From a dad who murdered his 10-month-old daughter 'in a fit of rage' to a teenage driver who killed a mum-of-three after mounting a pavement - these are some of the criminals locked up in Greater Manchester in May.
19.05.2022 - 19:01 / manchestereveningnews.co.uk
A man found himself locked up in a Croatian cell for his entire holiday after border guards discovered he was trying to enter the country with someone else's passport.
An unlucky dad found out he had managed to leave Manchester using his stepdaughter's passport to board his flight. David Chadwick, 57, was excited as he boarded a Ryanair flight from Manchester to Croatia for a romantic five-day break with his wife Alison, 46.
But, when he was stopped by border guards after landing at Zagreb Airport, David realised he'd brought his stepdaughter's passport - instead of his own. Holding just the passport belonging to his stepdaughter, 21-year-old Katherine, and no personal identification, David was detained for his entire holiday in a cell at Zagreb Airport.
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He was then escorted onto his original flight home and detained by border officials at Manchester Airport, who confirmed his identification based on photos of his passport and driving licence on his phone and let him go home.
Senior international clinical manager David, who lives in Standish with Alison and Katherine, who are both nurses, said: "I was simply gutted, and embarrassed at the same time.
"I pride myself in never having the wrong things in hand luggage and always having the correct documentation, so I couldn't believe it had happened. I think our faces said it all. I accept its half my fault for picking up the wrong passport, but you'd think that post 9/11, I wouldn't have been able to board a plane with a female name and photo of my daughter on!
"When I finally got back to the UK, the border force at Manchester Airport couldn't believe I got to Croatia with the
From a dad who murdered his 10-month-old daughter 'in a fit of rage' to a teenage driver who killed a mum-of-three after mounting a pavement - these are some of the criminals locked up in Greater Manchester in May.
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