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Man jailed for raping a woman he said he would get home safely

A man who raped a woman after pledging to get her home safely when she became separated from her friends has been given a 16-year sentence.
News Item Sexual offences Mersey-Cheshire

Man admits deliberately driving into crowd in Liverpool

Paul Doyle has today pleaded guilty to 31 offences after deliberately driving into more than 100 people in Liverpool in May 2025.
Press Release Driving offences CPS Mersey-Cheshire

New pledge to recognise patterns of domestic abuse as CPS Mersey-Cheshire secures convictions in 80% of cases

All prosecutors in the region will now work under the national VAWG strategy, developed after listening to victims’ experiences, and delivering justice through prosecutions which reflect the full reality of each case of abuse.
Press Release Domestic abuse Mersey-Cheshire

Parents convicted of murdering their baby

The parents of a thirteen-week-old baby boy have been convicted of his murder.
Press Release Violent crime Mersey-Cheshire

Man jailed following biggest haul of ketamine in the UK

Paul Farrelly, 46, from Liverpool, has been jailed after police found more than £17million worth of ketamine in the van he was driving.
Press Release Drug offences Mersey-Cheshire

Man sentenced for crashing his car into an historic shelter then claiming it was stolen

A man has been sentenced for driving his car at high speed, crashing it into a historic shelter, submerging it in a lake and then ringing the police to claim the car had been stolen.
Press Release Driving offences Mersey-Cheshire

Care workers sentenced for ill treatment of woman with dementia

Four Liverpool care workers - William Vasey, Valerie Marshall, Adele Mcllhatton, and Josh Ireland - were sentenced today for ill treating an 85-year-old woman with dementia.
Press Release Mersey-Cheshire

Ex-Merseyside firefighter found guilty of sexually abusing 13-year-old girl

Former Merseyside firefighter - Scott Cameron - has been found guilty of grooming and engaging in sexual activity with a 13-year-old girl.
Press Release Sexual offences Mersey-Cheshire

"British Kardashian" jailed for fraud and indecent images of children

A jobless fraudster who claimed to be the “British Kardashian” has been jailed for swindling people out of thousands of pounds in a handbag sales hoax.
Press Release Fraud and economic crime Mersey-Cheshire

Man jailed for two armed robberies

A man who took part in two armed robberies in Crewe has been jailed for seven years.
Press Release Violent crime Mersey-Cheshire

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