At the heart of every case that appears before the courts are the ones who suffer - the victims. From assaults to frauds - someone always loses when someone offends.
The courts often see scheming crooks who carelessly exploit the more vulnerable people who society has a duty to protect. Those who befriend them, lie to them, steal from them and even attack them, to further their own selfish motives.
Here, the Manchester Evening News looks back on the cases where the elderly were targeted. Read more: Much loved former headteacher killed by mum driving on wrong side of motorway slip road Christopher Hurn Christopher Hurn, 28, befriended a pensioner who had given him money over the years.
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