Jailed in February -the Midland criminals sent to prison named and shamed
| Published date | 28 February 2021 |
| Publication title | Birmingham Mail: Web Edition Articles (England) |
It was period which featured more than half a dozen offenders whose actions cost the lives of their victims.
There were the teenagers who stalked, robbed and beat to death a frail pensioner, the thug who brutally murdered his girlfriend in a drug-fuelled rage and the homeless man who killed a fellow rough sleeper for bedding down near his partner.
Also look out for:
The traveller who dumped seven tonnes of rubbish at a fly-tipping hotspot The drug dealers who were expecting their next customer but met with armed police instead The speeding driver who mowed down and fatally injured a pedestrian The drunk who inflicted brutal gashes to a woman's head with scissors
We have focused our attention on the high profile cases we covered in Birmingham, Solihull, the Black Country, Staffordshire and Worcestershire. Scroll through the full list below.
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Abdulahi Shire
Abdulahi Shire sparked an international manhunt after he was involved in a group attack which resulted in a father-of-two being stabbed to death.
The victim, Zakir Nawaz, was the passenger in a Fiat 500 when another vehicle drove into it and then failed to stop in Washwood Heath on September 10, 2016.
The 21-year-old then went searching for the offending car which resulted in a street fight that spilled on to Highfield Road, where he sustained a fatal stab wound to the chest.
Shire was part of the attacking group. The 25-year-old, of no fixed address, fled the scene but was tracked down to an apartment block in Oslo, Norway. Earlier this year he went on trial for murder but the judge ruled there was not enough evidence to prove he was the man holding the knife.
Shire admitted manslaughter and was jailed for six years and 10 months.
Full story here
Jermaine Smith
Jermaine Smith burgled a Stechford home while the occupant was asleep -and then went on a mini spending spree.
The 37-year-old swiped keys to a Toyota Corolla, bank cards, a laptop and two mobile phones during the raid on September 21. In the hours immediately after the break-in he made three attempts to make purchases with the cardsy, including buying £75 worth of cigarettes from a convenience store.
Smith, of Gerardsfield Road, Tile Cross, admitted burglary, theft and three charges of fraud. He was jailed for four years and two months.
Full story here
Declan McCalla
Declan McCalla led police on an eight-mile chase on a suspicious motorbike.
The 25-year-old tore around Black Country roads at speeds of up to 90mph in 30mph zones, performed reckless overtakes, ran red lights, mounted pavements and drove the wrong way around roundabouts on April 10 last year during the first lockdown.
Police spotted him on the Yamaha which was on cloned plates. McCalla sped over a football pitch, dumped the bike then ran off towards some houses. He admitted dangerous driving, driving without a licence and insurance.
McCalla, of Purcell Road, Bushbury, was jailed for 14 months.
Watch footage of the chase here
David Pedley
Paedophile David Pedley committed a string of historic sex offences against a child over the course of several years.
Police launched an investigation after an allegation was made in December 2017.
The 56-year-old, of Mendip Road, Hednesford, was then found guilty of two counts of sexual intercourse with a girl under 13, four counts of rape of a female aged under 16 and four counts of buggery with a female under 16 after a trial.
He was jailed for 17 years and placed on the Sex Offenders' Register for life.
Full story here
Tyreece Swaby
Tyreece Swaby gatecrashed an 18th birthday party and stabbed two people after his 'pride was wounded'.
He turned up at the garden gathering in Table Oak Lane, Solihull in September 2019 despite not being invited.
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