Caged, thugs who 'acted like animals'

Dean Kirby

July 18, 2009

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THREE teenagers who 'acted like animals' have been jailed following a violent attack on a family.

They beat a boy of 16 outside a chip shop on Old Road and set upon his parents and brother when they came to his aid last April.

The boy's mum, 43, suffered a broken leg, his father, 41, cuts after he was hit with a bottle and his brother, 18, had facial injuries.

Aaron Agar, 18, of Hallbottom Street, Hyde, was sentenced to 10 months in a young offenders' institute at Manchester Crown Court. Lewis Whittaker, 18, of Harris Drive, Hyde, was given a 12-month community service order and a boy of 17 six months in a young offenders' institute. Det Con Mike Robinson said: "They acted like a pack of animals."

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Rob Wilson (18/07/2009 at 10:38)

Sounds like 3 cases of GBH with intent to wound to me or at the least, GBH. The first carries a maximum life sentence and none of these 3 gets more than 10 months (out in 5 months, minus any time on remand!). No wonder kids and adults the same are running riot knowing the pathetic sentencing dished out by out of touch judges in this country.

Thomas The Tank, Rusholme (18/07/2009 at 10:54)

This filth of humanity should be packed away in wooden crates with bread and water to keep their miniscule primate sized brains honed. Then carried like so much cargo aboard the extra "CHINOOK" helicopters that are need to support our worthy and courageous young soldiers boy's & girls. Who are being used as live mine detectors. Let these scum bags walk the walk between villages, we will see how brave they are then? No one would even blink an eye or morn their loss.

Guten Tag, Manchester (18/07/2009 at 14:22)

Those sentences will act as a deterrent for the future with this lot! Did you like that last sentence?? I'm training to be a comedian.

WO2 of 24 years (18/07/2009 at 16:41)

Thomas the Tank, good thought!

As an ex sapper I have been involved in clearing mines and desposing of bombs, Namibia, the Gulf in 90, Kosovo 94 and quite a few devices left lying around by the IRA too. Its expensive and dangerous to highly skilled troops. Maybe you have a point there, a few chavs and plant pots who think they are hard men sent out into 'no mans' land to clear mines is a winner for all involved. Cheaper than keeping them in 'clink' too!

Stockholm syndrome (19/07/2009 at 16:42)

Snide and pack mentality. They get it off attacking innocents. Anything they can find that has some vulnerability.Anything they can manipulate. They have no honour or dignity.Attacking others for a cheap shot of snide confidence.The sentences mean that in a short time they will go on to create worse damage undeterred. Magistrates rule books need updating and judges should be accountable if these people go on to commit more serious crimes because of poor sentences.

S P In exile, Tameside (19/07/2009 at 16:57)

Pathetic sentence, pathetic yobs these idiots will come out and wear this sentence like a badge of honour, it’s obvious to everyone apart from the judges that the sentence passed is just heinous.

When is the judiciary going to pass a sentence to fit the crime, time and again idiots and yobs are let off with serious crimes. If people take the law into their own who can blame them..

Hamish Macbeth, Whitefield (20/07/2009 at 09:32)

Lets build a few huge prisons in Iraq. Pay the Iraqi people to work in them.
Build up an economy for Iraq - assist their Country in developing.
And ship some of our scum like these three out there to serve their sentence ther - and a full sentence too - none of this 50% off business.
We have offshored banking jobs, some of the IT and computer industry...why not offshore prison spaces.
No overcrowding, less crime in the UK as prisoners would serve more time, cheaper for the UK taxpayer and Iraq and other such countries gain a business...everyones a winner

Angie33 , Manchester (20/07/2009 at 10:08)

Stockholm syndrome.You have described how I feel about our society in general some days.Not just teens like these who take it further and attack.I wonder where they get it from?Are we all responsible or not?

john davis, Broughton, Salford (20/07/2009 at 10:45)

Hamish Macbeth , spot on cant disagree more, ship the scum out and trust me in Iraq, Iran, Mongolia etc the scum will realise they are in prison, 14 day hard labour 7 days a week, any week where standards are not met, another 4 weeks on their sentence, how can these sentences been deemed suitable , remember Labour's bulls**t line TOUGH ON CRIME TOUGH ON THE CAUSES OF CRIME. Well readers answer that one yourself.Had the attack been on a Judge's wife or Police Officer's wife trust me it would have been a whole lot higher and rightly so but it should be at least 10 years in this instance as these pieces of vermin are going to repeat offend, mark my word

tibby25731, Manchester (20/07/2009 at 15:10)

I couldn't agree more, they should get stiffer sentences. The boy's mother suffered a broken leg - I mean, that in itself shows what a vicious lot they were!

Paul Fox (25/07/2009 at 12:27)

10 Months playing with an Xbox watching movies and the occassional day trip for rehabilitation, what sort of justice is that...!

Angie33 , Manchester (25/07/2009 at 13:23)

Ive been out a fair bit lately to parks and kids events.Ive had a 'Lord of the Flies' feeling numerous times,usually groups of small boys out and about on their own,though sometimes a parent or parents are present.Are they the future gang members,or is there something worse to come.The latest incident was where several ,bullying a single child started making obscene remarks about his mother.Im told now that this is common!This is what comes with depravation and exclusion and Im sure far worse.They are babies,with an angry expression at all times except for when ridiculing someone.What on earth are we to do?

kirsty townsend (26/07/2009 at 11:58)

The boys have been sentance for what they did it was a year and half ago they was young boys and now they have been sent to jail as young men they did have a job and attended college courses. it seems ashame to take this away from them from something they did that long ago. well they are doing the time for what they did so nobody can complain!

agar, the horrible , hyde (31/07/2009 at 13:45)

people shouldn't be commenting on things they dont know the facts off, and just to let you all know these lads arent scum, and plus you have all wasted your time, as the offenders as you call them have been realised as they are not guilty. you shouldnt brand people until the verdict has been decided

R.Blackmore Esq, Tameside (24/10/2009 at 01:18)

And that last comment obviously comes from one of the parents !!!, looks like you REALLY dont know what your offspring is capable of do you ??

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