Men to be sentenced over £313k Thwaites Brewery damage
Thomas Ward, 43, of Aspull Common, Leigh will be sentenced for blackmail, conspiracy to commit burglary and criminal damage at Burnley Crown Court.
John Ward, 33, also of Aspull Common, Leigh will be sentenced for conspiracy to commit burglary and criminal damage, as will Patrick Ward, 32, of Aspull Common, Leigh. Patrick was found guilty of the offences in his absence last November and is wanted by police. He is likely to be sentenced in his absence.
A fourth person, a 17 year old boy, will be sentenced for conspiracy to commit burglary and criminal damage.
The damage caused amounted to over £313k