HERE are the top five stories on the Examiner’s website in the last seven days:
1. A TEENAGE girl was seen being dragged into a car by a group of men.
Police in Huddersfield were trying to trace the girl and the occupants of the 4x4 to assess whether she was in danger.
Witnesses saw a dark-coloured Land Rover-type vehicle containing a number of men approach a girl on a dirt track off Newsome Road in Newsome at about 8pm on Friday.
2. THE ex-lover of murderer Andrew Lindo spoke graphically for the first time about how he tricked her into his bed.
And Angela Rylance – who now describes Lindo as ‘a monster’ – gave further insight into the web of lies and deceit he spun to woo her.
She fears that her actions in pushing Lindo, so she could move in with him, may have been the catalyst for him to brutally murder his fiancee Marie Stewart.
3. IT was a truly spectacular end to a massive revamp project.
Thousands of visitors flocked to Greenhead Park to see how it had been transformed over the past two years with a budget of £4.5m.
Original features such as the ornamental lake and the conservatory have been restored and a new park restaurant has been built.
4. POLICE carried out a high-profile clampdown on scrap metal thefts in a bid to deter criminals.
A series of searches was carried out at scrapyards and a house.
And taxi drivers who drive criminals to scrapyards to try to sell stolen items could themselves face charges if caught.
Assistant Licensing Officer for Kirklees Council Mick Egan said: “Taxis drivers have been advised not to carry passengers wanting to drop off scrap metal as they could find themselves in possession of stolen goods and they do not have a waste carrier’s licence.”
5. A 15-YEAR-OLD mugger who attacked a teenage couple with a knuckleduster was named by a judge.
Jordan Fleary was sentenced to an 18-month detention and training order after Recorder Ben Nolan QC, pictured, heard details of his previous convictions which included public order offences, criminal damage, robbery, having a lock-knife on school premises and breaching an anti-social behaviour order.
He decided not to impose reporting restrictions so Fleary’s name could be published. Normally offenders under 18 are not named.