A man has been sentenced for a drug offence, which occurred in Oxford

  Merlando Stapleton, aged 29, of Balfour Road, was sentenced on Tuesday 23 March to four years’ imprisonment following a hearing at Oxford Crown Court. At a previous hearing, he pleaded guilty to one count of possession with intent to supply a controlled drug of class A, namely crack cocaine. Stapleton was also subject to […]

Jury finds Azam Mangori guilty of murdering Lorraine Cox

  A 23-year-old man has been found guilty of the murder of Lorraine Cox in Exeter. Azam Mangori killed 32-year-old Miss Cox in his room above a kebab shop after homing in on her as she walked alone through the city centre in the early hours. He kept her body for several days before dismembering […]

A woman has been sentenced for the manslaughter of her grandad

  Elizabeth Birtwistle, 32, of no fixed address, was given a hospital order at Preston Crown Court for the manslaughter of Raymond Conlan, 75. Police were called around 3.50am on March 6, 2020, to a report of a serious assault at an address in Cedar Grove, Longton. Emergency services attended with Mr Conlan, 75, found […]