With the coronavirus outbreak and the country on lockdown, judges are having to make difficult decisions to decide which cases are heard and which are not.
So, while the system may not be as busy as usual, justice is still being done in Manchester, just not quite as we know it. This week has seen offenders jailed in a string of disturbing cases, which we report here.
An open, transparent criminal justice system is an important part of how our democracy works - so we make no apologies for devoting so much time to letting you know what happens in our courts.
A fraudster with a string of convictions for trying to pass off "funny money" has been jailed. Jamie O'Brien, 31, from Bolton, was caught again when he visited an Asda store in Carlisle
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