Or by navigating to the user icon in the top right. ", The family were praised for their dignity by Judge Robert Altham. A couple have denied unlawfully killing their two-year-old neighbour in a gas explosion. Anything we can do that might relieve a bit of pressure and a little bit of stress for those involved is worth doing.'. Darren Greenham, 45, had cut a pipe to 'make a bit of money'. Emergency services were called to the scene in Mallowdale Avenue, Heysham, Lancashire , in the . 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. 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"Never, ever have I felt so scared as in that moment of my life.". . A man who cut a gas pipe to sell for scrap, causing a blast in which a two-year-old boy died, has been jailed. Sentencing him, Recorder of Preston Judge Robert Altham said he was a "selfish and disruptive neighbour". '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. His family lived in the neighbouring property in Mallowdale Avenue, Heysham, Lancashire. Lancashire Police said detectives and gas experts had discovered the cause of the explosion was a gas pipe which had been cut inside number 20 Mallowdale Avenue - the home of Darren, 44, and 50-year-old Sharon Greenham. After the explosion, being trapped in the rubble was the most scared I had ever been in my life. 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The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) worked hard with Lancashire police to build a strong case including eyewitness testimony, forensic evidence linking Greenham to the grinder and copper pipe in the property and CCTV evidence showing the explosion and the movements of the occupants of 20 Mallowdale Avenue. "This was until I arrived at the hospital to be told that George had died. George Hinds was killed in the blast which destroyed two homes and damaged another on Mallowdale Avenue, Heysham, at 02:45 BST on 16 May 2021. . DeSantis won't say he's running. 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. In a statement read to the court when the sentencing hearing started on Wednesday, Ms Studholme said: On May 15, 2021, I went to bed happy and content with my life. 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Darren Greenham, 45, had cut a pipe to 'make a bit of money'. Four other people were hurt in the explosion in Heysham, Lancashire. We would read a bedtime story before we left. The explosion at 2.36am on 16 May 2021 completely destroyed the defendant's council property in Heysham, Lancashire and damaged 55 others. "Never ever have I felt so scared as in that moment of my life. 20 came to be cut and those enquiries are complex and lengthy. Get email updates with the day's biggest stories. We also may change the frequency you receive our emails from us in order to keep you up to date and give you the best relevant information possible. Every day this week has been a new challenge and to go from seeing my two-year-old beautiful boy from playing in the garden, to a week later planning his funeral in his new 3ft bed, is unreal. "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's parents, who described him as a "beautiful little angel", continued to be supported by specially trained officers, police said. 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. "I am satisfied that he has been convicted of the serious offence of manslaughter and that Georges family have some sense of closure knowing that the case against the man responsible for his death has concluded.. Sharon Greenham, 51, and Darren Greenham, 44, pleaded not guilty at . These adverts enable local businesses to get in front of their target audience the local community. 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A gas blast which left a toddler dead was caused by a severed pipe in . To describe Darren as the neighbour from hell would be a massive understatement. Detectives, assisted by gas experts, have been carrying out a fingertip search of the scene following the explosion. Darren Greenham, 45, of Lancaster's Ambleside Avenue, was sentenced to 15 years in prison at Preston Crown Court. On the night of the explosion, Greenham had arranged for the gas supply to be turned off by another person. Are you sure you want to delete this comment? 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. Sharon Greenham, 51, and 44-year-old Darren Greenham pleaded not guilty at Preston Crown Court to manslaughter, damaging a gas . 'Every day this week has been a new challenge and to go from seeing my two-year-old beautiful boy from playing in the garden, to a week later planning his funeral in his new 3ft bed, is unreal. His wife Sharon Greenham, 51, is due to stand trial on October 4 charged with the same . At 5.15am Sunday morning my little boy was pronounced dead after two hours 15 minutes trying to bring him back. Darren Greenham, 45, was trying to extract the metal to sell for scrap to fund his addiction in the early hours of May 16 last year in Mallowdale Avenue, Heysham, Lancashire. Read about our approach to external linking. Read about our approach to external linking. He said: Seeing my son in his Paw Patrol coffin in the chapel of rest was heart-rending. 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Joanna White, Senior Crown Prosecutor with CPS North West said: This was a tragic case where a young boy lost his life through the reckless and dangerous actions of Darren Greenham, who cut the pipes for financial gain. Love you so so so so much x.. ', Stephen later shared a video of him reading his son a book about animals with the caption: 'My little boy. If you have a complaint about the editorial content which relates to It tragically continued to him taking the boys life after a drink and drug fuelled night of reckless stupidity. Darren Greenham used an angle grinder to cut the pipe at his home on Mallowdale Avenue in Heysham, Lancashire, in May 2021. She then 'had to cope with the mounting dread of what happened to her son'. George Hinds died after next-door neighbour Darren Greenham cut a copper pipe in his own home in Heysham, Lancashire, in the early hours of May 16 last year, as part of an attempt to sell scrap metal. 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