The Fox, the Canoe Man, and a murdering doctor: A lookback at some of Hartlepool s most shocking crimes
We revisit some of the cases which have sent shockwaves through the town over the years
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Hartlepool s most notorious crimes - some of the criminals and some of the victims
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Professor Paul Salveson is a historian and writer and lives in Bolton. He is visiting professor in Worktown Studies at the University of Bolton and author of several books on Lancashire history Bolton is a multi-cultural town and has been for centuries, going back to the Flemish weavers who arrived in the 1300s. By far the largest wave of immigration in the 19th century came from Ireland and this was explored in a previous Looking Back feature. Those first Irish immigrants were fleeing dire poverty and starvation. They settled in Bolton and created their own institutions – cultural, religious, educational and political. By the middle of the 20th century they were very much integrated into Bolton life, but have kept their distinctive cultural identity.
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Jordan Shipman Dr Wood said the defendant also sent a picture of genitals to the man. Following his arrest in October last year, Shipman told police officers he was sexually attracted to boys as young as 13. Teesside Crown Court heard how Shipman had a previous conviction for distributing indecent images and had breached the terms of his sexual harm prevention order (SHPO) last summer when he received a 12 month prison sentence, suspended for 12 months. Shipman, of Mansfield Avenue, Thornaby, pleaded guilty to attempting to sexually communicate with a child under 16, encourage or facilitate a child sex offence and breach of his SHPO.