Locked up: The criminals jailed in Greater Manchester last week
29.05.2022 - 19:19
/ manchestereveningnews.co.uk
Two men, both under the age of 21, who killed their Uber driver after brutally attacking him in the street were among the criminals locked up in Manchester last week. Prison terms were also handed to a pub landlord who groomed and sexually assaulted underage girls, raping one as young as eight years old and holding a knife to her throat.
A driver who killed a woman after ploughing head on into her car while distracted by his mobile phone and then tried to blame his victim has also been jailed.
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Jail sentences are handed out to some of 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 this week...
Connor McPartland, 20, and Martin Treacy, 18, have been jailed for life after killing 'dearly loved' taxi driver Ali Asghar in the street. Mr Asghar's brother said he couldn't recognise his sibling after the attack.
Mr Asghar, described as a 'true gentleman', had picked up the friends in Oldham town centre before taking them to Rochdale where they planned to meet some girls and then head to a Halloween party. Treacy started eating a chicken burger and chips in Mr Asghar's new Mercedes.
Mr Asghar pulled over on Queensway after Treacy refused to stop eating, Manchester Crown Court heard. Then Mr Asghar was brutally attacked by the pair, being punched and kicked to the head. He was pushed over and hit his head on the wheel of his own car, and died two weeks later. A judge said Mr Ali was 'in no way to blame'.
McPartland and Treacy, who both had no previous