Darren Greenham, 45, used an angle grinder to cut the pipe at his home on Mallowdale Avenue in Heysham, Lancashire, in May 2021. He said: Seeing my son in his Paw Patrol coffin in the chapel of rest was heart-rending. He also pleaded guilty to theft from a meter/automatic . A third defendant, Paul Marsh, 54, from Heysham, also pleaded not guilty to damaging a gas meter and theft of gas. 'Enquiries are ongoing into how and why the pipe came to be severed enquiries which are likely to take some considerable time. He wrote: Words cant describe what the last week has done to me and Vicki. In December 2021, Sharon Greenham, 52, and Darren Greenham, 44, both of Ambleside Avenue, Lancaster, were . Why didnt it happen to me and keep him playing here with his mum? Sharon Greenham, 52, also of Bowness Road, is also charged with manslaughter, criminal damage and theft and has denied the offences. The night before the funeral, Vicki asked me to put him in his bed - thats what we called his coffin - for one last time. Never ever have I felt so scared as in that moment of my life. An incredible amount of work has been done at the scene in a relatively short space of time and as well as identifying the source of the explosion we have also managed to recover some items of Georges, which I know means a lot to his parents. The judge listed anti-social behaviour including frequent bonfires, which prompted complaints seven or eight times a year. 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Timothy Cray KC, prosecuting, said that at the time of the explosion the council was considering taking eviction proceedings after a number of complaints about Greenham's behaviour. Over a two day sentencing hearing, the court heard how Greenham had been a nightmare neighbour for years with late night DIY, loud music and abusive rants at those living by. 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.. 'Our focus now is on trying to establish how and why the pipe inside No. On Friday, Sharon Greenham, 51, and Darren Greenham, 44, pleaded not guilty at Preston Crown Court to the manslaughter of George Hinds. In a statement read to the court when the sentencing hearing started on Wednesday, Ms Studholme said: After the explosion, being trapped in the rubble was the most scared I had ever been in my life. Greenham, who showed no emotion in the dock, was given concurrent sentences of one month for the charges of damaging the meter and theft of gas. We would go and see him every day and hold him. A man has been sentenced today for causing the death of toddler George Arthur Hinds who tragically died in a gas explosion at his family home in Heysham. 5. Georges heartbroken father has reportedly posted a filmed tribute on Facebook of his son reading a book about animals, next to the caption: My little boy. Data returned from the Piano 'meterActive/meterExpired' callback event. Two-year-old George Hinds died in the explosion in Heysham, Lancashire, on May 16 last year after Darren Greenham, 45, used an angle grinder to cut the pipe while drunk and under the influence of drugs in the early hours of the morning. A man caused the death of a two-year-old boy when he cut a pipe to sell as scrap, triggering a gas explosion. The court heard the gas meter in the property had been altered so Greenham could receive gas without paying for it. 20 came to be cut and those enquiries are complex and lengthy. A third defendant, Paul Marsh, 54, from Heysham, also pleaded not guilty to damaging a gas meter and theft of gas. Sentencing him for manslaughter at Preston Crown Court on Wednesday, Recorder of Preston Judge Robert Altham said: Mr Greenham was a selfish and disruptive neighbour. "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. 20 came to be cut and those enquiries are complex and lengthy. Darren Greenham, 45, was jailed for 15 years after causing a gas explosion which killed two-year-old George Hinds in Heysham, Lancashire. We would read a bedtime story before we left. She added: "After the explosion, being trapped in the rubble was the most scared I had ever been in my life. George's parents, who live in neighbouring 18 Mallowdale Avenue, have since been discharged from hospital. Sharon and Darren Greenham were badly wounded and had to be pulled from the rubble. Detectives said he was intent on selling the cut pipes for scrap metal and had boasted to witnesses that he would make 400 to buy a car. That person could only be "incompetent at best", Recorder Altham says. He lived his life without regard for the comfort of those who were unfortunate enough to live adjacent to him.. A man has admitted responsibility for the death of a two-year-old boy who perished in a . 11:20, 11 FEB 2022. A child's toy covered in debris was seen lying amid the wrecked homes' rubble after the two couples were pulled from the ruins. As a subscriber, you are shown 80% less display advertising when reading our articles. VideoRecord numbers of guide dog volunteers after BBC story. One neighbour described Greenham as an "accident waiting to happen". Sharon Greenham, 51, and 44-year-old Darren Greenham pleaded not guilty at Preston Crown Court to manslaughter, damaging a gas meter and theft of gas. At 5.15am Sunday morning my little boy was pronounced dead after two hours 15 minutes trying to bring him back. Lancashire Police have opened a criminal probe int the case after officers identified the cause of the explosion as a cut gas pipe. Little George Hinds died in the gas explosion after being trapped in the rubble Credit: MEN Media. Darren Greenham, 45, caused the death of two-year-old George Hinds in a gas explosion in Heysham, Lancashire, in May 2021, after cutting the copper pipes to sell as scrap. 