When will they learn? The persistent offenders whose criminal records simply beggar belief
The Manchester Evening Newslooks back over the criminals who couldn t keep away from the life of crime
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Time and time again the courts see familiar faces appearing behind the glass docks.
For some people, appearing in court is a terrifying prospect, even more so if they are facing jail time.
But for others, it s a regular occurrence due to the life of crime they have fallen into over the years.
Judges sentencing criminals weigh up a number of factors, including previous convictions, to make their decisions.
Locked up in April: Criminals jailed in Greater Manchester last month
Some of the criminal cases covered by MEN reporters over the last month
19:24, 1 MAY 2021
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Some of the criminals locked up in Greater Manchester in April 2021
A vodka-fuelled rapist who subjected a child to grave sexual abuse and four people who hunted down a doting dad and murdered him were just some of the criminals locked up in the region in April.
Greater Manchester courts gave out hefty prison sentences for all manner of crimes last month.
Other offenders put behind bars include a road rage thug who left a man for dead and a paedophile who asked his victim s mum not to tell police he sexually assaulted her child.
Jailed again - the serial shoplifter banned from wearing a wig
Natalie Belfield will serve a 12 month prison sentence.
12:32, 29 APR 2021 (Image: GMP)
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Locked Up: The criminals put behind bars in Greater Manchester this week
A number of criminals have been jailed
08:09, 24 JAN 2021
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Amir Khan, 40, of Amina Road, Cheetham Hill, Manchester, has been jailed after being one of three men involved in a cash drop. Picture: Greater Manchester Police THREE men who refused to explain why they were driving around Bradford and Greater Manchester with carrier bags filled with banknotes have been sentenced. Amir Khan, 40, of Amina Road, Cheetham Hill, Manchester, dropped off more than £150,000 to two men. Both were later stopped in their cars by HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) investigators. Khan had given the men carrier bags filled with the cash. Shabir Kharal, 63, of Harper Green Road, Bolton, was found with more than £64,000 while Sohail Bham, 44, of Nicola Court, Bradford, had more than £97,000 in his car. The incident took place in October 2018.