Three Liverpool men charged after drugs raids
Three Liverpool men have been charged after dawn drugs across Merseyside which saw £25,000 heroin seized from a house in Kirkby. The raids were carried out at nine addresses yesterday morning as part...
View ArticleCompany in court over alleged fire risk breaches at Runcorn care home
Two defendants appeared in court on Wednesday to enter pleas over charges relating to fire risk breaches at Croftwood Care Home in Runcorn. Graham Foote, 69, of Old Road, Beverley, Yorkshire, faces one...
View ArticleBrandy bottle wielding man who attacked wife in Wavertree street is jailed
A brandy-bottle wielding man who chased his wife into busy Wavertree traffic told police “it’s our culture” when asked why he attacked her. Romanian national Decebal Ion, 43, was jailed for six months...
View ArticleSt Helens man jailed for 15 years for historic sexual offences
A St Helens man was today locked up for 15 years for historical sexual offences. Stephen Bowden, 61, of Parbold Avenue, was found guilty of offences of rape and indecent assault against several...
View ArticleBrothers accused of city centre attack which left man with “life altering”...
Two brothers accused of a Liverpool city centre attack which left a man with “life altering” injuries appeared in court. Matthew Webber, 29, was taken to hospital in a critical condition after...
View ArticleSilly sausage robbed his local Sayers at knifepoint but was caught because he...
A heroin addict who robbed his local Sayers bakery at knifepoint was jailed for more than four and a half years. Lee Fairclough, 45, entered the store in County Road, Walton – where he was a regular...
View ArticleEllesmere Port couple who left rabbit to starve to death in cold banned from...
A couple who left a rabbit to starve to death in the cold weather were banned from owning animals for 10 years. Clive and Samantha Bird, of Lime Street, Ellesmere Port, pleaded guilty to causing...
View ArticleMan appears in court in relation to investigation into alleged murder of PC...
A man appeared in court today charged with assisting an offender following the alleged murder of PC Dave Phillips. Glen Nicholas Campbell Jones, 39, of Wheatland Lane, Wallasey, was charged with the...
View Article130mph chase lands on-the-run criminal in jail – after cops spot him using a...
A fugitive drug dealer was jailed after being caught in a 20 minute long 130mph motorway chase. Adam Taylor had jumped bail after being caught selling heroin in Exeter and was on his way home to...
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Bouncer who killed Scott Sheard could be moved to open prison just 6 months...
A Walton bouncer who killed a customer could be moved to an open prison after serving just six months of his four year sentence. The parents of the dead man, Scott Sheard, said they were appalled at...
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CCTV shows killer Southport doorman Stuart Humphreys land fatal blow on clubber
This is the shocking moment Southport nightclub bouncer Stuart Humphreys struck clubber Scott Sheard , who later died after suffering brain injuries. CCTV footage from outside the Destination Bar in...
View ArticleThree Runcorn and Widnes defendants sentenced for money laundering as part of...
A TRIO of defendants from Runcorn and Widnes have been sentenced for money laundering as part of a conspiracy to sell fake tickets to hundreds of fans attending Liverpool FC home games. Jack Clarke,...
View ArticleVinny Waddington: Man accused of shooting Garston teenager appears in court
A 23-year-old man has appeared in court charged with the murder of Garston teenager Vinny Waddington. Ryan Bate, formerly of Earp Street in Garston but now of no fixed address, is alleged to have shot...
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Masked gang who tortured businessman and stabbed his pet dog are locked up...
Five masked robbers who tortured a businessman and stabbed his pet dog were today locked up for 101 years. Cab firm boss Chris Davidson was tied him up with electric cables and beaten up by the...
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Fake penis trial: Gayle Newland jailed for eight years
Gayle Newland, who tricked her female friend into sex using a fake penis , was today jailed for eight years. Newland, 25, concocted the online male persona of Kye Fortune to seduce her victim – before...
View ArticleGary Glitter to challenge his schoolgirls sex abuse convictions
Former glam rock star Gary Glitter – who was found guilty of sexually abusing three schoolgirls – is challenging his conviction today. His application will be heard by three judges at the Court of...
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'Horror movie' torture gang stabbed me through the ear, slashed my ankle and...
A taxi firm boss told of his terror at being tortured by a masked gang who slashed his Achilles , stabbed him through the ear and almost severed his finger. Five crooks travelled from Merseyside to...
View ArticleGary Glitter to fails in his appeal on his schoolgirls sex abuse convictions
Former glam rock star Gary Glitter – who was found guilty of sexually abusing three schoolgirls – has failed in challenging his conviction today. His application was heard by three judges at the Court...
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Fake penis sex attacker Gayle Newland launches appeal against her conviction
Fake penis sex attacker Gayle Newland is appealing her conviction, the ECHO can reveal. The 25-year-old was jailed for eight years last week after pretending she was a man to have sex with her...
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Gayle Newland's punishment for fake penis assault will trouble many
Gayle Newland was described by Judge Roger Dutton as “deceitful, “callous” and “highly manipulative.” But to me, as I sat in court, it seemed her distress at receiving eight years behind bars was...
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