Darren Greenham, 45, used an angle grinder to cut the . The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. The 'broken' parents of Heysham toddler George Hinds have spoken out about their son's death after a man was jailed for his manslaughter. The police enquiry is now being classed as a criminal investigation.'. We use your sign-up to provide content in the ways you've consented to and improve our understanding of you. "Never, ever have I felt so scared as in that moment of my life.". VideoAt the crash site of 'no hope' - BBC reporter in Greece, Covid origin likely China lab incident - FBI chief, Blackpink lead top stars back on the road in Asia, Exploring the rigging claims in Nigeria's elections, 'Wales is in England' gaffe sparks TikToker's trip, Ukraine war casts shadow over India's G20 ambitions, Record numbers of guide dog volunteers after BBC story. contact the editor here. VideoRecord numbers of guide dog volunteers after BBC story. 'People have really pulled together as a community, it's really humbling. Preston Crown Court heard how Greenhamcut a gas pipe in his own property with an angle grinder, planning to steal the pipework. He died before he could be brought to justice. Video, Record numbers of guide dog volunteers after BBC story, Prince Andrew offered Frogmore Cottage - reports, Bieber cancels remaining Justice world tour dates, Beer and wine sales in Canada fall to all-time low, Trump lashes out at Murdoch over vote fraud case, Man survives 31 days in jungle by eating worms, Eli Lilly caps monthly insulin costs in US at $35, Ed Sheeran says wife developed tumour in pregnancy, China and Belarus call for peace in Ukraine. This resulted in an explosion, destroying several homes, causing thousands of pounds worth of damage, and killing an innocent toddler. Today, Darren Greenham, 45, was sentenced to 15 years after pleading guilty to George's . His reckless actions caused the . Lancashire Police have opened a criminal probe int the case after officers identified the cause of the explosion as a cut gas pipe. Mr Hinds said: "By Darren Greenham cutting a gas pipe to make a few quid I have lost my son, my absolute world.". Two-year-old died in explosion after Darren Greenham cut pipe in Heysham home while intoxicated. The judge said she and husband Stephen Hinds are still living in a caravan and had to borrow money after losing their home and all their possessions. We use your sign-up to provide content in the ways you've consented to and improve our understanding of you. He said: "With that sobriety has come a clarity and an insight that he didn't have through all his years of drink and drugs, and that clarity and insight has enabled him to see for the first time what terrible harm he has caused.". Pictured here during his loutish days which he spent terrorising neighbours on Heysham's Mallowdale Avenue, Darren Greenham today (October 5) cut a different figure as he sat in the dock at Preston Crown Court. A heartbreaking tribute shared by father Stephen Hinds on his Facebook page after his son's death last Sunday, Emergency workers at the scene where a cordon was put in place on Mallowdale Ave Heysham, on Sunday May 16, More than 51,000 has been raised by the community in Morecambe after the blast which killed two-year-old George Hinds. He had plagued the lives of his neighbours for five years before he took that of little George Hinds in May last year. Read about our approach to external linking. He also accepted being under the influence of drink and drugs when he cut the pipes. Ms Brandwood said: 'The general public has been fantastic. Please everyone don't take life for granted and look after your kids and yourselves. He lived his life without regard for the comfort of those who were unfortunate enough to live adjacent to him., Speaking outside court after the sentencing, Detective Chief Inspector Jane Webb said: Darren Greenham is a purely selfish, self-centred, ignorant man whose blind stupidity of thinking that he could sell gas pipes to just make a bit of money was completely reckless with no regard for anybodys safety. He said: "He had been removing every bit of pipework he could for weeks before, seemingly because he knew he was going and he wanted to make what he could from selling it as scrap.". Little George Hinds died in the gas explosion after being trapped in the rubble Credit: MEN Media. After the explosion, being trapped in the rubble was the most scared I had ever been in my life. These adverts enable local businesses to get in front of their target audience the local community. He was also given one month concurrent for theft of gas and damage to a gas meter. "He lived his life without regard for the comfort of those who were unfortunate enough to live adjacent to him.". The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. inaccuracy or intrusion, then please "This was until I arrived at the hospital to be told that George had died. We