Teenage killers, a twisted couple and a revenge-fuelled coward amongst those jailed in Greater Manchester this week

Three teenage killers who lured a college student to a park following a row over drug debt before stabbing him to death were amongst those jailed in Greater Manchester this week.

Maciej Mikolajczyk, Lilner Neto and Benson Jones attacked Alan Szelugowski before taking his mobile phone so he had no chance to call for help.

Also locked up in Greater Manchester this week was a twisted couple who sexually abused children and a revenge-fuelled coward who lay in wait for his ex-partner’s husband before running him over whilst he was on his way to work.

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Prison terms 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.

These are the three teenage killers who lured a college student to a park in a row over a drug debt and left him to bleed to death. Maciej Mikolajczyk, then 17, stabbed his 'close friend' Alan Szelugowski 20 times before taking his mobile phone so he had no chance of calling for help.

On Monday he was jailed for life for murder and told he will serve at least 20 years before being considered for parole. His accomplices Lilner Neto and Benson Jones, both 16 at the time of the attack in January 2022, have each been jailed for eight years after being found guilty of manslaughter.

Their names and faces can today be revealed for the first time as they are all now 18-years-old. Alan, 17, suffered horrendous injuries to his head and body in the 'brutal, mindless' attack..

He was discovered in Clowes Park in Salford the following morning by dog walkers. A trial had earlier heard Alan was murdered after he had 'fallen out' with his 'close