Geoffrey Strike, now 75, was sentenced to an indefinite hospital order after admitting manslaughter on grounds of diminished responsibility. He stabbed 21-year-old Jason Comerford in an unprovoked attack in 1994. The court heard Strike may have mistakenly believed he was under threat due to mental health problems, but that Jason was entirely blameless.
In a separate case, drug addict Jayden Hayes, 24, was handed a life sentence for attempting to murder two lone women in knife attacks 19 days apart. He attacked one victim just 90 minutes after being released on bail by magistrates. Hayes admitted two counts of attempted murder and must serve a minimum of 14 years before parole consideration.
Matthew Collins, 38, of Chorlton, was jailed for two years for breaching a non-molestation order four times. He bombarded his ex-partner with hundreds of drunken emails containing his own song lyrics.
Kevin Pryce, 45, was jailed for 10 years and banned from driving for life for causing death by dangerous driving. He killed 14-year-old Mia Strothers while driving at 57mph in a 30mph zone, under the influence of cocaine and cannabis, in a BMW with faulty brakes. He drove off after the crash.
Marek Swistak was described as a remorseless predator who sexually assaulted a teenage girl after plying her with alcohol. He was given a restraining order, a sexual harm prevention order, and placed on the sex offender register for life.
