Jailed in June - The latest Midlands criminals sent to prison
This month s roundup features one the country s biggest cases of recent times
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From the killer cop who delivered a deadly kick to a football hero, to a sex predator who put the fear of God into his victims - these are the latest Midlands criminals to be sent to prison.
Naasir Francis: Pair convicted of shoot out killing bbc.co.uk - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from bbc.co.uk Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Christopher Kirby A THUG attacked his partner and completely wrecked her flat after she gave him a place to stay on release from prison. Christopher Kirby, who has an extensive record of violence against women, including his own mother, is back behind bars after a judge described his behaviour as brutish .
Bolton Crown Court heard how 30-year-old Kirby and his partner had been in an on/off relationship for two and a half years and, in October 2020, he moved into her flat in Bolton on release from prison after serving a sentence for offences including attacking her. Simon Barrett, prosecuting, told how, on the night of January 22 this year the pair were drinking and neighbours heard a disturbance, with Kirby becoming aggressive.
Brutish thug back behind bars after attacking partner and wrecking her flat thisislancashire.co.uk - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from thisislancashire.co.uk Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Updates as Naasir Francis murder trial begins - two men and two boys, 17, accused of killing
Naasir Francis, 22, died from a gunshot wound to the stomach while in a car in Lozells Road, Lozells
Two men and two teenagers have gone on trial accused of the murder of a 22-year-old man in a Birmingham street.
Naasir Francis died from a gunshot wound to the stomach while in a car in Lozells Road, Lozells on August 26 in 2020.
Lawrence Morgan, 25, of Crompton Close, Nechells, Darnell Donovan-Harris, 22, and two 17-year-old males, who cannot be identified, are all accused of murdering Mr Francis.
They are all also accused of attempted murder and possessing a firearm with intent to endanger life.