Jailed in January
As several trials got underway, there was no shortage of criminals being brought to justice for their offences. In a heartbreaking case of murder, Oliver Mailey was jailed for killing his baby son Abel-Jax, while the baby's mum was out at work.
Ian Wilkinson, 64, of Ormskirk Road, was found guilty of nine counts of indecent assault on a child. The offences took place over a five year period during the 1980s. Full story: Bully from Lancashire beat and strangled victim in hotel room over two violence-filled days before she finally managed to escape
Full story: Burnley cleaner had three month sexual affair with vulnerable patient then falsely accused him of rape Full story: Blackburn pervert who tried sending porn to teen girl actually sent it to undercover cops Horsfall - who appeared via video link to HMP Liverpool - admitted selling a firearm, possession of a firearm and ammunition and three counts of fraud and was jailed for six years and nine months. Crooks pleaded guilty to intentionally encouraging the commission of an offence and was handed two years.
Sentencing, District Judge Richard Clews said that the offending was aggravated by Fletcher's poor record of previous offending. He handed him an eight month jail sentence.Skelmersdale's self-declared 'Latvian Pablo Escobar' jailed after 'Jimmy Line' drug ring downfall Skelmersdale's self-declared 'Latvian Pablo Escobar' has been jailed after the downfall of a county lines drug ring nicknamed 'the Jimmy Line'.
Full story: Skelmersdale's self-declared 'Latvian Pablo Escobar' jailed after 'Jimmy Line' drug ring downfallA convicted offender who offered to pay women for videos of themselves breastfeeding is back behind bars - after being arrested in Lancashire. Ajmal Sattar exploited the kindness of the people's whose homes he arrived at unannounced, tricking his way inside before stealing cash to feed his crack cocaine and heroin habits. In the space of a few days, he targeted three homes in Blackburn and each time conjured up a cock and bull story win their sympathy.
Joseph Shaun Whittam was also found to be keeping pets despite having a lifelong animal ban. The 32-year-old, of Greenset Close, appeared at Blackburn Magistrates' Court on Friday to be sentenced for four offences. On November 27, Mailey was looking after the baby while his partner, Mollie Gorton was at work at Turf Moor FC. But shortly after she arrived at work, Ms Gorton received a video call from Mailey, telling her "Abel's gone weird."
Full story: Dad who 'lied to save his own skin' jailed for life for murder of 'miracle' baby Abel-Jax Mailey George Powell, 40 years, of Hillside Road, Southport, was sentenced at Liverpool Crown Court to 12 years for conspiracy to supply Class A drugs . Powell was arrested at Manchester Airport on 21 July last year, after being identified as the user of the Encrochat handle ‘skint-harry’.
Heather Goffin, 54, pleaded guilty to 13 charges, while Callum Goffin admitted four. These all related to fire safety regulations including ensuring safe exits and that employees are properly trained. Full story: Mum jailed over working men's club fire where two men died in 'unimaginable terror' - but son walks freeTwin brothers who thought they were 'untouchable' have been jailed for running a drugs gang in Nelson.
Enquiries revealed that Mendes packaged, prepared and stored drugs and money for the OCG and controlled the drugs line.On September 12, an early morning warrant was executed at a property in Fletcher Street, Nelson, and Rohail and Sohail were arrested while they were still in bed. O'Brien pleaded guilty to attempted murder. He was jailed for life with a minimum term of 21 years and seven months.Lancashire drugs gang jailed for combined 70 years after cannabis worth £2m is seized across 70 sites
Full story: Lancashire drugs gang jailed for combined 70 years after cannabis worth £2m is seized across 70 sitesJoshua Giles, 21, of Pendlebury Road, Swinton, Manchester and Levi McCandlish, 27, of Borwick Court, Morecambe, were today sentenced to a total of close to 30 years in prison at Preston Crown Court.
The OCG, headed by defendants Adeel Khan and Javed Miah, set up and ran the “Casper” and “ACE” drugs lines to sell heroin and crack cocaine throughout the area. To put the OCG out of business, Lancashire Constabulary launched Operation Marina, a lengthy investigation, which saw officers observe each member of the conspiracy committing illegal acts, as well as seizing significant amounts of Class A drugs, cash and some weapons.
Faisal Khan was also a street dealer for the OCG. Adeel Khan, of Juniper Close, Bradford was jailed for six years and eight months. James Parker began orchestrating the fraud from his Blackpool home in 2017 when he noticed a glitch in an Australian cryptocurrency trading website. It allowed him and his crooked pals to siphon off more than £20m worth of credits over a three-month period - which was then splurged on luxury items like designer watches and fancy wine coolers.
Dangerous paedophile who subjected girl to years of sexual abuse jailed A sexual predator from Blackpool who subjected a girl to years of sexual abuse has been jailed. The paedophile pleaded not guilty, but following a trial, was found guilty on all charges. Lemin was sentenced to 21 years in prison and given a lifetime sexual harm prevention order.Perverted ex-cop back behind bars after deleting Grindr history from his phone A former Lancashire Police special constable is back behind bars after breaching the terms of an order to protect people from his sexual offending.
He was ordered to carry out two years work with the probation service in a bid to stop him offending again. David James, 35, has been jailed for 12 months after a vicious act of 'thuggery' upon Jonathan Buck, 49, the manager of the two-star Silver Strand on the Promenade. Preston Crown Court heard James' partner Sonia had previously been employed as a cleaner but had been sacked over the standard of her work.
Full story: Manager suffered broken neck in row over girlfriend's cleaning standards at two-star Blackpool hotel The National Crime Agency described Walsh, 37, as the organiser of the sophisticated conspiracy which also extended as far as Scotland and Cornwall. He was first arrested in March 2018 and then fled the country in April 2019 after being bailed.
Mum secretly poisoned 'beautiful and happy' baby by lacing food with salt before 'trying to blame father' A 'beautiful and happy' baby had been secretly 'poisoned' by her own mum. Full story: Mum secretly poisoned 'beautiful and happy' baby by lacing food with salt before 'trying to blame father'A violent ex burst into a woman's home and strangled her as her children watched from the landing in terror.
Between September 5 and September 21, the pair exchanged phone calls and messages on a regular basis. Among them were photos of Sanderson, who was topless in bed, Preston Crown Court heard on Tuesday .
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