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Mother and son sentenced after woman dies following dog attack

A mother and son have been sentenced after their Rottweiler dogs attacked a woman who’d tried to stroke them and later died.
Press Release Violent crime Mersey-Cheshire

Serial child abuser gets 35-year sentence

A serious and persistent child sex offender has been given a 35-year sentence for a number of non-recent offences against two young boys.
Press Release Sexual offences Mersey-Cheshire

Mother and son jailed after XL Bully dog attack on child

A mother and son have been jailed after the XL Bully dog they kept at their home left an eight-year-old boy with life-changing injuries.Amanda Young, 49 , of Wadham Road in Bootle was looking after the dog Snoop on 10 February 2024 when the young boy came to call.The XL Bully dog, which is a banned…
Press Release Violent crime Mersey-Cheshire

Submariner jailed for killing two women in a car crash

A Royal Navy submariner who killed two women when he deliberately drove his car at speed into the middle of a Cheshire road has been jailed for 10 years.
Press Release Driving offences Mersey-Cheshire

Jail term for man who stalked Cheshire MP

A man who stalked his local MP has been given a jail sentence.
Press Release Cyber / online crime Mersey-Cheshire

Man jailed for racist chants near Liverpool Crown Court

A man has been jailed for shouting racist abuse near Liverpool Crown Court where a group of men were being sentenced for violent disorder.
Press Release Violent crime Mersey-Cheshire

Gang jailed after UK's largest seizure of heroin and cocaine

Members of an organised crime gang who were arrested after the UK’s largest seizure of Class A drugs have been jailed.
Press Release Drug offences Mersey-Cheshire

Nursery worker sentenced for shaking a child

A nursery worker who shook a child and shoved toys in his chest because he wouldn't tidy up has been sentenced for assault.
Press Release Violent crime Mersey-Cheshire

Violent and hostile protestors sentenced

A violent and hostile gang of people who gathered outside the Suites hotel in Knowsley in February 2023 have been sentenced.Four people who were convicted following a trial at Liverpool Crown Court in January 2024 were part of a larger group who threw missiles and paving slabs at police and set…
Press Release Violent crime Mersey-Cheshire

Man who offered boys money and then sexually assaulted them jailed

A man who offered four boys under 9 money and then sexually assaulted them has been jailed.
Press Release Sexual offences Mersey-Cheshire

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