An ‘evil’ killer who bludgeoned his housemate with an axe is amongst those who have been jailed in Greater Manchester this week.
Also locked up this week were a vile paedophile who abused two children decades apart, a man who kidnapped a receptionist sparking a hospital lockdown and a racist thug who broke a stranger’s jaw after mistaking him for someone else.
Prison sentences are handed down to the worst offenders each week at our region's courts. And Manchester Evening News reporters are on hand to cover the most serious cases. READ MORE: Family's tribute to 'beautiful and selfless' woman, 78, who died in Asda petrol station crash An 'evil' killer who brutally murdered his housemate after bludgeoning him 18 times with an axe has been jailed for life.
Kieran Oldham, 37, was ordered to serve at least 22 years after launching a ferocious attack on 21-year-old Liam Richardson.