Criminals locked up in Greater Manchester this week
18.07.2022 - 08:47
/ manchestereveningnews.co.uk
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.
A drug dealer who killed a husband and wife in a car crash while fleeing from the police has also been put behind bars. A man who killed his friend with a drunken punch after finding out he had a fling with his ex-girlfriend was also handed jail terms.
Jail sentences are handed out to the worst offenders each week and Manchester Evening News reporters are in court to cover the most serious cases.
Here are some of the criminals locked up in Greater Manchester in the past seven days.
A man killed his friend with a drunken punch after finding out he had a fling with his ex-girlfriend. Paul Brierley, 44, attacked Paul Ologbose, also known as ‘Bushy’, during a night out at the Higher Fold Sports and Social Club in Leigh.
The pair had both been drinking at the club, and were said to be ‘very drunk’ before the attack. Brierley, of Leigh, had earlier been in a confrontation with another friend about comments he made towards his young son in jest, which resulted in him punching them.
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.”
Minutes later, Brierley walked over to Mr Ologbose, who was standing outside, and was seen on CCTV ‘bristling with anger’ as he confronted him. He then punched him with ‘considerable force’ to the face. Mr Ologbose collapsed and was immediately rendered unconscious, Manchester Crown Court heard.
After Mr Ologbose, 57, fell to the