A violent thug confessed to his mum that he 'may have murdered someone' hours after leaving a woman for dead in a country park.
Shane Woods subjected his victim to a brutal assault after she made a joke about his son, a court heard. The 33-year-old, from Wigan, has now been jailed for 11-and-a-half years, with an additional five years on extended licence, after a senior judge deemed him to be a 'dangerous' offender.
During a sentencing hearing at Bolton Crown Court today (Monday January 9) the Honorary Recorder of Bolton Judge Martin Walsh told the court details of the sickening assault in Haigh Country Park, on May 21 last year. He said that Woods, of Balcarres Road, Aspull, met up with his victim in the early hours of the morning, after speaking to her on social media, and that they drank alcohol and took cocaine after making their way to the park.