use your sign-up to provide content in the ways you've consented to and improve our understanding of you. Newsquest Media Group Ltd, Loudwater Mill, Station Road, High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire. The judge praised Georges parents, who have been living in a caravan since the explosion, for their dignity and said he shared their incomprehension that anyone could put the lives of so many at risk for the sake of stealing a few lengths of copper piping. Darren Greenham, 44, admitted manslaughter and theft offences after George Hinds perished in a fireball that ripped through his family's home in Heysham, Lancashire, on May 16 last year. Why didn't it happen to me and keep him playing here with his mum? I would like to thank the community for their help so far and I want to continue to appeal to anyone who may have information which could assist our investigation to come forward and contact us. "Darren Greenham is a truly selfish and wicked man whose main motivation in the build-up to the fatal explosion was financial greed. Another defendant, Paul Marsh, who was said to have altered the gas meter in Greenhams property so gas could be received for free, was charged with damaging a gas meter and theft of gas, but died before his trial. George's mum Vicky Hinds was trapped for two hours before being pulled from the rubble. This is George Arthur Hinds. 'Enquiries are ongoing into how and why the pipe came to be severed enquiries which are likely to take some considerable time. Appearing in the dock at Preston Crown Court today (October 5), Darren Greenham, 44, was sentenced to 15 years after pleading guilty to George's manslaughter. Greenham has today been jailed for 15 years and two months after a two-day sentencing hearing at Preston Crown Court. "By Darren Greenham cutting a gas pipe to make a few . Darren Greenham was handed 15 years in prison after pleading guilty to manslaughter following the gas explosion which killed George Hinds. At the crash site of 'no hope' - BBC reporter in Greece. It is against this background that they learnt the circumstances of George's death, the judge explained. A couple are fighting for their lives after a gas pipe that police say was cut in their home sparked an explosion which killed a two-year-old boy in the house next door. At 5.15am Sunday morning my little boy was pronounced dead after two hours 15 minutes trying to bring him back. Darren Greenham, 44, has admitted charges of manslaughter and theft after George Hinds, 2, died in a massive explosion caused by a gasline being cut in Heysham last year. Sharon Greenham, 51, and Darren Greenham, 44, are accused of the manslaughter of George Arthur Hinds. The judge said: "Mr Greenham was a selfish and disruptive neighbour. Sharon and Darren Greenham (Image: Facebook) A husband and wife have appeared in court charged with causing a gas explosion which killed a two-year-old boy. Around 20 minutes later, a huge explosion rocked the street in Heysham, Lancashire . Georges parents were also injured and rushed to hospital but have since been discharged and are recovering as they reel from the loss of their boy. Darren Greenham used an angle grinder to cut the pipe at his home on Mallowdale Avenue in Heysham, Lancashire, in May 2021. The sentencing is in relation to Operation Kelton, the fatal gas explosion in Mallowdale Avenue, Heysham on May 16, 2021, which . 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A "neighbour from hell" caused a gas explosion which killed a two-year-old boy after cutting a gas pipe to sell for scrap metal, a court has heard. George Hinds died when Darren Greenham, described as a "neighbour from hell", cut a gas pipe in his own home in Heysham, Lancashire, in May 2021, . Darren Greenham, 45, used an angle grinder to cut the pipe in the early hours of May 16 last year, causing the huge explosion which killed George Hinds, whose family lived in the neighbouring property in Mallowdale Avenue, Heysham, Lancashire, Preston Crown Court heard on Tuesday. ", Mr Hinds told the court: "By Darren Greenham cutting a gas pipe to make a few quid I have lost my son, my absolute world.". Timothy Cray KC, prosecuting, said Greenham had been facing eviction proceedings and had been cutting pipes in the property with the intention of selling them for scrap. Lancashire Constabulary were called to reports of an explosion on Mallowdale Avenue, Heysham, at around 2.40am on May 16 2021. . Peter Glenser KC, defending, said Greenham was sober for the first time in "many, many years" since being in custody awaiting sentence. Greenham, who pleaded guilty to manslaughter, damaging a gas meter and theft of gas, was sentenced to 15 years in jail at Preston Crown Court. He wrote: Words cant describe what the last week has done to me and Vicki. 