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A homeless teenager was “exploited” by a criminal gang as a cannabis gardener, a court has heard.

A group of men accused of a wide range of child sex offences have been told to have defence statements ready by the new year.

A group of men accused of a wide range of child sex offences have been told to have defence statements ready by the new year.

A Bolton man with a “worrying attitude to knives” attempted to carry out a burglary armed with two blades after previously being caught with a…

A Bolton man who dragged his partner to the ground and kicked her head knocking her unconscious was told he should feel “everlasting shame” over…

A Great Harwood teenager who attacked an unarmed man with a knife was told what he did was the “act of a coward."

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Deborah Taylor's victim says he was "robbed of a childhood" after he was abused by the woman, 19 years older than him, at her home, a court in Greater Manchester heard

Deborah Taylor, who was in her 30s at the time, remained in a sexual relationship with the teenager for a number of years and into adulthood.

Martin Enow ripped the girl from her mother on Mayor Street around six months ago and ran off with the girl upside down.