07/04/2017

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:00:11. > :00:13.A man who admitted attacking his wife, but was then spared

:00:14. > :00:16.an immediate jail term, is behind bars tonight.

:00:17. > :00:19.Mustafa Bashir was given a suspended sentence after a judge

:00:20. > :00:23.was told he'd been offered a professional cricket contract.

:00:24. > :00:26.But today that same judge locked Bashir up declaring,

:00:27. > :00:32.Here's our chief reporter, Dave Guest.

:00:33. > :00:35.Mustafa Bashir arrived at court today knowing he had

:00:36. > :00:40.Last month he'd narrowly avoided jail when he admitted

:00:41. > :00:43.attacking his former wife with a cricket bat and

:00:44. > :00:48.The judge suspended an 18-month prison sentence, partly because he'd

:00:49. > :00:51.been told Bashir was about to sign a contract with Leicestershire

:00:52. > :00:58.The club then revealed they'd never heard of Bashir.

:00:59. > :01:03.And so today the 33-year-old was ordered back before the same

:01:04. > :01:08.Bashir was represented in court by a new barrister

:01:09. > :01:12.who said his client had not intended to mislead anyone.

:01:13. > :01:15.There had been a series of misunderstandings.

:01:16. > :01:17.Judge Richard Mansell was having none of that.

:01:18. > :01:22.He said there had been no series of misunderstandings and said,

:01:23. > :01:25."I was fundamentally misled by you as to your

:01:26. > :01:30.He said he had no hesitation in now imposing an immediate prison term,

:01:31. > :01:33.something he said he would have done originally if he had been aware

:01:34. > :01:46.In a statement, Leicestershire said...

:01:47. > :01:48.Meanwhile, Judge Mansell addressed criticisms made of him over his

:01:49. > :01:56.He'd said Bashir's victim was "not particularly vulnerable due

:01:57. > :02:01.Today he said he wanted to make clear he'd always

:02:02. > :02:05.considered her to be vulnerable, but sentencing guidelines set out

:02:06. > :02:08.clearly different levels of vulnerability which judges have

:02:09. > :02:12.to take into account when sentencing.

:02:13. > :02:14.Through police, Bashir's victim said she was satisfied

:02:15. > :02:21.She feels she has received justice and has looked at the transcripts

:02:22. > :02:31.from the original sentencing and also what has been said

:02:32. > :02:33.Bashir, meantime, may be investigated for the separate

:02:34. > :02:38.offence of perverting the course of justice.

:02:39. > :02:42.Six men from Preston have been jailed for a total of 13 and a half

:02:43. > :02:45.years after committing a ?400,000 insurance fraud.

:02:46. > :02:48.The men worked together in their professional roles

:02:49. > :02:52.The crimes were discovered when solicitor Nadir Suleman

:02:53. > :02:55.had his house raided and the police found documents linking him

:02:56. > :02:59.and the others to numerous fraudulent claims.

:03:00. > :03:02.An investigation's continuing into a razor blade attack

:03:03. > :03:05.at Liverpool's Altcourse Jail in which a prison officer

:03:06. > :03:09.He's now recovering at home after being released from hospital.

:03:10. > :03:15.The inmate responsible was housed in the prison's separation unit.

:03:16. > :03:18.A man from Manchester who offered to care for a sick neighbour has

:03:19. > :03:21.been sentenced to ten years in prison for causing his death.

:03:22. > :03:24.A court heard Paul Roddy had MS and was vulnerable.

:03:25. > :03:26.But instead of caring for him, Christopher McAllister subjected him

:03:27. > :03:35.Paul Roddy was a father-of four, a stubborn but kind man

:03:36. > :03:41.who according to his family loved drinking tea and watching Emmerdale.

:03:42. > :03:44.But he suffered from multiple sclerosis and was not coping.

:03:45. > :03:49.The two men lived in neighbouring flats on this street in Gorton.

:03:50. > :03:51.The court heard Paul Roddy was vulnerable.

:03:52. > :03:54.Local youths had been taking advantage of him

:03:55. > :03:57.So Christopher McAllister moved into his flat offering

:03:58. > :04:08.McAllister claimed Carer's Allowance.

:04:09. > :04:11.But the court heard he was not motivated by money, nor

:04:12. > :04:15.When Paul was found dead in his bed in December 2015,

:04:16. > :04:18.he had injuries all over his head and body and was

:04:19. > :04:21.He had been subjected to a serious of violent attacks.

