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Former children’s nurse jailed for non-recent sexual abuse

An 82-year-old former children’s nurse has been jailed for 25 years for the sexual abuse of four boys during the 1960s and 1970s.
Press Release Sexual offences Mersey-Cheshire

Youngest to be sentenced so far for violent disorder

The first youths, including a 12-year-old boy, have been sentenced for their part in the violent disorder that broke out across the country in July and August.
Press Release Violent crime Mersey-Cheshire

The nation’s top lawyer says thanks to CPS Mersey-Cheshire

The new Attorney General (AG) Richard Hermer KC has thanked the staff of CPS Mersey-Cheshire on behalf of the Government for their crucial work on the recent riots.
Press Release Violent crime Mersey-Cheshire

Men sentenced for LFC ticket scam

Two Merseyside men involved in a Liverpool FC ticket scam have been sentenced.
Press Release Fraud and economic crime Mersey-Cheshire

Updated with sentence: Man admits violent disorder after Southport police van attack

Update: On 21 August 2024 at Liverpool Crown Court, Luke Moran was jailed for three years. A man has admitted battering a police vehicle, leaving officers trapped inside and fearing for their lives, as part of riots in Southport.
Press Release Violent crime CPS Mersey-Cheshire

Teenager jailed for taking a knife to the site of a planned protest

A teenager who took a knife to an area where a protest was due to take place has been jailed.
Press Release Violent crime Mersey-Cheshire

12-year-old convicted for violent disorder after taking part in Southport unrest

A 12-year-old boy has plead guilty today at Liverpool Youth Court, after being charged with violent disorder. The youth was identified through CCTV footage showing him throwing an unknown object towards a line of police officers during violent disorder that took place in Southport on Monday,…
Press Release Violent crime CPS Mersey-Cheshire

Father jailed for assaulting his baby while drunk

A father has been jailed for ten years for assaulting his one-month-old baby in a Liverpool hotel while he was drunk.
Press Release Violent crime Mersey-Cheshire

First prison sentences for those involved in Southport unrest

The first prison sentence for an offender who caused panic and chaos on the streets of Southport last week has been handed down today – showing the stark consequences for those involved in disorder.Derek Drummond, 58, of Pool Street, Liverpool, earlier pleaded guilty to violent disorder and…
Press Release Violent crime CPS Mersey-Cheshire

Southport attack: CPS authorises murder charges

The Crown Prosecution Service has authorised Merseyside Police to charge a 17-year-old with three counts of murder and ten counts of attempted murder following the tragic incident that took place in Southport this week.
Press Release Violent crime CPS Mersey-Cheshire

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