A KNIFEMAN who slashed his victim in the face in a town centre nightclub, a drug dealer caught with £75,000 of heroin on the M62 and a woman who coughed at police officers during the coronavirus pandemic were among the Warrington criminals brought to justice in July.

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 July included a thief who sold concert tickets on Facebook but failed to provide the goods, a man who armed himself with a brick in the town centre and a sex offender who broke into his victim's house and strangled her.

These are 12 criminals who were sentenced by the courts in July:

NAME: Samuel Lewis

AGE: 32

COURT: Warrington Magistrates Court

DATE: Wednesday, July 1

CRIME: Possession of a bladed article in a public place

The drunk man was caught carrying a Stanley knife in the Hoop and Mallet pub in Callands.

SENTENCE: Four-month imprisonment suspended for two years

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The Hoop and Mallet - picture by Google Maps

NAME: Lauren Ditchfield

AGE: 28

COURT: Liverpool Crown Court

DATE: Wednesday, July 8

CRIME: Theft

The thief made more than £1,500 by selling concert tickets and discounted stays at the Village Hotel which she never provided.

WHAT THE JUDGE SAID: “This combination of offences is so serious that the custodial threshold has been passed - but it seems to me that this is a case where it is not necessary to impose a custodial sentence upon you.

SENTENCE: 200 hours of unpaid work

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The Village Hotel

NAME: Kingsley Molyneux

AGE: 27

COURT: Liverpool Crown Court

DATE: Friday, July 10

CRIME: Possession of heroin and crack cocaine with intent to supply

The drug dealer was brought down after more than £10,000 of drugs was discovered during police raids.

SENTENCE: Four years and 10 months in prison

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Kingsley Molyneux

NAME: Hemen Mohamadzadeh

AGE: 22

COURT: Warrington Magistrates Court

DATE: Monday, July 13

CRIME: Possession of an offensive weapon in a public place

The Iranian national was spotted on CCTV armed with a brick on Winwick Street in the town centre and ‘apparently intent on causing harm to others’.

SENTENCE: Fined £160

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Winwick Street - picture by Google Maps

NAME: Juraj Fiala

AGE: 28

COURT: Manchester Crown Court 

DATE: Tuesday, July 14

CRIME: Possession of ecstasy with intent to supply

The drug dealer was caught with a BB gun and a Taser while out delivering MDMA.

WHAT THE JUDGE SAID: "You could have owned up at the time, you knew you were going to be charged at some point but you wanted to make money."

SENTENCE: Four years and six months in prison

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Juraj Fiala

NAME: Craig Brunie

AGE: 21

COURT: Liverpool Crown Court 

DATE: Tuesday, July 14

CRIME: Wounding with intent

The knifeman stabbed his victim in the face in a town centre nightclub, leaving him with a 'horrific' 15cm slash wound to the face.

WHAT THE JUDGE SAID: "You managed to cause serious injury with a single blow."

SENTENCE: Five years in prison

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Craig Brunie

NAME: Victoria Chadwick

AGE: 35

COURT: Warrington Magistrates Court

DATE: Wednesday, July 15

CRIME: Assaulting an emergency services worker

She caused 'large fear for personal safety' after coughing at police officers on Knutsford Old Road in Grappenhall at the height of the coronavirus pandemic.

SENTENCE: Three months in prison

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Knutsford Old Road - picture by Google Maps

NAME: Brandon McDermott

AGE: 21

COURT:Liverpool Crown Court

DATE: Friday, July 17

CRIME: Dangerous driving

Despite not having a driving licence, he led police on a 90mph car chase through the town's streets.

WHAT THE JUDGE SAID: "Only an immediate custodial sentence can be justified in my judgement."

SENTENCE: Eight months

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Brandon McDermott

NAME: Thomas Seddon

AGE: 26

COURT: Warrington Magistrates Court

DATE: Friday, July 17

CRIME: Fraud

The fraudster stole more than £3,000 from his own mum by using her cash card for a spending spree.

SENTENCE: 80 hours of unpaid work

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Warrington Magistrates Court

NAME: Gavin Lloyd

AGE: 27

COURT: Liverpool Crown Court

DATE: Tuesday, July 21

CRIME: Conspiracy to supply heroin

The drug dealer was caught with £75,000 of class A drugs stashed in his van when he was pulled over on the M62.

SENTENCE: Seven-and-a-half years in prison

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Gavin Lloyd

NAME: Nicholas Simpson

AGE: 32

COURT: Liverpool Crown Court 

DATE: Wednesday, July 22

CRIME: Breaching a sexual harm prevention order

The convicted child sex offender was jailed again after spending several nights a house where young children were living during lockdown.

WHAT THE JUDGE SAID: "This is about risk - this was a persistent and serious breach."

SENTENCE: Nine months in prison

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Liverpool Crown Court

NAME: Daniel Delooze

AGE: 30

COURT: Liverpool Crown Court

DATE: Thursday, July 30

CRIME: Inflicting grievous bodily harm and sexual assault

The offender broke into a woman's house in the early hours, strangled her and sexually assaulted her after she had passed out.

WHAT THE JUDGE SAID: "It was entirely foreseeable that this could have resulted in death or catastrophic injuries."

SENTENCE: Eight years in prison

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Daniel Delooze