Megan Doyle
Crime & Courts Reporter
Megan Doyle is the Crime & Courts Reporter at The Manchester Daily, covering policing, the courts and public safety across Greater Manchester.
She reports from Manchester’s magistrates’ and crown courts and follows the stories that affect community safety — carefully, accurately, and without sensationalism.
Megan’s latest articles
Murder probe launched after woman, 61, found dead at Mossley home
Police were called to Winterford Road on Tuesday evening following a concern for welfare. A 60-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of murder and bailed.
'I genuinely questioned if I would leave this place with my life': rapist who posed as 'good Samaritan' jailed for eight years
Mohammed Al Masri, 25, tricked a woman into a taxi from Piccadilly Gardens after a Christmas night out, but her boyfriend's quick thinking in sharing her location led police straight to the address.
Pet cam killers, 'Pablo Picasso' and corrupt prison officers: the criminals locked up in Greater Manchester this week
A murderer caught on his own pet camera, a fugitive drugs kingpin who called himself a "cocaine artist," and two prison officers exposed by Valentine's cards are among those jailed across the region's courts.
Former Pakistani minister on bail over alleged child rape in 1990s Manchester after arrest at airport
Rukhsar Ahmed was arrested at Manchester Airport in July 2024 on suspicion of raping and trafficking children in care in Rusholme. He failed to answer bail last month, claiming he was "too unwell to fly," while being pictured campaigning for re-election in Pakistan.
M67 reopens after police conclude investigation into suspected human remains near Tameside bridge
Forensic officers spent all day Tuesday at the scene between Hyde and Hattersley. Police concluded their on-site enquiries at around 8.30pm and say they believe they have identified the remains.
Suspected human remains found near M67 bridge as road workers make grim discovery
Road workers called police at around 11pm on Monday after finding suspected remains close to a bridge between junctions three and four. Detectives and CSI officers are at the scene and the eastbound carriageway is closed.
Man suffers 'potentially life-changing' injuries in glass bottle fight in Piccadilly Gardens
A man in his 30s was taken to hospital with injuries to his back and hands after a fight broke out on Sunday evening. A dispersal order was put in place across Piccadilly Gardens and Market Street.
New CCTV image released in 'desperate' search for missing Tameside girl, 16
Jessica was last seen getting off a bus at Piccadilly Gardens at 8.25pm on July 16, having travelled from Denton. She has no phone or money and has been missing for 17 days.
Boy, 14, from Bolton questioned after hoax threat prompts RAF jets to intercept flight to Manchester Airport
Typhoon fighter jets were scrambled from Lincolnshire to intercept the Qatar Airways flight on Friday evening. The aircraft landed safely and the teenager, who was not on board, is "assisting officers with their inquiries."
GMP chief 'deeply sorry' after admitting synagogue attacker's phones were seized but never examined before Heaton Park killings
Sir Stephen Watson said data on Jihad al-Shamie's devices "would have inspired further investigative action" but was never reviewed before the October attack that killed two Jewish men. His friend Mohammad Bashir has been jailed for life for a separate planned terror attack.