A MACHETE attacker who nearly chopped his victim's hand off, a paedophile who sexually assaulted two girls in a corner shop and an arsonist who set fire to his girlfriend's flat were among the Warrington criminals brought to justice in June.
Every month, the Warrington Guardian takes a look back at some of the court cases that have been featured in the paper in the weeks previously.
Other defendants appearing in June included a serial offender who burgled a primary school, a published author who attacked a police officer with his own baton and a knifeman who was in a relationship with his own niece.
These are 18 criminals who were sentenced by the courts in June:
NAME: Luke Heath
AGE: 26
COURT: Liverpool Crown Court
DATE: Monday, June 1
CRIME: Assault occasioning actual bodily harm
WHAT THE JUDGE SAID: "This can only be described as a disgusting course of conduct by both of you."
SENTENCE: Nine months in prison
Luke Heath
NAME: Jonathan Humphreys
AGE: 30
COURT: Chester Crown Court
DATE: Wednesday, June 3
CRIME: Arson
He twice set fire to his pregnant girlfriend's flat while under the influence.
WHAT THE JUDGE SAID: "She was 19 weeks pregnant with your child – your actions endangered them and anybody in neighbouring flats."
SENTENCE: Three years in prison
Jonathan Humphreys
NAME: Lloyd Groarke
AGE: 28
COURT: Liverpool Crown Court
DATE: Thursday, June 4
CRIME: Inflicting grievous bodily harm
SENTENCE: 15 months in prison
Lloyd Groarke
NAME: Thomas Llewellyn
AGE: 32
COURT: Warrington Magistrates Court
DATE: Thursday, June 4
CRIME: Drunk and disorderly behaviour
The joiner was arrested after pooing outside a charity shop in the town centre.
SENTENCE: Fined £460
Llewellyn 'left the contents of his bowels' outside the British Heart Foundation shop on Bank Street - picture by Google Maps
NAME: Ashley Gardiner
AGE: 30
COURT: Liverpool Crown Court
DATE: Wednesday, June 10
CRIME: Breaching a sexual harm prevention order
WHAT THE JUDGE SAID: "This risked very serious harm to those children."
SENTENCE: 16 months in prison
Ashley Gardiner
NAME: Arsenas Bogdonovic
AGE: 23
COURT: Warrington Magistrates Court
DATE: Wednesday, June 10
CRIME: Affray
The Lithuanian national threatened a man with a metal bar during an incident on Orford Lane.
SENTENCE: Eight-week imprisonment suspended for a year
Warrington Magistrates Court
NAME: Shaun Scanlon
AGE: 44
COURT: Warrington Magistrates Court
DATE: Wednesday, June 10
CRIME: Possession of a bladed article in a public place
SENTENCE: 20 weeks in prison
Shaun Scanlon
NAME: Khalid Sawadi
AGE: 38
COURT: Liverpool Crown Court
DATE: Thursday, June 11
CRIME: Possession of heroin and crack cocaine with intent to supply
WHAT THE JUDGE SAID: "You were caught red-handed."
SENTENCE: Two years and nine months in prison
Khalid Sawadi
NAME: Steven Gorvett
AGE: 42
COURT: Liverpool Crown Court
DATE: Thursday, June 11
CRIME: Burglary
The serial offender broke into Beamont Community Primary School during lockdown and stole iPads.
SENTENCE: Two years and four months in prison
Steven Gorvett
NAME: Cannot be named for legal reasons
AGE: 16
COURT: Warrington Magistrates Court
DATE: Thursday, June 11
CRIME: Robbery
SENTENCE: Nine-month rehabiliation order
The Jolly Falstaff pub - picture by Google Maps
NAME: Kamil Galek
AGE: 37
COURT: Warrington Magistrates Court
DATE: Monday, June 15
CRIME: Stalking
The stalker followed his victim to work and used a device to listen into her home.
SENTENCE: 12 weeks in prison
Warrington Magistrates Court
NAME: Sarah Gillam
AGE: 43
COURT: Warrington Magistrates Court
DATE: Monday, June 15
CRIME: Theft
The shoplifter stole thousands of pounds of goods from Boots in Golden Square Shopping Centre.
SENTENCE: 20 weeks in prison
Golden Square Shopping Centre
NAME: Shawn Chance
AGE: 27
COURT: Warrington Magistrates Court
DATE: Tuesday, June 16
CRIME: Failing to comply with a community order
SENTENCE: 12-week imprisonment suspended for a year
Warrington Magistrates Court
NAME: Donald Danks
AGE: 38
COURT: Chester Crown Court
DATE: Wednesday, June 17
CRIME: Offences under the Trademarks Act 1994
The company director's phone repair shop was caught selling counterfeit Apple accessories and parts.
SENTENCE: 250 hours unpaid work
Chester Crown Court
NAME: Peter Blackburn
AGE: 58
COURT: Liverpool Crown Court
DATE: Thursday, June 18
CRIME: Affray
SENTENCE: 13 months in prison
Peter Blackburn
NAME: Dmiko Berkley
AGE: 22
COURT: Liverpool Crown Court
DATE: Tuesday, June 23
CRIME: Inflicting grievous bodily harm and robbery
WHAT THE JUDGE SAID: "It is always an aggravating feature if an assault is committed by someone under the influence of alcohol."
SENTENCE: Three years and one month in prison
Dmiko Berkley
NAME: Jordan Hughes
AGE: 22
COURT: Liverpool Crown Court
DATE: Wednesday, June 24
CRIME: Inflicting grievous bodily harm
He attacked a man with a machete outside a McDonald's and nearly cut his victim's hand off.
WHAT THE JUDGE SAID: "Rather than regretting or having remorse for what you had done, you were revelling in what happened."
SENTENCE: 12 years in prison
Jordan Hughes
NAME: Tomasz Matusiak
AGE: 32
COURT: Chester Crown Court
DATE: Thursday, June 25
CRIME: Sexual assault
The 'sexual predator' indecent assaulted two teenage girls in a corner shop.
WHAT THE JUDGE SAID: "You are certainly a sexual predator."
SENTENCE: 12 months in prison
Tomasz Matusiak
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