It tragically continued to him taking the boys life after a drink and drug fuelled night of reckless stupidity. Hawara: 'What happened was horrific and barbaric'. Four other people were hurt in the explosion in Heysham, Lancashire. Timothy Cray KC, prosecuting, said Greenham had been facing eviction proceedings and had been cutting pipes in the property with the intention of selling them for scrap. 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The court heard the gas meter in the property had been altered so Greenham could receive gas without paying for it. Darren Greenham and his wife Sharon Greenham (Facebook/ Darren Greenham) According to the outlet, locals have described the impact to be "like a bomb going off" and dirt and debris covered . A Gannett Company. Or by navigating to the user icon in the top right. Part of the Daily Mail, The Mail on Sunday & Metro Media Group. 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. Get email updates with the day's biggest stories. Four other people were also hurt when the two houses were destroyed and a third was damaged. A man has pleaded guilty to manslaughter following a gas explosion at a house in Heysham in which a toddler died. Officers found two houses collapsed, and a third property had suffered 'serious damage'. The victims' father held a Paw Patrol toy in memory of his son as he watched the sentencing from the public gallery. In his basis of plea, he said that he believed the gas had been turned off by Marsh. Never. "This was until I arrived at the hospital to be told that George had died. He has been remanded in custody and will be sentenced on 4 October. Wed 5 Oct 2022 09.22 EDT. Around 20 minutes later, a huge explosion rocked the street in Heysham, Lancashire . 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. He said: Seeing my son in his Paw Patrol coffin in the chapel of rest was heart-rending. Little George died in a gas explosion at his family home in Heysham, near Morecambe, in May 2021. I really mean that. At the crash site of 'no hope' - BBC reporter in Greece. 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. Or by navigating to the user icon in the top right. 20 came to be cut and those enquiries are complex and lengthy. Members of George's family watched proceedings from the front row of the public gallery. We would go and see him every day and hold him. The court heard that the explosion at 2.36am destroyed the Lancashire County Council-owned property Greenham lived in and severely damaged the two neighbouring terraced houses. Love you so so so so much x. Pictured: Married couple Darren, 44, and Sharon Greenham, 50, are fighting for their lives in hospital after a gas explosion at their home in Heysham, Lancashire, which police investigators believe was caused by pipe which had been cut in their house, George Arthur Hinds, aged two years and 10 months, was killed by the blast on Mallowdale Avenue in Heysham, Lancashire, and police have since launched a criminal investigation after it was discovered a gas pipe had been cut in one of the homes, An aerial view of the devastation caused by the gas explosion in Heysham which has completely destroyed two homes, Pictured: Emergency workers at the scene of the gas explosion, in which two-year-old George Arthur Hinds was killed and Darren and Sharon Greenham were seriously injured in Mallowdale Avenue, Heysham, Lancashire, on Sunday May 16. That person could only be "incompetent at best", Recorder Altham says. 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? 5. All because Darren Greenham decided to cut a gas pipe.". Sharon and Darren Greenham were badly wounded and had to be pulled from the rubble. Sharon Greenham, 51, and Darren Greenham, 44, are accused of the manslaughter of George Arthur Hinds. Toddler George Hinds died in the blast, which destroyed two homes and damaged another on Mallowdale Avenue on 16 May 2021. Pupils told inspectors that leaders do not do enough to safeguard them in school. 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. As things stand, the case will be opened on October 4 and Darren Greenham will be sentenced on October 5. Greenham was handed a 15-year prison sentence for manslaughter, damaging a gas meter, and theft of gas. Darren Greenham, 45, used an angle grinder to cut the pipe at his home on Mallowdale Avenue in Heysham, Lancashire, in May 2021. George Hinds was two-years-old when he died in the blast in May 2021. He was also given one month concurrent for theft of gas and damage to a gas meter. 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. On the night of the explosion, Greenham had arranged for the gas supply to be turned off by another person. Greenham cut a gas pipe in his own property with an angle grinder, planning to steal the pipework, and bypassed the meter to . DeSantis won't say he's running. A heartbreaking tribute shared by father Stephen Hinds on his Facebook page after his son's death last Sunday, Emergency workers at the scene where a cordon was put in place on Mallowdale Ave Heysham, on Sunday May 16, More than 51,000 has been raised by the community in Morecambe after the blast which killed two-year-old George Hinds. Four other people were hurt in the explosion in Heysham, Lancashire. 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.". What's he waiting for? George's parents were taken to hospital but have since been discharged and are recovering as they reel from . Sentencing, Recorder Robert Altham said: Greenham was a selfish and disruptive neighbour. Nothing can ever make up for the loss of George in such tragic circumstances, my thoughts are very much with his family, who have carried themselves throughout the distressing proceedings in a dignified and exemplary manner and who I hope can find some comfort in knowing Greenham has been brought to justice.. VideoRecord numbers of guide dog volunteers after BBC story. The explosion at 2.36am on 16 May 2021 completely destroyed the defendant's council property in Heysham, Lancashire and damaged 55 others. George Arthur Hinds, aged two years and 10 months, who died following a suspected gas explosion in Heysham. "This was until I arrived at the hospital to be told that George had died. Greenham, who suffered a serious head injury and lost most of the use of his right hand in the blast, pleaded guilty in August to manslaughter, damaging a gas meter and theft of gas. 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'There are a lot of people who want to do good, but they don't know how to go about doing it, so by putting something in place, they always rise to the challenge. '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. 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. inaccuracy or intrusion, then please Greenham was handed a 15 year sentence for manslaughter and an additional month for each of the other offences. Sharon Greenham, 51, and Darren Greenham, 44, pleaded not guilty at . 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. Share on Facebook; . We are no longer accepting comments on this article. 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. Man admits killing boy, 2, in gas explosion that left street looking like a 'war zone'. Two other people a man aged 44 and a woman aged 50 - were taken to hospital with injuries described as critical following the blast. He said: "With that sobriety has come a clarity and an insight that he didn't have through all his years of drink and drugs, and that clarity and insight has enabled him to see for the first time what terrible harm he has caused.". "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. Sharon Greenham, 52, also of Bowness Road, is also charged with manslaughter, criminal damage and theft and has denied the offences. A man who cut a gas pipe in his own property, causing an explosion which killed two-year-old George Arthur Hinds, has been jailed for 15 years. Darren Greenham. Peter Glenser KC, defending, said Greenham was sober for the first time in "many, many years" since being in custody awaiting sentence. Read about our approach to external linking. 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. . '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 George's, which I know means a lot to his parents. Emergency services had been called to the scene on Mallowdale Avenue at about 2.40am on Sunday, May 16. Our focus now is on trying to establish how and why the pipe inside No. The house, the car, my possessions can all be replaced but George never can be. The court heard that this offence was set against a backdrop of anti-social behaviour towards his neighbours. Darren Greenham used an angle grinder to cut the pipe at his home on Mallowdale Avenue in Heysham, Lancashire, in May 2021. The ability to comment on our stories is a privilege, not a right, however, and that privilege may be withdrawn if it is abused or misused. The force said it was now treating the probe as a criminal investigation and inquiries continue into how the pipe came to be cut. 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 . Enquiries are complex and lengthy probe as a criminal investigation and inquiries continue into how pipe. 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