Controlling man, drug addled brothers and killer driver among the criminals locked up in Greater Manchester this week

A killer driver, drug addled brothers and a remorseless paedophile were among those locked up in Greater Manchester this week. Another criminal to be handed a jail sentence in the past few days was a jealous coward who beat up his girlfriend during a horrific campaign of abuse.

Prison sentences are handed down to the worst offenders each week at our region's courts. And Manchester Evening Newsreporters are on hand to cover the most serious cases.

Here we look back at those criminals sent to prison over the past week.

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An ‘immature’ man with a 'fascination' for 'high powered and fast cars' killed a woman after he ploughed his Mercedes into her as she crossed the road.

Manchester Crown Court heard that on the evening of October 25 2021, a blue Mercedes Benz G63 was seen driving at high speed by defendant Mohammed Chowdhury along Alan Turing Way in Manchester.

The court heard that one witness described hearing a ‘loud engine noise’ from the vehicle before it passed him at such a speed it caused his vehicle to shake. The witness estimated the speed was similar to that seen on the motorway.

A few minutes later, at around 9pm, the court was told an off-duty police officer also noticed Chowdhury’s manner of driving. The Mercedes overtook at ‘excessive speed’ along the 30mph road, harshly breaking before then accelerating again and overtaking cars on the wrong side.

Further along Alan Turing Way, at around 9.05pm, Ibizugbe Joy Ikponnmwen had finished her shift at work and was walking towards the bus stop to head home. The 38-year-old reached the crossing at the junction with Ashton Old Road and crossed halfway to the central reservation.

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