gardens to try and score drugs.He has now been jailed for nearly eight months by a judge who said he hadn't 'showed enough commitment' to change his ways.The break-in happened before lockdown in the early hours of Monday February 17, Nicola Carroll prosecuting said.He was seen by witnesses in nearby flats throwing a brick at the window of the real ale bar on Port Street, successfully smashing it on the third attempt.He went inside and swiped two bottles of whiskey and an tablet computer worth around