Pictured (L-R) Top: Darren Oxley, Jordan Smart, Wayne Justice. Bottom: Alan Keeney, Cory Lavery, Colin Finch

The names and faces of men every North East woman needs to know about

by · ChronicleLive

These are the names and faces of men who have brought danger to women in the North East. Their shocking actions inflicted pain and suffering on their victims and have landed them in court over recent weeks.

In one case a 78-year-old man was jailed for the attempted murder of his wife of over 33 years after she was stabbed a total of five times while she slept. In another case a 24-year-old bit his girlfriend and trashed her flat because he didn't have a present to open on Christmas morning.

And in another shocking case, a rapist who showed "extreme levels of violence and sexual aggression towards women" was jailed for 30 years. The 54-year-old was charged with 20 offences, including six counts of rape, three of indecent assault, two of unlawful wounding, and nine of assault causing actual bodily harm.

These are the names and faces of men who brought danger to women in the North East.

Darren Oxley

"Highly dangerous" rapist, Darren Oxley, showed "extreme levels of violence and sexual aggression towards women", a court heard this week. As well as repeatedly raping and sexually abusing his victims, he subjected the women to horrific violence.
One woman had her jaw broken before her head was forced into a fish tank, while another woman had her head shoved into a microwave and the door slammed on her face, breaking her nose. He also forced another woman's hand into a top-loading washing machine filled with boiling water.
Oxley, 54, of St Thomas Court, Darlington, was charged with 20 offences, including six counts of rape, three of indecent assault, two of unlawful wounding, and nine of assault causing actual bodily harm. On June 18 he was jailed for 30 years and placed on the sex offenders' register for life.
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Marcus Jones

22-year-old Marcus Jones was charged with false imprisonment, intentional strangulation, attempted sexual assault and assault by beating after he followed a woman into a toilet and tried to strangle her.
The victim managed to escape the toilet by fighting back and raised the alarm. Jones, of Witton Park, Bishop Auckland, appeared at Durham Crown Court and was sentenced to 45 months in prison on Friday, June 19.
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Ashley Hope

Stalker Ashley Hope was living in a tent in his mum's garden when he began stalking a woman who lived nearby. A court heard he began knocking on the woman's door several times a day and even set up a number of Facebook accounts in order to try and contact her.
The victim was left so scared she resorted to temporarily moving out. Hope, 41, of no fixed address, pleaded guilty to stalking and was sentenced to four months in prison earlier this week. However, due to time he had already served, he was released immediately.
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