A MAN who launched a samurai sword attack after a row over noise coming from a party and a violent thug who repeatedly punched and kicked his girlfriend are among those to have been jailed in November.

Here is a look at some of the cases the Star has covered over the past month:

Edward Doughty

 

Edward Doughty

Edward Doughty

 

A prolific criminal was jailed after he attacked a man with a samurai sword following a row over noise coming from a party.

Edward Doughty swung the weapon a number of times in the direction of Craig Johnson as he confronted him in a car park close to his home on Delph Lane in Whiston.

Leaving his victim slumped in the car park, Doughty handed the sword to his son who hid it in his father's flat before the older man got in his car and escaped the scene.

Doughty was later charged with dangerous driving after it emerged that he had driven towards Mr Johnson and his friends causing them to leap out of the way.

Sentencing Doughty, who pleaded guilty to wounding with intent, dangerous driving, possession of a bladed article and criminal damage, to eight and half years in prison, Judge Andrew Menary, QC, said the defendant had armed himself with a "fearsome weapon".

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Stuart Magee

 

Stuart Magee

Stuart Magee

 

A motorist from Prescot who left a teenage girl in a life-threatening condition following a hit and run crash in Widnes has been jailed.

Stuart Magee struck then 13-year-old Ellie Cowley as she was crossing Hale Road in Widnes, opposite the junction with Berry Road, with her cousin at 12.45pm on Saturday, March 27.

Ellie sustained serious injuries as a result of the incident and was treated at the scene by paramedics, before being taken to Alder Hey Children’s Hospital.

Magee, who was driving a dark grey Mercedes involved in the collision, failed to stop at the scene.

Magee, 34, pleaded guilty to failing to stop, failing to report a collision and dangerous driving following the collision, and was found guilty after a trial to causing serious injury by dangerous driving.

He was jailed to 32 months.

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Scott Whitehead

 

Scott Whitehead

Scott Whitehead

 

A violent thug who repeatedly punched and kicked his partner hurled abuse at a judge after he jailed him for two years.

Scott Whitehead, who was appearing at Liverpool Crown Court via a videolink from HMP Berwyn in Wrexham, swore at Recorder Michael Smith following his sentencing for a violent attack on his girlfriend at around 6am on Saturday, September 11 this year.

He began banging on the door of her property in Eccleston which was on its chain before forcing his way inside and punching his girlfriend on the forehead.

Demanding money, Whitehead, of Peter Street, St Helens, then began kicking and punching his victim to the head and body as he dragged her from room to room by her hair.

Whitehead, who pleaded guilty to charges of GBH and criminal damage, was jailed for two years.

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Anthony Halliwell

 

Anthony Halliwell

Anthony Halliwell

 

A man who stole towels from Matalan and pushed a shopworker to the floor causing her to bang her head has been jailed.

Anthony Halliwell, of Pheonix Brow, St Helens was found guilty of stealing £100 worth of towels from the shop on Watts Clift Way on Thursday, November 11.

As he ran out of the shop he pushed a staff member out of the way, causing her to fall to the floor and bang her head.

He was jailed for 18 weeks at Wirral Magistrates' Court.

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