The Latest Breaking News from Manchester Crown Court

Fugitive head of smuggling ring arrested at Manchester Airport

Namik was the head of a gang that dumped children at the side of a road in Skelmserdale

Liverpool Echo · Jan 21, 2023

Fugitive head of Kurdish people smuggling ring arrested at Manchester Airport

'I'm delighted that he will now face justice for the offences he committed'

Manchester Evening News · Jan 21, 2023

Man isolated young girl from her friend and lured her from Piccadilly to his home before raping her

Girmay Andes, 28, has been jailed

Manchester Evening News · Jan 20, 2023

The multi-million pound drugs gang who splashed their cash on designer clothes and Rolex watches

Five men have been jailed for their part in the multi-million pound operation

Manchester Evening News · Jan 5, 2023

Stabbed by a householder and he still didn't stop: The trail of utter misery left by one criminal's obsession with cars

His actions were inexcusable. And he has shown no remorse

Manchester Evening News · Dec 29, 2022

Pair convicted of terror offences handed community orders after 'powerful mitigation'

Judge Field said he had seen the pair 'grow up', and that they were 'not the same boys' who had initially come before his court

Manchester Evening News · Dec 27, 2022

'Sick to my stomach': Woman grabbed from behind in disturbing attack fears she'll 'never feel normal again'

The brave victim's screams were caught on CCTV

Manchester Evening News · Dec 14, 2022

Dad who battered taxi driver in 'disgusting' attack walks free from court

Jermain Preston, 41, punched, kicked and stamped on his victim

Manchester Evening News · Dec 14, 2022

Mum who conned ill man and teacher out of £50,000 spared jail as her child has Strep A

Myriam Midi, from Oldham, told a severely ill man with motor neurone disease (MND) multiple lies while defrauding him out of thousands of pounds has avoided going to jail

Daily Mirror · Dec 13, 2022

Brutal 'coward' killed innocent stranger for his Rolex in horror church attack

Jordan Short, 19, grinned and laughed after Steven McMyler, 34, had been kicked to death for his watch

Manchester Evening News · Dec 13, 2022