Two murderers among the criminals locked up in Greater Manchester this week

An arrogant killer who stabbed Rico Burton, the cousin of heavyweight boxer Tyson Fury, to death following a brawl in Altrincham is amongst those jailed in Greater Manchester this week.

Also starting a life sentence is Suleman Altaf, who stabbed his ex-partner’s son after he tried to save her from a horrific attack.

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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The man who murdered Rico Burton - Tyson Fury's cousin - has been jailed for life with a minimum term of 28 years. Liam O'Pray, 22, knifed 31-year-old Mr Burton in Altrincham town centre in the early hours of August 21 last year.

He was found guilty of wounding with intent in relation to another man, Harvey Reilly, who was also seriously hurt. A jury heard O'Pray, from Salford, armed himself with a lock knife, which he plunged into Mr Burton's neck during a 3am brawl outside King Pong bar.

The wound 'almost completely divided' a major artery in Mr Burton's neck, causing 'a massive, fatal haemorrhage', Manchester Crown Court heard. A huge outpouring of grief from friends and family followed.

Jailing O'Pray, of Little Moss Lane, Swinton, for the mandatory life sentence for murder, Judge Alan Conrad KC ordered that the father-of-one serve a minimum of 28 years before parole. He told the defendant: "You were a stabbing waiting to happen. Yet again this court has to deal with the death, injury and devastation as a result of a knife being taken out.

"You can blame all manner of things but the fact is you, and others like you who chose to carry knives,