Killer drivers, murderer mum and rapists among those jailed in Greater Manchester in July

A mum who murdered her five-year-old son was among the criminals jailed in Greater Manchester this month.

Also locked up were killers drivers, including Adil Iqbal, who caused the death of a mum and her unborn son, rapists and drug dealers.

Prison sentences are handed down to the worst offenders each week at our region’s courts. The M.E.N. has dedicated court reporters on hand to cover the most serious cases day-in-day-out.

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A ‘selfish’ thug stole an Audi before leading police on a high-speed pursuit which resulted in the catastrophic death of a beloved mum. Marcel Doyle, 47, stole the car from a driveway as a man was waiting to take his wife to work.

He then was caught on CCTV switching the registration plates before overtaking an unmarked police car at speed. As the car followed him down a number of streets in Royton, Oldham, they reached speeds of 80mph, Minshull Street Crown Court heard.

As he was making his way down Oldham Road, Heather Smedley was at the front of a line of traffic waiting to turn right onto Otmoor Way. Doyle then turned into the junction, narrowly avoiding Mrs Smedley.

The police car, which was one second behind Doyle, then collided with the side of Mrs Smedley’s car. She sustained multiple injuries and sadly died at the scene.

Doyle, having pleaded guilty to causing death by dangerous driving, was jailed for 14 years and 11 months.

A drug dealing 'family man' with an EncroChat alter ego hid a gun under his patio. John Duffy, 41, was part of a gang that helped to import huge amounts of cocaine and heroin into the UK.

He and his fellow gang members used encrypted mobile phones to run the operation and