Oldham man Samuel McConkie avoids jail after rooftop stand-off
Samuel McConkie, 40, from Angelico Rise in Oldham, avoided a prison sentence after a rooftop stand-off with police in Counthill Road on August 25, 2025. Residents called police after seeing a woman covered in blood wearing only a bra. McConkie, who had 61 previous convictions and was on licence, threatened officers saying 'don't come any closer - I've got a nine milly' and threw roof tiles, damaging a car. Police found cocaine on him when he came down. He admitted breaching a restraining order and criminal damage, receiving a 20-month suspended sentence and £500 compensation. Charges of assault, false imprisonment, and threats to kill were dropped.