A cowardly thief, a baseball-bat swinging thug and a killer were among those locked up in Greater Manchester last week. Mark Schofield attacked a 67-year-old woman with walking stick, stealing her handbag before running away.
She was left seriously hurt. He was jailed for five years - as he was told that his late mother 'died ashamed' of him. Baseball bat-wielding Anthony Corkovic - who burst into a couple's home in a terrifying raid - also faced justice.
And Kevell Blake was jailed for his part in the killing of Badri Issa in October 2023. Prison terms are handed out to the worst offenders.
Manchester Evening News court reporters are on hand to cover the most serious cases. These were the criminals locked up in our region last week... A cowardly thief who robbed a vulnerable woman was told that his late mother ‘died ashamed’ of him.
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