Woman jailed for robbery and helping 'dangerous' Accrington attacker

Naomi Haworth and co-defendant Jason McCash smashed their way into a house in Avondale, Huncoat, before ripping an alarm from the wall in the early hours of Sunday, January 26.

They then ransacked the property before leaving with thousands of pounds of jewellery and cash. Both defendants were identified via forensic evidence left at the scene.

The following day McCash committed a violent robbery on an elderly couple in Marlborough Road, Accrington.

Later that evening, McCash was taken to Royal Preston Hospital with a "significant stab wound" to the stomach - an injury reportedly sustained during the robbery.

McCash and Haworth claimed his injuries were caused during an altercation with a woman they both knew, resulting in a woman in her 30s being arrested.

The woman spent several hours in custody before it was established she had nothing to do with McCash's injury, and she was released with no further action.

Haworth, 36, of no fixed address, was charged with burglary and perverting the course of justice and was given her custodial sentence earlier this week.

McCash, 36, of no fixed address, was charged with two counts of robbery, the unauthorised taking of a motor vehicle and conspiracy to pervert the course of justice.

He was also charged with a burglary at a residential property which he had committed on the night of January 26.

He was sentenced to 12 years in custody with an extended licence period of three years.

DS Phil McGauley, of the East Target Team, said: "The public will rightly be appalled by this kind of offending and I am glad both offenders are now serving custodial sentences.

"Breaking into anybody’s home, even if they are not there like in the Huncoat offence, often has a long-lasting impact on the victim and I am pleased the public will have some respite from their offending.

"I hope the sentencing outcomes will encourage other victims of crime to come forward, knowing that Lancashire Constabulary will always act with professionalism, compassion and will strive to bring offenders to justice."

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In an emergency, always dial 999.

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