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BBC News
27-05-2025
- General
- BBC News
Three teenagers admit violence after Birmingham stabbing
Three teenagers have pleaded guilty to charges relating to the stabbing of a 15-year-old boy that left him with life-threatening injuries. The boy was attacked in the Northfield area of Birmingham in the early hours of 18 November last year and taken to hospital. At a Birmingham Crown Court hearing on 20 May, one 16-year-old boy admitted wounding with intent and possession of a blade. Another boy, also 16, and a 17-year-old both admitted charges of violent disorder and possession of a bladed article. The stabbing happened at the junction of Frankley Beeches Road and the A38 Bristol Road Insp Ade George from West Midlands Police said it was a "very serious attack, and the boy suffered serious injuries, but thankfully survived".The three will be sentenced at a later date. Follow BBC Birmingham on BBC Sounds, Facebook, X and Instagram.
BBC News
26-05-2025
- BBC News
Salford stabbing leaves two men injured
Two men have been taken to hospital with stab wounds - one in a critical condition - after disorder broke out in a were called to reports of people fighting with knives on Cobden Street, Salford, at about 02:45 BST, Greater Manchester Police (GMP) men, aged 27, 31 and 33, have been arrested on suspicion of violent disorder and remain in force said it was an isolated incident with no wider threat to the community. A police cordon is in place while officers conduct inquiries. The other man who was injured sustained minor injuries, GMP said. Listen to the best of BBC Radio Manchester on Sounds and follow BBC Manchester on Facebook, X, and Instagram and watch BBC North West Tonight on BBC iPlayer.
BBC News
23-05-2025
- BBC News
Ely murder: Teenager jailed for murdering father-of-seven
A teenager has been jailed for life, with a minimum term of 24 years, for murdering a father-of-seven by stabbing him in the Richards, 48, from Grangetown, Cardiff, was killed in Ely in April last Gauci, 19, denied murder, but was found guilty at Cardiff Crown Court on 9 April after a six-week trial. Five others were sentenced for violent disorder, assisting an offender and having possession of a bladed article. The court previously heard Mr Richards sustained a 10cm (3.9in) deep wound to his leg which severed his femoral artery and vein and he bled to death within a minute, following a confrontation with a group wielding knives. During the trial, jurors heard the case centred around a feud between Christian Morgan, who was a friend of Colin Richards, and the other 19, was with James O'Driscoll, 27, in the Ely area of Cardiff on 7 April 2024 looking to confront Morgan over the ongoing dispute. Morgan, 36, from Caerau, Cardiff, had received threatening messages from a former girlfriend, Noreen O'Driscoll, 29, from Ely, Cardiff and she was "getting her brothers or the boys to sort him out".David Elias, prosecuting, told the court that O'Driscoll, 27, along with the other defendants, gathered near where Morgan lived with "a plan to do him harm".Gauci and O'Driscoll were armed with blades and were driven to the area by O'Driscoll's mother, 44-year-old Soraya Somersall, from Butetown, Cardiff, where the two men then confronted Morgan.O'Driscoll was armed with a machete and chased Morgan whilst Gauci damaged Mr Richards' car and inflicted the lethal claimed he was protecting himself and thought Mr Richards was going to attack him, but the court was told he instead followed the victim to the Audi vehicle, which was parked close to alleyway near Heol y Berllan. Following the attack, Noreen O'Driscoll and Rebecca Ross took the weapons and disposed of them in an attempt to hide the and O'Driscoll also dumped the clothes they had been wearing in a bag and left Cardiff, and were arrested three weeks later in barrister David Elias KC said a decision on whether to seek a retrial in relation Morgan and the remaining count would be made at a later date. His co-defendants Soraya Somersall, 44, were sentenced to two years and six months for assisting an offender, while Noreen O'Driscoll, 29, was sentenced to three years in prison for the same O'Driscoll, 27, was sentenced to four years with an extended license period of one year for violent disorder and possession of a bladed Ross was sentenced to two years for assisting an offender and possession of a bladed April, the jury also found Christian Morgan guilty of possessing a bladed article, but failed to reach a decision on a violent disorder was was given a sentence of 12 months suspended for 2 years for possession of a bladed article.
BBC News
23-05-2025
- BBC News
Man jailed after disorder in Birmingham's Bordesley Green
A man has been jailed for "leading and encouraging" violent disorder in the West Midlands in the wake of the Southport stabbings last Said was part of a large group which gathered in Bordesley Green on 5 August, with pockets of disturbances spreading to other parts of the city in the evening, police said. The 19-year-old, of Washwood Heath Road, was found to be encouraging violence, as he drove around the city in a black Range Rover, said West Midlands Police. At Birmingham Crown Court earlier he was sentenced to two years and four months in prison after pleading guilty to violent disorder. During the incidents a Skoda car was smashed before a man was assaulted outside a pub in Stoney Supt Richard North of the force said it had been a complex investigation with an excellent outcome.
BreakingNews.ie
21-05-2025
- BreakingNews.ie
'Mr Flashy' and his brother sentenced over altercation outside shopping centre
Two brothers serving jail terms from the Special Criminal Court have been sentenced in relation to an altercation outside a Dublin shopping centre in daylight hours. Glen Ward (32) and Eric O'Driscoll (23), both of Deanstown Green, Finglas, pleaded guilty to violent disorder at Cardiffsbridge Road, Finglas West, on August 9th, 2022. Advertisement Both also pleaded guilty to production of a bicycle saddle in the course of a dispute, on the same date after O'Driscoll went to Dunnes Stores in Finglas when the court heard there were 'verbals' between two groups of people. Ward, known as 'Mr Flashy', has previously been named in the High Court as the leader of the north Dublin organised crime group known as 'The Gucci Gang', so-called due to members having a liking for designer goods. Both men are serving Special Criminal Court sentences for firearms offences imposed last month. Ward was given six years and three months with the final nine months suspended. O'Driscoll, who is eight years younger than his brother, is serving a six-year sentence with the final year suspended. Advertisement Ward has 22 previous convictions and O'Driscoll has nine, the court heard. The court heard a co-accused received an 18-month suspended sentence arising out of the same incident. Ward was given an 18-month suspended sentence and O'Driscoll was given a two-year sentence with the final 18 months suspended. Judge Elva Duffy said she was not interfering with the suspended portion of the Special Criminal Court sentences they were serving but they were mandatory consecutive terms. Advertisement 'They do require to be marked – they are serious offences,' said the judge. Detective Garda Dwayne O'Brien gave evidence on Wednesday of both incidents at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court. Det Gda O'Brien agreed with Sean Prendiville BL, defending Ward that the dispute 'wasn't instigated by them'. Mr Prendiville said Ward was the third of six siblings and trained as a mechanic. He has a long-term partner and a child. Advertisement O'Driscoll was also sentenced after he pleaded to endangerment and dangerous driving offences arising out of a motorcycle incident in November 17th, 2022. The court heard he was 'emotional' having attended a memorial service for his friend. He was on bail at the time of the offence. The court heard gardaí responded to reports of a motorcycle driving dangerously and doing U-turns on the Cappagh Road. Ireland 'Mr Flashy' jailed for firing gunshots at Finglas... Read More Gardaí were assisted by the Armed Support Unit, the court heard. No victim impact statements were made as no victims were identifiable. A helicopter was in pursuit of O'Driscoll on the day and footage of it was shown the court where he was seen almost knocking people down who were collecting children from school and mounting a kerb to evade gardai. He ultimately arrived at a house where he dismounted his motorcycle and fled through the back gardens of an estate before being apprehended by armed gardaí. Judge Duffy also banned O'Driscoll from driving for a period of 10 years.
