A teenager who stabbed another boy in the eye with a crossbow was among those brought to justice this week. His victim, from Skelmersdale, developed complications from the injury - but that did not stop his attacker trying to buy his silence.
Driver who killed pregnant mum has jail term increased after 'insulting' original sentence A boy racer who killed a pregnant mum on a motorway will spend an extra three years in jail after his 'insulting' original sentence was reviewed. Appeal judges have added three years to a 12-year jail term handed to boxing coach Adil Iqbal who admitted causing the death of Frankie Jules-Hough on the M66.
Burglar stole till with £1,300, he's now in jail until after Christmas A burglar who stole a till containing around £1,300 is set to face Christmas and New Year behind bars. Jake Gould was sentenced after stealing the till from a commercial building in Blackpool. The 31-year-old appeared before Blackpool Magistrates Court on Thursday .
On Wednesday , a sentencing at Preston Crown Court heard the boy had contracted meningitis and suffered fractures to his skull and orbital bone. Moreton, 18, formerly of Fairstead, Skelmersdale, was 17 at the time of the attack in January this year. On September 2, 2021, police stopped a man and a woman in Colne who were found to be in possession of heroin and crack cocaine. When searching their home, officers found more drugs and a burner phone which showed they were being controlled by “Pablo”, aka Amir Shah. The drugs seized were valued at £910.
Robert Riley, 32 of Euston Road, Morecambe, and previously from Burnley, also failed to comply with notification requirements of the sex offenders register. He was jailed for three years and 10 months at Preston Crown Court.