A FRAUDSTER who ripped off her own granddad, a sick burglar who raped a sleeping woman and a sex fiend who sexually assaulted a stranger were among the Warrington criminals brought to justice in February.
Every month, the Warrington Guardian takes a look back at some of the court cases that have been featured in the paper in the weeks previously.
Other defendants appearing during February included a heartless builder who conned the elderly, a loaded gun possesser and a bullying domestic abuser.
Here are 23 criminals sentenced by the courts in February:
NAME: Petrus-Ionut Apostoae
AGE: 25
COURT: Liverpool Crown Court
DATE: Friday, February 3
CRIME: Two counts of rape, one of burglary, one of attempting to trespass with intent to commit a sexual offence and three counts of attempted burglary
Apostoae broke into a woman's home at night and raped her while her child slept in the next room.
WHAT THE JUDGE SAID: "There is a high risk of serious harm to the public, and for the protection of the public I need to appoint a lengthy sentence."
SENTENCE: 14 years and eight months in prison
Petrus-Ionut Apostoae
NAME: Marius Toma
AGE: 25
COURT: Chester Magistrates' Court
DATE: Friday, February 3
CRIME: Theft from a shop
SENTENCE: Jailed for 18 weeks
Police after the arrest
NAME: Shaun Byott
AGE: 33
COURT: Liverpool Crown Court
DATE: Tuesday, February 7
CRIME: Inflicting grievous bodily harm and possessing cannabis
SENTENCE: Nine months in prison
Shaun Byott
NAME: Damaras Gordon
AGE: 34
COURT: Liverpool Crown Court
DATE: Wednesday, February 8
CRIME: Inflicting grievous bodily harm
WHAT THE JUDGE SAID: “You are clearly a man of good character, in every sense of the word.”
SENTENCE: Two-year community order
Barbauld Street (Picture: Google Maps)
NAME: Harrison Lauront
AGE: 25
COURT: Warrington Magistrates’ Court
DATE: Wednesday, February 8
CRIME: Possessing the controlled class B drug cannabis
SENTENCE: 20 weeks in prison
Lauront was caught by police
NAME: Mohammed Sharriff
AGE: 19
COURT: Chester Crown Court
DATE: Tuesday, February 14
CRIME: Possessing prohibited firearms
WHAT THE JUDGE SAID: “This country is awash with weapons at the moment."
SENTENCE: Three years in detention
Stage Lane
NAME: Ruslans Ignats
AGE: 29
COURT: Warrington Magistrates' Court
DATE: Tuesday, February 14
CRIME: Possessing an imitation firearm in a public place and possessing a sharp-pointed article in a public place
The Orford man was caught in possession of a pistol BB gun and a dart in a public place.
SENTENCE: 20 weeks in prison suspended for 12 months
Warrington Magistrates' Court
NAME: Mark Brandreth
AGE: 28
COURT: Warrington Magistrates' Court
DATE: Tuesday, February 14
CRIME: Harassment without violence and threatening to disclose a private sexual photograph with intent to cause distress
The offender threatened to disclose a private sexual photo of a woman and harassed her.
SENTENCE: Two-year community order
He threatened to release a photo
NAME: Carol Edwards
AGE: 58
COURT: Warrington Magistrates' Court
DATE: Wednesday, February 15
CRIME: Council tax support fraud
The woman claimed more than £6,500 in council tax support in a fraud which ran over seven years.
SENTENCE: 12-week community order
Council tax
NAME: Mark Robson
AGE: 55
COURT: Warrington Magistrates’ Court
DATE: Thursday, February 16
CRIME: Assault occasioning actual bodily harm
WHAT THE JUDGE SAID: “There is no excuse whatsoever for you going over and assaulting him in the way that you did.”
SENTENCE: 24-week prison sentence suspended for 18 months
Warrington Magistrates' Court
NAME: Saoirce Daly
AGE: 19
COURT: Warrington Magistrates’ Court
DATE: Thursday, February 16
CRIME: Assault by beating
WHAT THE JUDGE SAID: “In future, if you find yourself in any kind of trouble, you need to walk away.”
