A man deliberately poured boiling water over his pet cat, leaving him in 'excruciating pain' was one of the criminals hauled before courts in Greater Manchester this week.
Prison terms were handed to a 'bodybuilder' who sucker punched a defenceless mum when she challenged him over slapping a woman in a pub, just weeks after he'd escaped from prison.
A drunk thug who defaced his ex-partner's car before sending threatening voice notes after she refused to let him in her home was also hauled before courts in our region. Read more:Pensioner paraded in hood after alleged drugs bust in India is convicted paedophile Sentences are handed out to the worst offenders each week and Manchester Evening News reporters are in court to cover the most serious cases.
Here are some of the criminals dealt with in Greater Manchester over the last seven days. A predator has been locked up for raping a girl more than three decades ago.
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