jailed

SWMRshooting – by Jack Fifield Three men have been jailed for life after a dad was gunned down in an ‘execution-style murder.’ Rikki Berry, 36, died after he was shot three times by Michael Smith, 27, who was riding an electric bike while wearing a balaclava. The dad was at home in Kirby, Merseyside with his partner and young children when the biker shot him four times, with three bullets hitting their intended target. The cold-blooded killer was travelling in a convoy with two others in a car who oversaw the killing: driver Adam Williams, 26, and passenger Connor Walsh,…

SWMRsavings – by Tom Bevan A woman has been jailed for defrauding her elderly neighbour out of his life savings – to fund her gambling addiction. Chelsea Iles, 29, was locked up for more than four years after she exploited her relationship with the victim to steal almost £290,000. Iles previously pleaded guilty to two counts of fraud by abuse of position and one count of making/supplying an article for use in fraud. During a hearing at Gloucester Crown Court on Thursday 13 February it was heard that Iles had defrauded the man, aged in his 80s, out of £287,825…

SWMRgunpoint – by Ross McCarthy This is the moment police arrested a man who had raped two women at gunpoint – as he is jailed for life. Troy Tomlin, 27, targeted the women after making contact via an escort website. He disguised himself by wearing a face covering, demanding money before raping them both. Both of the women managed to flee from the property and raise the alarm, before Tomlin fled the scene. Tomlin was jailed for life with a minimum of 17 years at Birmingham Crown Court after being found guilty of four rapes, two counts of possession of…

SWMRquad – by Filipa Gaspar A ”cowardly and shameful” man who drove off and left his girlfriend to die when she fell from the back off his quad bike has been jailed. Alex Evans, 31, had been riding a single seat quad with Grace Vater, 22, sat on the back in December 2023. Gracie fell off the rear of the quad bike and into the road and sustained a severe head injury. Witnesses said she was breathing but unresponsive and stopped to help at the scene before air ambulance and other emergency services arrived. But while others helped Evans, who…

SWMRfootprint – by Jack Fifield A bungling burglar was caught red-handed after police traced his footprints he left in the SNOW. Josh Mansfield, 25, was arrested just after 4am on January 5 – just 35 minutes after breaking into a home and stealing a BMW from the driveway. He has been jailed for three-and-a-half years after pleading guilty to burglary, theft of a motor vehicle, dangerous driving, driving while disqualified, and driving without insurance. The hapless crook drove at speeds of 80mph as he tried to evade cops in Doncaster, South Yorks., while the county was subject to weather warnings…

SWLSpredator – By Jack Fifield and Jack Tooth An ex-champion motorbike racing driver has been jailed for 18 years after raping and sexually assaulting a seven-year old girl. Connor Behan, 33, of Newcastle-Under-Lyme, Staffs., raced superbikes between 2004 and 2015, becoming the Irish road race super twins champion in 2014. He was jailed for 18 years and handed a restraining order at Chester Crown Court on Friday (7/2) following years of abuse. Judge Michael Leeming said: “You accept no responsibility for your actions and you continue to deny them but I cannot accept it. “You have no awareness, you have…