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A former serving police officer has admitted attempting to murder a woman in a Manchester hotel. James Riley, 28, from Preston, Lancashire, has today, November 7, pleaded guilty to trying to kill the woman on November 10 last year.

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A driver climbed over his partner as she lay in the passenger seat with life-threatening injuries to escape from the scene of a crash. Craig Hirtle then returned later to try drag her injured body through a window before fleeing again, a court heard.

Twelve jurors have this morning been sent out of court for deliberations, to decide the fate of a teenager who is accused of the murder of student in Bury earlier this year. Abdikarim Abdalla Ahmed, 18, tragically died after being knifed to the chest by a combat knife with 'severe' force outside the entrance to the Mill Gate shopping centre in Bury on March 11.

A prison officer has denied murdering a man who was found dead on his 40th birthday. James Johnson, 29, pleaded not guilty to murdering David Toulson in Salford.

hereOn Thursday afternoon, after a two day sentencing hearing at Manchester Crown Court, Gray was jailed for 10 years.She pleaded guilty to manslaughter on the grounds of a loss of self control.Judge Patrick Field QC said the 'sense of loss and devastation' felt by the Gavin family was 'palpable'.He died just weeks before his second child was born.The courtroom was full of his family, who listened on as sentencing was passed.Among them was Martin Gavin, 20, David's younger brother.He told the

A woman has appeared in court to deny murdering a man in Wythenshawe.Leanne Bentley, 27, appeared at Manchester Crown Court on Monday afternoon via videolink.She entered a not guilty plea to the single charge she faces alleging she murdered 51-year-old Peter Richardson.Mr Richardson died as the result of a stab wound on May 21.

here"These were terrifying incidents, and there can be no doubt but that this represents a catalogue of the most serious and violent premeditated offending," Judge Patrick Field QC told Aroge."It is clear to me, however, that you are and were at the material time seriously mentally unwell."You will remain detained until the tribunal decides that you are safe to be released."Prosecutors told how Aroge, from Swinton, robbed the men over two days in March last year.He tried to steal the men's cars,

hereShe had been 'stoic' about her past troubles but was now full of optimism for the future, said Mr Morton.She was 'full of remorse' for what she had done.Judge Patrick Field QC told her: "You must recognise that what you did on March 22 by taking up that evil looking knife and waving it around in the highway, even if it wasn't your intention to hurt anybody else, was disgraceful and unacceptable behaviour."He added: "It's up to judges to take knife crime seriously and I do but I also have to