The court cases that shocked Greater Manchester this year
direct to your inboxIt has been an extraordinary year, with the coronavirus pandemic hitting the criminal justice system hard.Jury trials were stopped for about two months from March to May, as the country went into national lockdown and cases of coronavirus surged.And the virus shut Manchester Crown Court for weeks, with a spate of cases requiring further investigation.The pandemic has also exacerbated delays in bringing cases before the courts.Nonetheless, the M.E.N.