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. contact the editor here. The court heard Greenham, who suffered a serious head injury and lost much of the use of his right hand in the explosion, had been facing eviction proceedings when he cut the pipes in the property. My little angel George sleep tight son, mummy and daddy is with you always. George Arthur Hinds, aged two years and 10 months, who died following a suspected gas explosion in Heysham. 'My little angel George sleep tight son, mummy and daddy is with you always. I am absolutely heartbroken. DeSantis won't say he's running. Or by navigating to the user icon in the top right. Despite denials in interview and again at court, Greenham later accepted that he had cut the copper pipes in his property, intending to sell them for scrap. and Darren Greenham, 44, both of Ambleside Avenue, Lancaster, were charged with manslaughter and theft. Sentencing him, Recorder of Preston Judge Robert Altham said he was a "selfish and disruptive neighbour". Darren Greenham confessed to killing George Hinds after causing a gas explosion in Heysham while drunk and high, and all because he wanted to sell the copper piping in his house for 400. To give even serious injuries when self inflicted on the backdrop of the death of a child as mitigation would be completely unfair, he said. 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George Hinds was killed in a gas explosion caused by Darren Greenham, Emergency workers at the scene of the gas explosion in which two-year-old George Hinds died. "This was until I arrived at the hospital to be told that George had died. Hawara: 'What happened was horrific and barbaric'. George Hinds was two-years-old when he died in the blast in May 2021. A man has been sentenced for causing the death of toddler George Arthur Hinds who tragically died in a gas explosion at his family home in Heysham. "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.. Pictured here during his loutish days which he spent terrorising neighbours on Heyshams Mallowdale Avenue, Darren Greenham today (October 5) cut a different figure as he sat in the dock at Preston Crown Court. Darren Greenham, 45, of Lancaster's Ambleside Avenue, was sentenced to 15 years in prison at Preston Crown Court. He said it has "placed a strain on their relationship, how could it not". Video, At the crash site of 'no hope' - BBC reporter in Greece, Record numbers of guide dog volunteers after BBC story. Preston Crown Court heard how Greenhamcut a gas pipe in his own property with an angle grinder, planning to steal the pipework. 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. The police enquiry is now being classed as a criminal investigation.'. Darren Greenham used an angle grinder to cut pipes in his Mallowdale Avenue council house in Heysham, hoping to sell the parts to a scrap merchant to raise a few hundred pounds to buy a car. 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. READ MORE: Man died for 20 seconds only for stranger to save his life on side of the road. George Hinds, two, was killed in the explosion in Heysham, Lancs, back in May. Man admits killing boy, 2, in gas explosion that left street looking like a 'war zone'. Sharon Greenham, 51, and Darren Greenham, 44, pleaded not guilty at . His dad Stephen said his family had been "devastated" by Greenham, "just for selling . 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. Something went wrong, please try again later. "Darren Greenham is a truly selfish and wicked man whose main motivation in the build-up to the fatal explosion was financial greed. 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. As things stand, the case will be opened on October 4 and Darren Greenham will be sentenced on October 5. 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. Or by navigating to the user icon in the top right. Following his sentencing, DCI Jane Webb, of the Force Major Investigation Team, said: Greenham is a truly selfish and wicked man whose main motivation in the build-up to the fatal explosion was financial greed. Speaking outside court, Det Ch Insp Jane Webb said: "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 anybody's safety.". A couple accused of unlawfully killing their two-year-old neighbour in a gas explosion have denied manslaughter. Editors' Code of Practice. Appearing in the dock at Preston Crown Court earlier this week (5th October), Darren Greenham, 44, was sentenced to 15 years after pleading guilty to George's manslaughter. 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. What's he waiting for? His reckless actions caused the death of a completely innocent toddler, destruction to several homes and 100,000s worth of damage. ', Stephen later shared a video of him reading his son a book about animals with the caption: 'My little boy. Love you so so so so much x.. Greenham showed no emotion in the dock as he was given concurrent sentences of one month for the charges of damaging the meter and theft of gas. His reckless actions caused the . 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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. 2-year-old George Hinds was killed when an explosion tore through his council house in Heysham, Lancashire after 45-year-old Darren Greenham cut the gas pipes in the hope of selling the copper piping for scrap, Preston Crown Court heard. 