Rapists, paedophiles, conmen and burglars were among the criminals in Lancashire who were jailed in July.
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13. Matthew Tallentire
Matthew Tallentire was jailed for raping a teenage girl in a Blackpool hotel. The victim had travelled to the resort with two adults in the summer of 2020, and Matthew Tallentire befriended them on the beach. They all socialised together and went back to a hotel room where Tallentire attacked the girl. At Preston Crown Court in January, a jury convicted Tallentire, 32, of two offences of rape and one offence of attempted rape following a trial. He was subsequently remanded in custody. Tallentire, formerly of Blackpool but now of no fixed address, was later jailed for nine years after appearing at the same court on July 26. | Lancashire
14. Lester Downey
Lester Downey, 23, admitted Blackpool was “not a good place for him” after being jailed for his latest series of offences committed in the town. The 23-year-old appeared before a judge at Preston Crown Court where he pleaded guilty to six offences, including stealing a Yamaha motorbike and an e-scooter. Downey, of no fixed address, was sent to prison for 21 months. | Lancashire Police
15. Rhys Jones
Rhys Jones killed a “popular" barman who had become a father shortly before his death. George Fenlon suffered serious head injuries when he was attacked by Rhys Jones on The Strand, Blackpool, on 15 August 2023. The 23-year-old did not regain consciousness and died three months later in hospital – having become a father a fortnight before his death, police said. Jones, 27, of Hampton Street in Cannock, Staffordshire, was jailed for 10 years and two months after pleading guilty to manslaughter at Preston Crown Court. | Lancashire Police
16. Preston Crown Court
Lee Clark, a DJ from Fleetwood, was jailed for raping and sexually abusing a girl aged under 16. Clark, 49, of Southfleet Place, Fleetwood, was charged with an appalling catalogue of sexual offences against the child, which he denied during his trial at Preston Crown Court in April. He was remanded in custody and sentenced to 13 years in prison on July 15. | National World Photo: Lancashire Post
17. John Allison
John Allison was jailed for defrauding four hotels in Blackpool out of thousands of pounds. Allison, also known as Jay Allison or John Kerr, was charged with three counts of fraud, three counts of obtaining services dishonestly and two counts of possession of articles to use in fraud in Blackpool between September 2019 and December 2019. It was reported Allison, then working for a nursing agency, had made a number of bookings to supply accommodation for agency nurses. It is alleged around £25,000 was taken by Allison and not passed onto the hoteliers. He was jailed for 26 months. | Lancashire Police
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18. Daniel Hardcastle
Daniel Hardcastle murdered his two-year-old son within months of being granted sole custody of him. Hardcastle, 31, from Blackpool, subjected his son, Damion Russell, to a "horrifically violent" attack. The toddler was found unresponsive at address on Central Drive on August 19 last year. Hardcastle claimed the toddler had fallen and banged his head, but medical evidence presented to the jury proved that Damion’s death was caused by a violent assault. He was sentenced to a minimum of 22 years in prison in July. | Lancashire Police