Locked up in May: Some of the criminals jailed in Greater Manchester last month
04.06.2022 - 21:15
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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.
The region's courts have given out hefty prison sentences for all manner of crimes last month with M.E.N. reporters there to cover the most serious. An open, transparent criminal justice system is an important part of how our democracy works - so we make no apologies for devoting so much time to letting you know what happens in our courts.
Here are just some of the court cases our reporters have covered in May 2022.
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A paralegal who was addicted to gambling has been jailed for stealing £438,000 from a law firm. Paul Young, 38, from Middleton , simply directed interim payments intended for innocent victims of road crashes into his bank accounts.
A court heard the victim of his fraud was his Manchester-based employer Berrymans Lace Mawer (BLM), which specialises in defending motoring claims on behalf of insurance companies.
Young, a father-of-two who earned £24,500-a-year as a paralegal at the firm's 'volume motor team' in Manchester city centre, was caught making one payment to the wrong payee but bosses didn't realise it was his account and dismissed it as a 'simple error'. It meant he could continue to defraud his employer, taking advantage of 'flaws in their system', a court was told.
Young dealt with solicitors who were making personal injury and vehicle damage claims to insurance giant, Aviva, which in turn was 'trusting the authenticity of the request', Mr Blackshaw told the court. Aviva had 'delegated' management of the claims to