We also may change the frequency you receive our emails from us in order to keep you up to date and give you the best relevant information possible. They are "truly remarkable people", he said. Or by navigating to the user icon in the top right. Detectives said he was intent on selling the cut pipes for scrap metal and had boasted to witnesses that he would make 400 to buy a car. 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And most importantly a life lost. Young child killed in devastating explosion which destroyed houses, Sharon and Darren Greenham are fighting for their lives after the blast that killed their two-year-old neighbour, George Hinds, two, died in the Heysham explosion police are now probing as a criminal investigation, The Greenhams were badly wounded when the gas explosion reduced their home and their neighbours' house to ruins, A child's toy is seen in the rubble of the scene of the gas explosion in Mallowdale Avenue, Heysham, The family's house was reduced to a pile of rubble in the blast. At the crash site of 'no hope' - BBC reporter in Greece. Sharon and Darren Greenham survived the Heysham explosion that killed two-year-old neighbour George Hinds, as detectives open a criminal probe after finding a cut pipe caused the blast Something went wrong, please try again later. A two-year-old boy died after a "neighbour from hell" caused a gas explosion by cutting a pipe to sell for scrap metal, a court has heard. Video, Record numbers of guide dog volunteers after BBC story, Prince Andrew offered Frogmore Cottage - reports, Bieber cancels remaining Justice world tour dates, Beer and wine sales in Canada fall to all-time low, Trump lashes out at Murdoch over vote fraud case, Man survives 31 days in jungle by eating worms, Eli Lilly caps monthly insulin costs in US at $35, Ed Sheeran says wife developed tumour in pregnancy, China and Belarus call for peace in Ukraine. The drunk and drugged up neighbour whose reckless actions caused a huge gas explosion, killing a two-year-old boy, has been jailed for 15 years. A man caused the death of a two-year-old boy when he cut a pipe to sell as scrap, triggering a gas explosion. Read about our approach to external linking. He died before he could be brought to justice. To describe Darren as the neighbour from hell would be a massive understatement. In a statement read to the court when the sentencing hearing started on Wednesday, Ms Studholme said: After the explosion, being trapped in the rubble was the most scared I had ever been in my life. This means that we may include adverts from us and third parties based on our knowledge of you. Editors' Code of Practice. What's he waiting for? 'People have really pulled together as a community, it's really humbling. The 'broken' parents of Heysham toddler George Hinds have spoken out about their son's death after a man was jailed for his manslaughter. Enquiries are ongoing into how and why the pipe came to be severed, investigators said this week. We also may change the frequency you receive our emails from us in order to keep you up to date and give you the best relevant information possible. 'There is a lot of goodwill in Morecambe.'. 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. A home and a loving family. DeSantis won't say he's running. HP10 9TY. 'The tears haven't stopped. Police have now completed their forensic examination of the scene and it has been handed over to the local authority, the force has said. This site is part of Newsquest's audited local newspaper network. Darren Greenham made the lives of his neighbours a "misery", George's parents paid tribute to their beautiful little angel, Emergency workers at the scene of a gas explosion, The explosion damaged a total of 55 properties, Greenham and partner Sharon were left badly wounded following the blast, Woman appears in court charged with manslaughter after boy, 2, killed in gas explosion, Couple charged with manslaughter after 'precious' boy, 2, killed in gas explosion, Toddler killed in gas explosion remembered with touching Paw Patrol themed convoy, Heartbroken dad asks why didnt it happen to me? after boy, 2, killed in gas explosion, First picture of couple pulled from rubble after gas explosion kills toddler. 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Detective Chief Insp Jane Webb, of the Force Major Investigation Team, said: 'My thoughts first and foremost remain with George's family and loved ones at this time, as well as those others affected by this incident. A fundraiser set up in the wake of the blast that killed a young child and destroyed three houses has raised more than 51,000. Man admits killing boy, 2, in gas explosion that left street looking like a 'war zone'. HEYSHAM, LANCASHIRE: Darren Greenham, 45, who cut a gas pipe to sell for scrap, caused a massive gas explosion that took the life of a two-year-old boy. 5 The comments below have been moderated in advance. This was until I arrived at the hospital to be told that George had died. Get email updates with the day's biggest stories. Pupils told inspectors that leaders do not do enough to safeguard them in school. "This was until I arrived at the hospital to be told that George had died. A gas blast which left a toddler dead was caused by a severed pipe in . Darren Greenham was handed 15 years in prison after pleading guilty to manslaughter following the gas explosion which killed George Hinds. Little did I know this would be taken away by Darren Greenham who irresponsibly decided to cut a gas pipe and cause a gas explosion. Four other people were also hurt when the two houses were destroyed and a third was damaged. At 5.15am Sunday morning my little boy was pronounced dead after two hours 15 minutes trying to bring him back. The police enquiry is now being classed as a criminal investigation.'. He had plagued the lives of his neighbours for five years before he took that of little George Hinds in May last year. Emergency services were called to the scene of the blast in Heysham . A third defendant, Paul Marsh, 54, from Heysham, also pleaded not guilty to damaging a gas meter and theft of gas. He lived without regard for the comfort of those who were unfortunate enough to live adjacent to him.". Timothy Cray KC, prosecuting, said that at the time of the explosion the council was considering taking eviction proceedings after a number of complaints about Greenham's behaviour. Joanna White, Senior Crown Prosecutor with CPS North West said: This was a tragic case where a young boy lost his life through the reckless and dangerous actions of Darren Greenham, who cut the pipes for financial gain. The man who caused a gas explosion at a house in Heysham which killed two-year-old George Hinds has today been jailed. George was only two years and 10 months old when he tragically died in a gas explosion at his family home in Heysham, in May 2021. pic.twitter.com/b6oh5NoaDe. Sharon and Darren Greenham survived the Heysham explosion that killed two-year-old neighbour George Hinds, as detectives open a criminal probe after finding a cut pipe caused the blast. It tragically continued to him taking the boys life after a drink and drug fuelled night of reckless stupidity. . The judge said: "Mr Greenham was a selfish and disruptive neighbour. 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.". I really mean that. He also accepted being under the influence of drink and drugs when he cut the pipes. "This was until I arrived at the hospital to be told that George had died. Pictured here during his loutish days which he spent terrorising neighbours on Heysham's Mallowdale Avenue, Darren Greenham today (October 5) cut a different figure as he sat in the dock at Preston Crown Court. "It's his actions that have caused the death of George which are really unforgivable," she added. A Gannett Company. Greenham was handed a 15 year sentence for manslaughter and an additional month for each of the other offences. 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