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. A gas blast which left a toddler dead was caused by a severed pipe in . Around 20 minutes later, a huge explosion rocked the street in Heysham, Lancashire . My heart is completely broken.. In addition to the loss of their son, George's parents were left 'without anything' as their home, car and possessions were all destroyed. Greenham had cut a gas pipe in his own house while drunk and under the influence of drugs in the early hours of the morning and planned to sell the pipework, the court heard. George Arthur Hinds died in the explosion which destroyed his Heysham home in the early hours of May 16, 2021. Mr Hinds told the court yesterday: "By Darren Greenham cutting a gas pipe to make a few quid I have lost my son, my absolute world.". They denied damaging a gas meter between January and May 2021 and the theft of gas between March and May 2021. The sentencing is in relation to Operation Kelton, the fatal gas explosion in Mallowdale Avenue, Heysham on May 16, 2021, which . Pupils told inspectors that leaders do not do enough to safeguard them in school. Darren Greenham caused a massive gas explosion by cutting gas pipes he intended to sell for scrap, Want all the latest cases and top crime stories from Lancs Live? Nothing I can say or do will bring him back, I really wish I could. Two-year-old George Hinds died in a gas explosion after his next-door neighbour Darren Greenham cut a copper pipe in his own home in Heysham, Lancashire, on May 16 last year. We use your sign-up to provide content in the ways you've consented to and improve our understanding of you. Paul Marsh, 54, from Heysham also previously appeared in court but has since died of natural causes. Both Marsh, of Banks Crescent, Heysham, and Sharon Greenham, now of Bowness Road, Lancaster, were bailed to appear at . 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. "We have no words to describe how we feel and just want time to ourselves to come to terms with what has happened. 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. He instead awarded 15% credit and rubbished a contention that serious injuries suffered by Greenham could be considered as mitigation. Read about our approach to external linking. . We use your sign-up to provide content in the ways you've consented to and improve our understanding of you. 52, and Darren Greenham, 44, both of Ambleside Avenue, Lancaster . Greenham, 45, who lived next door to the Hinds family on Mallowdale Avenue, was described as a neighbour from hell by Ms Studholme. Darren Greenham, 45 . What's he waiting for? "Never, ever have I felt so scared as in that moment of my life.". Today, Darren Greenham, 45, was sentenced to 15 years after pleading guilty to George's . In a statement, George's mother Vicki Studholme said she felt "unsafe" in her home because of Greenham, a "neighbour from hell" who she said made threats of violence towards her, her husband and their son. ", The family were praised for their dignity by Judge Robert Altham. Wed 5 Oct 2022 09.22 EDT. The subsequent explosion killed George Hinds, whose family lived next . . 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 . On May 16, 2021, at about 2.40 a.m., emergency services were called to Mallowdale Avenue in Heysham, Lancashire, following a gas explosion that claimed the life of two-year-old George Hinds. Her husband Darren Greenham, 44, is also charged with the same offence; . It was caused by Greenham cutting live gas pipes and left George dead and several others hurt. A gas investigator from the health and safety executive carried out an extensive investigation into the explosion and confirmed that a main 22mm pipe under the floorboard at the top of the stairs had been deliberately cut and this had caused the explosion between 20 and 42 minutes after the gas began to escape. Greenham was facing eviction proceedings on his property and was hoping to make money from the pipes he cut, according to the prosecution. "It's his actions that have caused the death of George which are really unforgivable," she added. The blast was likely to have happened 20 to 40 minutes after they were cut and there would have been a strong smell of gas and an audible noise before that, the report said. "By Darren Greenham cutting a gas pipe to make a few . Two homes completely collapsed as a result of the explosion, while another was seriously damaged. Darren Greenham has stolen the opportunity for my mum and Stephen's mum and dad to be grandparents. George's mum Vicky Hinds was trapped for two hours before being pulled from the rubble. 'Nothing I can say or do will bring him back, I really wish I could. 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. 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 . This website and associated newspapers adhere to the Independent Press Standards Organisation's All because Darren Greenham decided to cut a gas pipe.". Greenham has today been jailed for 15 years and two months after a two-day sentencing hearing at Preston Crown Court. ", 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.". The explosion that took place on May 16, at around 2.36am, destroyed Greenham's property and damaged 55 others. Four other people were hurt in the explosion in Heysham, Lancashire. He was stripping the pipes to sell for 400 to buy a car, the court heard. 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