Teenager who murdered teaching assistant Lindsay Birbeck jailed for at least 16 years

criminal offences  last week, with M.E.N. reporters there to cover the most serious cases.

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Here are some of the criminals locked up in Greater Manchester since the start of the month. The brother of Manchester Arena bomber Salman Abedi received a life sentence and was ordered to serve a minimum of 55 years.Despite not being present on May 22, 2017, the judge said Hashem Abedi had played an 'integral' part in the preparation of the bombing, which claimed the lives of 22 innocent people and injured hundreds more.They had been at the Arena as it hosted a 14,000 capacity concert by pop

Bury on Thursday morning (August 20).The schoolgirl, who suffers with severe depression and social anxiety, had built up the courage to ride the tram into Manchester after struggling to leave her room all year.Her mother, who wished to remain anonymous, said it took the teen “all her energy” to make the milestone.But she wasn’t on the tram long after boarding at Besses o' th' Barn when she claimed she heard a couple talking about her.She said they called her out on not using a mask, despite her

Hashem Abedi, 23, was found guilty of helping his younger sibling Salman commit the ISIS-inspired atrocity following a seven-week trial at the Old Bailey in London. A jury found Abedi guilty on 22 counts of murder; one count of attempted murder concerning those who were injured but survived the blast; and conspiring with his brother to cause an explosion.

Manchester Arena bombing atrocity remains 'live', with the head of GMP saying 'there are people we would still wish to speak to'. Ian Hopkins, chief constable of Greater Manchester Police, said more than 100 investigators remain attached to Operation Manteline, the codename given to the counter-terror inquiry.

Manchester city centre. The girl was raped after going to a property on Shudehill with her friends at around 4am on Monday, April 6.She managed to flee the scene but has been left 'shaken and upset' by the incident, police said.

in Bolton last year.

Moss Side.The teenager, who cannot be named for legal reasons, appeared in the dock at Manchester Magistrates' Court this morning (August 17).He spoke only to confirm his name and date of birth.The boy is charged with one offence of murder of Mohamoud Mohamed and one offence of possession of a bladed article, namely a large knife.No pleas were entered.At around 7.15pm on July 26 this year, police were called to Henbury Street, Manchester after they received reports of a disturbance.Emergency

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went on trial earlier this year. The brave mum said she went into “self-preservation” mode while sitting just metres from Hashem Abedi in the Old Bailey.

A spokesperson for Lancashire Police said: “We are becoming increasingly concerned for Sophie’s welfare and I would encourage anybody who sees her or knows where she is to contact us immediately."We now believe that Sophie may have left London and potentially travelled to Wales or even be back closer to home."I’d ask anyone who knows anything at all about her whereabouts to please get in touch."I would also appeal directly to Sophie to make contact with us if she sees this appeal.”Anyone with

LancsLive reports.The Manchester Evening News and other media outlets were banned from identifying the 17-year-old, who is due to turn 18 in February, due to a court order under Section 45 of the Youth Justice and Criminal Evidence Act.This prevents the press from publishing anything which would be likely to lead members of the public to identifying the 17-year-old, including his name, address, school he attended and any still or moving image.Her Honour Mrs Justice Yip has now lifted reporting

Bury this morning after a teenager was shot.A major police investigation has been launched after the boy suffered life-threatening injuries during an incident on Chesham Road at around 9.35pm yesterday.Several streets in the area remain cordoned off on Thursday morning with officers guarding the scene.The teenage boy was taken to hospital with what police described as 'life-threatening' injuries last night.No arrests have been made.Greater Manchester Police have been contacted for an update on

Lancs Live reports.Get the latest updates from across Greater Manchester direct to your inbox with the free MEN newsletterYou can sign up very simply by following the instructions hereThe youth, appearing in court over a video link, did not react when the foreman of the jury read out the guilty verdict.There was also no reaction from his parents, who were in court.The teenager pleaded guilty to assisting in the disposal of her body, but claimed he played no role in her death.He said he was

A third teenager has been charged with the murder of 17-year-old Mohamoud Mohamed in Moss Side.The 17-year-old was appearing before magistrates in Manchester this morning - Tuesday.He cannot be named for legal reasons because of his age.The boy has also been charged with possession of an imitation firearm with intent to cause fear of violence.He remains in custody.Two others have already been charged with murder.They are a 17-year-old boy, who also can't be named because of his age, and Daneaco

here"On 18 June, the offender was originally sentenced at Manchester Crown Court to 20 months for rape."Following the Solicitor General's intervention under the Unduly Lenient Sentence scheme, the Court of Appeal today increased his sentence to three years' custody."Edwards pleaded guilty to a single count of rape.Manchester Crown Court heard the victim had agreed to spent his birthday with him and they had been to McDonald's.After that, they watched a film together at his house and ate their

straight to your inboxJoleon Lescott is more confident that Nathan Ake would prove his worth at Manchester City than he is Kalidou Koulibaly.The Blues are close to making Ake their second major signing of the summer after Ferran Torres's move was officially confirmed on Tuesday evening, with the club having agreed a £41m deal with Bournemouth.That is not expected to be the end of their strengthening of the defence this summer though.