Those put behind bars also included a shoplifter who threatened to stab store staff, serial stalker, drug dealers, burglars and a rogue builder who emptied a 90-year-old’s bank account to pay for work that did not need doing …
17. Chang Xian Wu , Yong Wang
These men were jailed for controlling prostitution following the discovery of two Northampton brothels making £3,000 per week. Chang Xian Wu, 42, of Bournemouth, was sentenced to 18 months and 52-year-old Yong Wang, of Bective Road, Northampton, 17 months. Photo: Northamptonshire Police
18. Geoffrey Butler
Butler, of Eastbrook, Corby, is back behind bars after repeatedly failing to heed court orders banning him from contacting a previous victim of abuse. The 34-year-old was previously jailed in 2023 for strangling and assaulting the woman. He was sentenced to 35 weeks. Photo: Northamptonshire Police