Bootle woman Samaya Folksman to stand trial over alleged attempted murder
A woman is to go on trial next year charged with the attempted murder of a man stabbed in Bootle. Samaya Folksman, 25, is alleged to have tried to kill Luke Parry, 29, on November 6 this year....
View ArticleOscar Pistorius granted bail pending sentencing for his murder conviction
A judge in South African has granted bail to Oscar Pistorius, pending sentencing for his murder conviction. The country’s Supreme Court of Appeal convicted him last Thursday of murdering girlfriend...
View ArticleMan appears in court charged with causing dad's death by dangerous driving in...
A man has appeared in court charged with causing the death of dad-of-one Richard Bratin by dangerous driving. The Walton charity worker was knocked down as he walked his dog on Richard Kelly Drive...
View ArticleWidnes man who pleaded guilty to attempted murder given sentencing date
A WIDNES man charged with attempted murder has been given his sentencing date. Warren Flaherty, 50, of Greenway Road in Appleton, appeared at Chester Crown Court for a mention hearing on Monday,...
View ArticleDisqualified driver spotted speeding in van through city on wrong side of wrong
A Kirkby van driver with no licence avoided jail despite driving on the wrong side of the road into oncoming traffic during a high speed journey to work. Self employed joiner Daniel Devine, 29, was...
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Jailed Liverpool rapper Capz bragged he would leave a girl 'crawling' in...
A Liverpool rapper who was jailed for attacking his ex-partner boasted he would leave a girl “crawling” in a music video. Darren Colecozy, 21, aka Capz, was sentenced to nine months behind bars after...
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"Mean spirited" Old Swan man poses as neighbour to steal Liverpool FC FA Cup...
A “mean-spirited” Old Swan man pretended to be his neighbour to steal Liverpool FC FA Cup semi-final match tickets, a court heard. Peter Richard Lay, 41, swiped a bank card belonging to his neighbour...
View ArticleToxteth man jailed for grooming teenager on internet before sexually...
A Toxteth man who groomed a 13-year-old girl on the internet before sexually assaulting her was jailed. Alan Pendleton, 52, of Merlin Street, pleaded guilty to four counts of engaging in sexual...
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Teenager who was drugged by 45-year-old man says she "lost everything" after...
A teenager who was drugged by a 45-year-old man who intended to sexually abuse her said she “lost everything” after the incident. Edward Brooks, of Lathom Road in Southport, was jailed for four years...
View ArticleWallasey man who kept girlfriend locked in his flat jailed for four years
A Wallasey man who kept his girlfriend prisoner in his flat and threatened to stab police officers was jailed for four years. Liverpool Crown Court heard that during the incident Kieran Mace kept her...
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Hillsborough inquest jury to start considering verdict in February
The Hillsborough inquest jury are expected to start considering their verdict in February. The longest running inquest in British legal history is due to finish hearing evidence by Christmas. Coroner...
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Ex-criminal Charlie Seiga's book found at home of defendant in Hatton Garden...
A book by a former Liverpool criminal outlining a heist “exactly like Hatton Garden” was found at the home of a man accused of taking part in the multimillion-pound jewellery raid, a court heard. A...
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Locked up: The murderers, paedophiles and other crooks put behind bars in...
This month’s round-up of serious criminals locked up at Liverpool Crown Court includes paedophiles, murderers, and drug-trafficking cartels. Among them was Stephen Duggan, 28, who was sentenced to life...
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Locked up: The murderers, paedophiles and other crooks put behind bars in...
This month’s round-up of serious criminals locked up at Liverpool Crown Court includes paedophiles, murderers, and drug-trafficking cartels. Among them was Stephen Duggan, 28, who was sentenced to life...
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Ten of the most shocking and bizarre cases from Merseyside Magistrates'...
Some of the most bizarre and shocking criminal cases in Merseyside this year were dealt with by the county’s lower courts. Every alleged offender charged with a criminal offence passes through...
View ArticleCocaine fuelled Kensington driver hits 80mph and jumps red lights in police...
A cocaine fuelled Kensington man drove down residential streets at 80mph and jumped red lights in a bid to escape police, a court heard. Adam Gary Curry, 26, swerved around a device designed to deflate...
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Brutal animal cruelty and neglect shocked Merseyside in 2015
Animal abuse and neglect continued to make headlines in Merseyside this year – with four men jailed for acts of horrific cruelty towards pets and others narrowly escaping being sent to prison. Among...
View ArticleEverton fan caught with 25 wraps of cocaine in his underpants after...
A Fazakerley man caught selling cocaine to fans after travelling to an Everton away game in London has been spared jail. Father of two and staunch Everton fan , Liam Gray, of First Avenue, was filmed...
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A Fazakerley man caught selling cocaine to fans after travelling to an Everton away game in London has been spared jail. Father of two and staunch Everton fan , Liam Gray, of First Avenue, was filmed...
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Convicted robber released three days before Christmas is back in prison by...
A convicted robber released from prison three days before Christmas was back in custody by Boxing Day after attacking his on-off girlfriend. Michael Robert O’Loughlin, 28, slapped Amy McCarthy, 22,...
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