THESE are the nine court cases we covered in South Cumbria last month which resulted in defendants receiving jail time.
Miah brothers found guilty of child sex offences in Barrow and Leeds
Three brothers were found guilty of child sex offences in Barrow and Leeds.
Shaha Amran Miah, 48, Shaha Alman Miah, 47, and Shaha Joman Miah, 38, were convicted of child sex offences that occurred between 1996 and 2010.
READ MORE: Brothers 'groomed and exploited' girls over several years
Pensioner jailed for stalking woman over three weeks whilst on bail
A PENSIONER was jailed after he pursued a course of conduct that amounted to the stalking and harassment of a woman.
John Cassidy, 68, was convicted after a trial at South Cumbria Magistrates’ Court on October 1 of stalking without fear/alarm/distress.
READ MORE: Jailed: Pensioner, 68, stalked woman by following her home and sending her messages
Barrow man with ‘unenviable’ record jailed for absconding during trial
A BARROW man with an ‘unenviable’ criminal record was jailed after he absconded during a rape trial.
Paul Turner fled Preston Crown Court and was apprehended after a 'foot chase' near Barrow's train station.
READ MORE: Man with ‘unenviable’ record jailed for absconding during rape trial
Man jailed for 'Harrowing' Barrow residential burglary
Stephen Anderson, 40, of River Walk, Barrow was sentenced to two years and six months in jail yesterday (30 September) at Preston Crown Court for burglary.
READ MORE: Man jailed for 'Harrowing’ Barrow residential burglary
Barrow man with ‘sexual interest in children’ is jailed
Scott Hall, of Pennine Gardens, Barrow, was sentenced at Preston Crown Court after pleading guilty to three counts of making indecent images of children.
READ MORE: Man with ‘sexual interest in the abuse of very young children’ is jailed
Jailed: Millom man convicted of sexually assaulting child under 13
Brendan Thompson, of Grammerscroft, had denied two counts of assaulting a girl under the age of 13 by penetration and one count of assaulting a girl under the age of 13 by touching.
READ MORE: 'Predatory' man invited child into his home before sexually assaulting her
Stolen vehicle recovered and offender arrested in two hours
A man was jailed after stealing a quad bike.
Cumbria Police Rural Crime Team successfully recovered the stolen vehicle and had the offender arrested within two hours of the offence taking place.
READ MORE: Man arrested and sent to prison as police recover stolen quad
Barrow man demanded £1,000 from lost dog owner - jailed for blackmail
Brandon Woolveridge, 25, of Melbourne Street, Barrow pleaded guilty at Preston Crown Court to blackmail and was sentenced to two years and three months imprisonment.
READ MORE: Jailed: Man, 25, blackmailed lost dog owner demanding £1,000 in cash
‘Belligerent’ Barrow man jailed after spitting offences towards police
A ‘BELLIGERENT’ man with ‘an appalling drinking problem’ has been jailed for several assaults on emergency workers in the form of spitting.
Luke Woodburn, of Salthouse Road, Barrow, was sentenced at Preston Crown Court on October 24 after admitting three counts of assaulting an emergency worker, two counts of using threatening/abusive/insulting words/behaviour with intent to cause fear of unlawful violence and a for assault by beating on February 1 and March 3 this year.
READ MORE: ‘Belligerent’ man with ‘appalling drinking problem’ jailed after spitting at police
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