A trio of men who brought 'high purity' cocaine to the streets have been handed more than a decade of jailtime between them.
07.05.2022 - 22:03 / manchestereveningnews.co.uk
These are some of the men whose attacks, manipulative ways and obsessive, controlling behaviour have landed them in the dock. Abuse against women is sadly a common feature of cases heard both before the crown and magistrates' courts.
From physical injury to psychological pain, the impact of this offending can stay with the victim for life. And Greater Manchester, like much of the country, sees far too many of these cases.
From a thug who tried to blind his ex so she couldn’t see other men, to a rapist burglar, here are ten men who every woman in Greater Manchester should know about.
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Geraghty and his former partner had been together for some time but broke up after he was unfaithful. However, they continued their relationship and shortly after she fell pregnant.
He began drinking more and using drugs, and was put on an electronic tag to live and sleep at her address in Irlam. Little did she know that he had already attacked a previous partner.
His tag meant the woman was effectively ‘imprisoned’ with Geraghty, 35, which meant that she couldn’t escape when things came to a head when she was eight-months-pregnant. After confronting him about his drinking, the couple began to argue with Geraghty threatening: “If you ring the police, I will kill you.”
He then pushed her to the floor and kicked her four times to the stomach. Continuing the cruel attack, he dragged her by the hair into the kitchen before punching her and causing a black eye.
The victim managed to get into the back garden where he was unable to go due to his tag, and, despite him not allowing her to use her phone as he thought she would call the police, he allowed her
A trio of men who brought 'high purity' cocaine to the streets have been handed more than a decade of jailtime between them.
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