As 2023 draws to a close, we take a look back at the murderers who were jailed in Lancashire this year:
7. Four people found guilty of murdering Blackpool dad
(Top row L-R) Stephen Pugh and Tina Walton (Bottom row L-R) Stephanie Steele and Shaun Neil. Mark Gibson – also known as Mark Lamb – was beaten, stabbed and left to die in Carshalton Road in the early hours of July 11, 2022. It followed an altercation between himself and the offenders at an address on nearby Boothroyden, which then continued onto Carshalton Road. Four people were found guilty of murder following a trial at Preston Crown Court and were sentenced to a combined total of 82 years in prion in February. Aaron Chadwick, 34, of Warley Road, Blackpool, was found not guilty of Mark’s murder but guilty of his manslaughter. He was sentenced to ten years in prison. Photo: Lancashire Police