SENTENCE: One-year community order
Saoirce Daly
NAME: Colby Wheatland
AGE: 23
COURT: Warrington Magistrates’ Court
DATE: Thursday, February 16
CRIME: Failing to comply with the community requirement of a suspended sentence
The thug who kicked an unconscious man in a sickening attack was hauled back to court for failing to turn up to his community puniushment.
SENTENCE: Fine of £120
Warrington Magistrates’ Court
NAME: Mark Calder
AGE: 38
COURT: Warrington Magistrates’ Court
DATE: Thursday, February 16
CRIME: Three counts of drink driving, driving while disqualified, driving without insurance, assault by beating of an emergency worker and obstructing a police officer
The motorist was caught almost four times the legal drink-drive limit and was sent to prison.
SENTENCE: 26 weeks in prison
Moulders Lane in the town centre
NAME: Mark Elliot
AGE: 57
COURT: Liverpool Crown Court
DATE: Friday, February 17
CRIME: Trader regulation offences
A heartless builder cheated a pensioner out of £60,000 in life savings for work valued at £0.
WHAT THE JUDGE SAID: “It seems to me you were aware he was a vulnerable target.”
SENTENCE: 16 months in prison
Some of his work
NAME: Monrudee Jaksujit
AGE: 42
COURT: Warrington Magistrates’ Court
DATE: Tuesday, February 21
CRIME: Affray
SENTENCE: 26 weeks in prison
Monrudee Jaksujit
NAME: James Buckley-Mellor
AGE: 22
COURT: Warrington Magistrates’ Court
DATE: Tuesday, February 21
CRIME: Assault by beating of an emergency worker
AN aggressive man assaulted a police officer, beating him during a drunken rage at his home.
WHAT THE JUDGE SAID: “You must show respect to police officers.”
SENTENCE: 12-month community order
Tilston Avenue
NAME: Paul Andrews
AGE: 49
COURT: Warrington Magistrates’ Court
DATE: Tuesday, February 21
CRIME: Assault, obstructing police and possessing a knife in public
WHAT THE JUDGE SAID: “If you commit any offence, you will go straight to custody, I must make this abundantly clear to you.”
SENTENCE: 24 weeks in prison suspended for two years
Burtonwood Road
NAME: Simona-Elena Mustafa
AGE: 31
COURT: Warrington Magistrates’ Court
DATE: Tuesday, February 21
CRIME: Three counts of theft from a shop
WHAT THE JUDGE SAID: “I must remind you how serious these offences are considered to be in the courts”.
SENTENCE: 12-month community order
Simona-Elena Mustafa
NAME: Gyulhan Hyusein
AGE: 25
COURT: Liverpool Crown Court
DATE: Thursday, February 23
CRIME: Two counts of sexual assault
The monstrous predator repeatedly sexually attacked a woman as she screamed out for help.
SENTENCE: 10 years in prison
Gyulhan Hyusein
NAME: Peter Slattery
AGE: 34
COURT: Crewe Magistrates' Court
DATE: Thursday, February 23
CRIME: Drink driving
The motorist was double the drink-drive limit when he flipped his car in a late night crash.
SENTENCE: 12-month community order
The scene of the crash
NAME: Olivia Crutchley
AGE: 23
COURT: Liverpool Crown Court
DATE: Monday, February 27
CRIME: Fraud by false representation
The granddaughter stole her elderly granddad’s life savings in a nasty con to fuel her drug binge.
WHAT THE JUDGE SAID: "His marriage had a strain put on it, which is terrible at his age, and his health was demolished."
SENTENCE: Two years in prison
Olivia Crutchley
NAME: Barclay Redford
AGE: 19
COURT: Chester Magistrates’ Court
DATE: Monday, February 27
CRIME: Possessing a knife in public, possessing class A drugs, theft from a vehicle, possessing an article for use in fraud and failing to provide a sample for a class A drug test
SENTENCE: 26 weeks in custody
Barclay Redford
NAME: Barney McGinley
AGE: 30
COURT: Chester Magistrates’ Court
DATE: Monday, February 27
CRIME: Failing to stop for police, failing to provide sample, three counts of driving while disqualified, dangerous driving, driving without insurance and failing to comply with post-sentence supervision
SENTENCE: 52 weeks in prison
Barney McGinley
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