The courts see a whole host of criminals, accused and convicted of all kinds of offences. Some are remorseful, accept their guilt and wish to make amends.
Others deny they were involved, and claim either duress, blame vices such as drugs and alcohol, or refuse to speak at all. But there are a select few who brazenly confess, making clear their feelings about what they have done.
Here the Manchester Evening News looks back on offenders who made confessions and outbursts after their crimes - from matter-of-fact to downright disturbing.
