Their crimes range from assault and violent disorder to coercive and controlling behaviour.
Their stories serve as a powerful reminder of the serious consequences of violent and abusive actions within our communities, and of the ongoing efforts by law enforcement and the justice system to protect the public.
9. Grant Eddleston
Grant Eddleston left a young toddler with a fractured skull after a brutal attack in Burnley. Grant Eddleston carried out the violent assault in 2019 when the child was almost three years old. Eddleston denied injuring the youngster but was found guilty of Section 18 wounding and child cruelty following a two-week trial at Preston Crown Court earlier this year. He was sentenced to a total of ten years in prison. | Lancashire Police
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10. Ryan Wellings
Ryan Wellings, 30, was cleared of the unlawful killing of Kiena Dawes, 23, who left a suicide note calling her partner a “monster” who had “killed me”. She left the note and their nine-month-old daughter with a friend before killing herself on a railway line on July 22 2022. He was convicted of assault and coercive and controlling behaviour over a two-year period and jailed for six and a half years. | Lancashire Police
11. Jordan O’Brien
Jordan O’Brien left a man with 'life-changing injuries' after slashing his face outside a Spitfire Sports Bar on Borough Road, Darwen on October 20 last year. O’Brien, 26, of James Street, Darwen was jailed for five years and eight months. | Lancashire Police
12. Aaron Hanson
Aaron Hanson tried to a choke man in a 'guillotine headlock' after a failed shovel attack in Lyndhurst Street, Burnley at around 10.15am on August 2. Hanson, 21, of Roughlee Crescent, Burnley, was charged with Section 18 grievous bodily harm with intent, possession of an offensive weapon in public and possession of an offensive weapon in private. He was jailed for four years and five months. | Lancashire Police