:04:22. > :04:24.The frailty of Paul, based on the injuries

:04:25. > :04:34.That period prior to his death must have been very,

:04:35. > :04:39.Jailing Christopher McAllister for ten years, His Honour Mr

:04:40. > :04:47.Justice Mark Turner said, "When you let Paul Roddy live

:04:48. > :04:50."with you, it was out of the frying pan and into the fire.

:04:51. > :04:53."He was vulnerable dependent on your care, but your behaviour

:04:54. > :05:00.Police and other agencies are now awaiting results

:05:01. > :05:05.Paul's sister is campaigning for a change in the law to ensure

:05:06. > :05:10.anyone claiming Carer's Allowance is subject to official checks.

:05:11. > :05:13.Everyone was stunned that people could do this sort of thing

:05:14. > :05:16.without having any checks, or monitoring that they were

:05:17. > :05:18.a suitable person to look after vulnerable people.

:05:19. > :05:22.Last night Paul's family lit candles in his memory.

:05:23. > :05:25.They hope his legacy will be to ensure that this never happens

:05:26. > :05:34.Cricket, and a late wicket each from James Anderson and Kyle Jarvis

:05:35. > :05:39.has ensured it was a good first day for Lancashire, with Essex ending it

:05:40. > :05:43.on 39-2 in reply to the visitors' first innings total of 319.

:05:44. > :05:46.In Rugby Union's Premiership, Sale Sharks beat Worcester tonight

:05:47. > :05:51.by 36 points to 26 at the AJ Bell Stadium.

:05:52. > :05:55.Byron McGuigan scoring Sharks final try in the match.

:05:56. > :05:57.In the Super League, Warrington beat Leeds

:05:58. > :06:01.Kurt Gidley battling his way throuigh for Warrington

:06:02. > :06:07.Elsewhere tonight Salford thrashed Hull by 54 points to 18,

:06:08. > :06:12.Leigh lost at home to Catalan by 37 points to 26.

:06:13. > :06:15.St Helens drew with Huddersfield 14 points apiece, and Widnes lost

:06:16. > :06:34.Said. Other great weekend and I think we will have a great weather

:06:35. > :06:37.weekend. Good evening. After a cold and cloudy couple of days the

:06:38. > :06:45.weekend is looking settled. We will see plenty of sunshine and it is

:06:46. > :06:49.going to be much warmer. Ten or 11 Celsius today in Aintree. Tomorrow

:06:50. > :06:53.if you are going to entry it could be as high as 18, but elsewhere

:06:54. > :06:58.across the region we could see temperatures as high as 19 or 20

:06:59. > :07:04.four Saturday. Tonight is a dry night. Clear skies with very light

:07:05. > :07:08.winds. Temperature is actually falling as low as one or two

:07:09. > :07:15.Celsius. We could see some rural frost here. Dry start tomorrow

:07:16. > :07:21.morning. Bright start. Light winds. Plenty of sunshine. Les and day. 19

:07:22. > :07:27.or 20 Celsius is a real possibility tomorrow. Tomorrow night will be

:07:28. > :07:29.cold. Sunday a tad cooler. As we head and demanded we are back where

:07:30. > :07:32.we work, ten or 11 Celsius. Monday, and north-westerly wind will

:07:33. > :07:39.drag in more cloud and temperatures will be down by 8-9 .

:07:40. > :07:44.Hello, my advice would be to make the most of the weather this

:07:45. > :07:48.weekend, if you can. Because there will be a good day love sunshine on

:07:49. > :07:53.offer and it will continue to warm up as well. This picture was taken

:07:54. > :07:56.in Cumbria, at Workington, later in the afternoon. We got the sunshine

:07:57. > :07:59.eventually in northern England but it's in the Northwest we have the

:08:00. > :08:03.lowest temperatures at the moment. Under clear skies, it's turning

:08:04. > :08:06.quite chilly. There's some cloud but most is sitting in the far North

:08:07. > :08:11.West of Scotland and we will see some patchy fog affecting parts of

:08:12. > :08:14.the M4 and M5. A chilly night under the skies in the countryside.

:08:15. > :08:19.Temperatures not far away from freezing. It will warm up very

:08:20. > :08:24.quickly in the sunshine. The fog won't last long. It will be a lovely

:08:25. > :08:25.day across England and Wales. More sunshine today than we had in