04 October 2022. She asked me to because it was always me that put him to bed at night. In a tribute issued after the youngster's death, his "devastated" parents Vicky and Stephen said: "He was so precious to us. Alternatively contact independent charity Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111. The gas meter was also found to have been bypassed in order to steal gas, Lancashire Police said. Greenham returned to the dock on Wednesday dressed in a grey tracksuit and stared emotionless as he was jailed for manslaughter, criminal damage, and theft of gas. Pupils told inspectors that leaders do not do enough to safeguard them in school. A home and a loving family. Greenham was sentenced to 15 years in prison for the manslaughter of George Hinds. Greenham, 45, who lived next door to the Hinds family on Mallowdale Avenue, was described as a neighbour from hell by Ms Studholme. Please everyone dont take life for granted and look after your kids and yourselves. Two-year-old George Hinds died in the blast in May 2021, Emergency workers at the scene of the gas explosion last May, Two houses collapsed and a third was seriously damaged in the explosion. "It's his actions that have caused the death of George which are really unforgivable," she added. 5. DeSantis won't say he's running. For the first time, they had to borrow money and are still living in a caravan. Two-year-old George Hinds died in the blast in May 2021 when Darren Greenham, 45, used an angle grinder to cut a pipe in his home in Heysham, Lancashire, in the early hours of the morning while . Mum who shared contents of 3.09 Too Good To Go Morrisons box branded 'shameful' for buying 'out of date food', "Thats totally not acceptable, never heard anything so shameful in my life", DWP state pension contributions will 'still be considered' after looming Government deadline, Phone lines have been busy as people have taken action to top up their contributions, Preston thug strangled his own cousin before his mum punched him back, John Wilcock then threatened to kill her if she didn't retract her statement, Camera Club: Show us your best dog photos for the chance to be crowned March's winner, Share your pictures in Lancs Live's monthly photo competition, Should dogs have to be kept on leads in public spaces? As things stand, the case will be opened on October 4 and Darren Greenham will be sentenced on October 5. Mum who shared contents of 3.09 Too Good To Go Morrisons box branded 'shameful' for buying 'out of date food', "Thats totally not acceptable, never heard anything so shameful in my life", Camera Club: Show us your best dog photos for the chance to be crowned March's winner, Share your pictures in Lancs Live's monthly photo competition, Should dogs have to be kept on leads in public spaces? A fundraiser set up in the wake of the blast that killed a young child and destroyed three houses has raised more than 51,000. Little George died in a gas explosion at his family home in Heysham, near Morecambe, in May 2021. We want our comments to be a lively and valuable part of our community - a place where readers can debate and engage with the most important local issues. Sharon Greenham, 52, also of Bowness Road, is also charged with manslaughter, criminal damage and theft and has denied the offences. "This included sickening abuse and insults directed at his neighbours, setting bonfires in his garden and dousing items in petrol, regular late-night DIY activities and more. George Hinds, two, was killed in the explosion in Heysham, Lancs, back in May. Sharon and Darren Greenham survived the Heysham explosion that killed two-year-old neighbour George Hinds, as detectives open a criminal probe after finding a cut pipe caused the blast A third defendant, Paul Marsh, 54, from Heysham, also pleaded not guilty to damaging a gas meter and theft of gas. As well as his abusive behaviour towards those living nearby, he would play loud music at night, use drills and hammers and unsociable hours and start out of control bonfires on a frequent basis. Darren, 44, and Sharon Greenham, 50, remain in hospital after a gas explosion at their home in Heysham Police believe gas pipe was cut in their home causing a devastating explosion which destroyed . Mr Hinds, who wore a blue Paw Patrol tie and took a Paw Patrol toy into the witness box with him, said: "It makes my blood boil now, I always did the right thing and reported it to the council and the police, nothing was ever done.". Residents of Mallowdale Avenue in Heysham, Lancashire, were woken in the early hours of May 16 by an explosion which left nearby streets and fields covered with debris. I really mean that. The judge praised George's parents, who have been living in a caravan since the blast, for their dignity and said he shared their "incomprehension" that anyone could put the lives of so many at risk for the sake of stealing "a few lengths of copper piping". A 52-year-old woman from Lancashire will face a trial over an allegation of theft of gas at a later date. 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