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Man and woman sentenced after loaded gun found next to rabbit hutch

Tuesday, 29 March 2022 14:19

A loaded pistol was found next to a rabbit hutch at the property on Bishop Close. Image: Greater Manchester Police.

A man and a woman have been sentenced after a loaded pistol was found next to a rabbit hutch during a raid of a house in Ashton. 

Daniel Goddard, 30, pleaded guilty to possession with intent to supply a Class A drug, possession of a firearm and possession of ammunition. He will serve seven years in prison. 

Taylor Davies, 23, received a 24-month sentence, suspended for 24 months, at Manchester's Minshull Street Crown Court on Friday (25 March). 

Greater Manchester Police executed a warrant at an address on Bishop Close in Ashton at around 6am on 18 November 2021. 

Officers discovered 'an amount' of cocaine - a Class A controlled substance - along with a loaded converted firearm and extra ammunition hidden next to the family's rabbit hutch. 

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