HUMAN traffickers who kept a slave in a cupboard under the stairs, a sex offender who 'prowled' the streets looking for victims and Dancing Chris were among the Warrington criminals brought to justice in March.

Every month, the Warrington Guardian takes a look back at some of the court cases that have been featured in the paper in the weeks previously.

Other defendants appearing in March included Creamfields revellers who smuggled drugs into the festival, a pervert who told a 13-year-old girl he 'dreamed of having sex with her' and a bumbling burglar who left a bottle of wine at the scene of the crime.

These are 13 criminals who were sentenced by the courts in March:

NAME: Rita Jablonskaite

AGE: 34

COURT: Liverpool Crown Court

DATE: Tuesday, March 3

CRIME: Human trafficking and slavery charges 

With the help of her partner, she smuggled two Lithuanian nationals into the UK and kept them as slaves.

WHAT THE JUDGE SAID: “This case brings home the true horror and misery of modern slavery."

SENTENCE: 28 months in prison

Warrington Guardian:

Rita Jablonskaite

NAME: Paul Garden

AGE: 35

COURT: Liverpool Crown Court

DATE: Thursday, March 5

CRIME: Sexual assault 

The pervert would 'prowl' the street in the early morning before his shifts at Liverpool John Lennon Airport, looking for young women to attack.

WHAT THE JUDGE SAID: "You have shown no element of remorse and are at a high risk of re-offending."

SENTENCE: Seven-and-a-half years in prison

Warrington Guardian:

Paul Garden

NAME: Khalid Elgaddari

AGE: 35

COURT: Liverpool Crown Court

DATE: Thursday, March 5

CRIME: Possession of heroin and cocaine with intent to supply

The drug dealer was one of three members of a county lines gang caught during a raid at a house on Densham Avenue in Longford.

SENTENCE: Six years in prison

Warrington Guardian:

Khalid Elgaddari

NAME: Grzeogorz Konopka

AGE: 34

COURT: Liverpool Crown Court

DATE: Monday, March 9

CRIME: Burglary

The bumbling burglar left his blood and a bottle of wine at properties he targeted during a string of break-ins.

SENTENCE: Four-and-a-half years in prison

Warrington Guardian:

Grzeogorz Konopka

NAME: Keith Clark

AGE: 64

COURT: Warrington Magistrates Court

DATE: Wednesday, March 11

CRIME: Driving while disqualified

He was caught driving a bus on 10 occasions while banned from the roads.

SENTENCE: 12-week curfew

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Warrington Magistrates Court

NAME: Liam Groarke

AGE: 22

COURT: Warrington Magistrates Court

DATE: Thursday, March 12

CRIME: Failing to comply with a notification order

The pervert breached a court order he was handed in 2016 for sexually assaulting a member of staff at a town centre nightclub.

SENTENCE: Eight weeks in prison

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Warrington Magistrates Court

NAME: Georgia Carney

AGE: 30

COURT: Manchester Magistrates Court

DATE: Thursday, March 12

CRIME: Speeding

The beautician was allowed to keep her licence despite being caught speeding 20 times in two months.

WHAT THE JUDGE SAID: "In all my magistrates career, this is a record for me, honestly."

SENTENCE: Fined £2,000

Warrington Guardian:

Georgia Carney - picture by the Manchester Evening News

NAME: Rajesh Bali

AGE: 29

COURT: Warrington Magistrates Court

DATE: Thursday, March 12

CRIME: Possession of an offensive weapon

The Creamfields reveller was caught carrying a Taser during the festival.

SENTENCE: 60 hours of unpaid work

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Creamfields 2019

NAME: Zara Caller

AGE: 27

COURT: Chester Crown Court

DATE: Monday, March 16

CRIME: Possession of cocaine and ecstasy with intent to supply

She smuggled drugs into Creamfields in a condom secreted within her body after agreeing to sell cocaine and MDMA for an unknown man called Brad.

WHAT THE JUDGE SAID: "Every year judges at this court hope we will see less young people, but every year more young people appear and we send them to prison."

SENTENCE: Two years and eight months in prison

Warrington Guardian:

Zara Caller

NAME: Christopher Berry

AGE: 64

COURT: Warrington Magistrates Court

DATE: Monday, March 16

CRIME: Breaching a criminal behaviour order

Known as Dancing Chris, he was brought back before the courts after being caught visiting Warrington town centre - despite a ban preventing him from doing so.

SENTENCE: Fined £120

Warrington Guardian:

Christopher Berry

NAME: Cannot be named for legal reasons

AGE: 13

COURT: Warrington Magistrates Court

DATE: Wednesday, March 18

CRIME: Possession of a bladed article in a public place and possession of an offensive weapon

The boy was caught carrying knives and weapons in the town centre three times in just over a week.

SENTENCE: Eight-month youth referral order

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Warrington Magistrates Court

NAME: Terry Leach

AGE: 21

COURT: Liverpool Crown Court

DATE: Friday, March 20

CRIME: Possession of ecstasy, cannabis and steroids with intent to supply

The drug smuggler was caught on camera attempting to throw ecstasy and cannabis into Risley prison while topless.

SENTENCE: Four-and-a-half years in prison

Warrington Guardian:

Terry Leach

NAME: Lawrence Orpen

AGE: 51

COURT: Liverpool Crown Court

DATE: Monday, March 23

CRIME: Sexual communication with a child and possession of an extreme pornographic image

The pervert told a 13-year-old girl who he contacted over Facebook that he 'dreamed of having sex' with her.

WHAT THE JUDGE SAID: "I want you to know you've come extremely close to going to prison today."

SENTENCE: One-year imprisonment suspended for 18 months

Warrington Guardian:

Liverpool Crown Court