These are some of the criminals put behind bars in our region over the last seven days
A pair of murderers who attacked a dad with a hammer and dismembered his body before hiding it in four suitcases were two of the criminals jailed in Greater Manchester this week.
As they went outside, Brierley told his friend that he ‘should have told him’ about Mr Ologbose and his ex-partner, who were said to have had a fling in November 2021. His friend told him: “You knew about this for months, it’s finished now.” 'A nightmare that for us will never end' - Couple were killed in horrific crash as drug dealer fled cops A husband and wife were mown down and killed by a convicted drug dealer fleeing from police in a high speed chase. Stephen and Geraldine Birtles had been out for a meal before they were hit by 24-year-old Abdisalan Ali, who was driving at twice the speed limit in a BMW.
The maximum sentence for causing death by dangerous driving has since been increased to life. Mr and Mrs Birtles' only child, Nicola Helley, gave an emotional statement in court. She recalled being woken at 4am by police officers to be informed of the devastating news. "This was the beginning of the nightmare, the nightmare that for us will never end," she said. "The world will be a darker and quieter place without them both in it," she added.
Around 2.05pm on August 27 last year police were called to reports of armed men on Ingelton Avenue and Cleveland Road in Manchester. Officers spotted Walker leaving a nearby premises and detained him. Aaron Evitt, 34, repeatedly attacked Ashley with a hammer, before Evitt's cousin Gerard McGlacken, 45, 'chopped up' his body. The pair then transported his body parts to a local park in four suitcases.
The trio had been drinking together at McGlacken's flat in Collyhurst. After Ashley allegedly claimed he'd slept with Evitt's ex, Evitt began attacking him with a hammer. Evitt lied to Ashley's family, claiming he'd vanished and had 'got off with a girl'. Ashley's whereabouts remained unknown until January 16, when Evitt told police his remains had been stored at Sand Hills park in Collyhurst.
The packages contained cannabis, tobacco, cigarette papers and sweets. When she was finally stopped in July 2020 by prison officers she tried to walk away, but began to cry and claimed her ex-partner, Kasim Ahmed, who was serving five years in HMP Forest Bank, had forced her to do it. She was said to have 23 previous convictions for 43 offences including violence and criminal damage. Baker, of Walshaw Road, Bury, pleaded guilty to offences of bringing list A and B articles into prison and was jailed for 16 months.
Eventually, the pair even discussed plans to have sex with the teen and whether they could ply her with alcohol to encourage her to agree. Their sick messages were later discovered before any sexual activity took place and they were reported to the police.