Four men and a 14-year-old male have been found guilty for the murder of 18-year-old Michael Toohey in Liverpool city centre in April las…
On 16 April police were called to an internet café on London Road following a report that an 18-year-old male had been seriously assaulted. Paramedics took Michael to hospital where he was sadly pronounced dead. A post mortem confirmed he died from multiple injuries. Detectives charged nine people with his murder. A trial by jury […]
A woman has been jailed for life for the murder of 57-year-old Adrian Swift
Cheryl O’Callaghan, 45, of Stanton Crescent, Westvale, Kirkby, denied involvement in his death but was found guilty of his murder following a trial in December. Today she was sentenced at Liverpool Crown Court to life imprisonment with a minimum of 18 years. Emergency services attended an address on Bishopgate Street, Wavertree, at around 11.45 on […]
A second man has been jailed for 10 years following the rape of a female in Liverpool City Centre in March 2022
Kevin Lloyd, aged 38, of Boundary Street, Liverpool was jailed for 10 years with a further eight years on licence at Liverpool Crown Court in June last year following a guilty plea to rape. His co-accused Ryan Dunning, 36, and of no fixed abode, stood trial for aiding and abetting rape and was today, Thursday […]
A man has denied the murder of nine-year-old Olivia Pratt-Korbel
Olivia died when a man with a gun opened fire after chasing convicted burglar Joseph Nee into her house in Dovecot, Liverpool, on 22 August. Her mother, Cheryl Korbel, 46, was also injured in the shooting. Appearing via video-link at Liverpool Crown Court, Thomas Cashman, 34, of Grenadier Drive, West Derby, entered not guilty pleas […]
A man who sexually assaulted a young woman on a train before following her to her workplace has been jailed, following a British Transpor…
Nathan Nash, aged 30, of Eastham, Wirral, pleaded guilty to sexual assault and was sentenced to 12 months imprisonment at Liverpool Crown Court on Friday 16 December. He was also handed a five year restraining order banning him from contacting or approaching the victim, or going near her home or work address and local stations. […]
A man who sexually assaulted a young woman on a train before following her to her workplace has been jailed, following a British Transport Police investigation
Nathan Nash, aged 30, of Eastham, Wirral, pleaded guilty to sexual assault and was sentenced to 12 months imprisonment at Liverpool Crown Court on Friday 16 December. He was also handed a five year restraining order banning him from contacting or approaching the victim, or going near her home or work address and local stations. […]
A man who stole approximately £20,000 from an elderly woman has been sentenced
Dean Clarke appeared at Liverpool Crown Court on Friday 16 December where he was sentenced to a total of four years in prison. Clarke, age 30, of Waterloo Close, Blackburn, had earlier pleaded guilty to the offence. During the sentencing hearing, the court heard that the victim was a vulnerable, elderly woman who lived in […]
A former Greater Manchester Police officer has been sentenced after admitting possessing an indecent video of children
Lee Ashcroft (pleaded guilty to making an indecent photograph/pseudo-photograph of a child. He was sentenced to 10 months in prison, suspended for two years, at Liverpool Crown Court today (19 December 2022). Ashcroft was given a 30-day rehabilitation order and a 10-year sexual harm prevention order, and ordered to sign the sex offenders register for […]
A man from Merseyside who carried out a series of car and key burglaries in Warrington and ClactonMoors has been jailed
Jake Mawhinney appeared at Liverpool Crown Court on Monday 5 December where he was sentenced to four-years in prison.The 23-year-old, of no fixed abode, but from Bootle, had earlier pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit burglary.The court heard how over a five-day period, between 20 March and 24 March 2022, Mawhinney, carried out four offences […]
Three men from Liverpool sentenced to total of 33 years for drugs supply – (ID 536542)
Police are welcoming the sentencing of three men from Liverpool for a total of 33 years for their involvement in the supply of controlled drugs on an industrial scale across the country. Following an investigation spanning several years, detectives from Operation Sombrero gathered evidence that showed the organised crime group (OCG) were involved in the supply […]
Three men from Liverpool sentenced to total of 33 years for drugs supply
Police are welcoming the sentencing of three men from Liverpool for a total of 33 years for their involvement in the supply of controlled drugs on an industrial scale across the country. Following an investigation spanning several years, detectives from Operation Sombrero gathered evidence that showed the organised crime group (OCG) were involved in the supply […]
Three men from Liverpool sentenced to total of 33 years for drugs supply
Police are welcoming the sentencing of three men from Liverpool for a total of 33 years for their involvement in the supply of controlled drugs on an industrial scale across the country. Following an investigation spanning several years, detectives from Operation Sombrero gathered evidence that showed the organised crime group (OCG) were involved in the supply […]
A man who sexually assaulted two girls in his car has been jailed at Liverpool Crown Court
Mohammed Chaudry, aged 38, of Chester Road in Stretford, Greater Manchester was jailed for 30 months after being convicted of sexual activity and sexual assault of a child; drink driving and possession of a Class B drugs. Chaudry has also been issued with a Sexual Harm Prevention Order, a Restraining Order and indefinite notification requirements. […]
A man has been jailed for nine and a half years for the rape of a woman in Liverpool
Hameed Naderi, 30 years, of Grenville Street South in Liverpool city centre pleaded guilty at Liverpool Crown Court and was sentenced to nine and half years in prison. The judge also made an order of an extended licence (probation) for five years, a deportation order, and lifetime conditions on the Sexual Harm Prevention Order. The […]
Detectives from Merseyside Police Operation Castle, a dedicated burglary team, are welcoming court results for three people following a s…
A 16-year-old boy from Liverpool was sentenced to two years in youth detention at Liverpool Crown Court on Wednesday 23rd November after being charged with 12 counts of burglary. He was arrested following multiple break-ins at residential homes between April and August 2022 in the north Liverpool area, including Walton Hall Avenue and Breckfield Road […]
Detectives from Merseyside Police Operation Castle, a dedicated burglary team, are welcoming court results for three people following a series of break-ins at homes in Liverpool
A 16-year-old boy from Liverpool was sentenced to two years in youth detention at Liverpool Crown Court on Wednesday 23rd November after being charged with 12 counts of burglary. He was arrested following multiple break-ins at residential homes between April and August 2022 in the north Liverpool area, including Walton Hall Avenue and Breckfield Road […]
A Northern Ireland man has been sentenced to 19 years for raping a child in Wirral
David Joseph McMullan, 32, was sentenced at Liverpool Crown Court today, Friday 11 November 2022, after pleading guilty to four counts of rape of a child under 16. He was also handed a sexual harm prevention order for life. McMullan, of Demesne View, Downpatrick, County Down, was arrested in Northern Ireland in March this year, […]
A convicted sex offender will serve more prison time after admitting sexually assaulting a child under 13 and sexual communication with a child
Paul Roberts, 39, from St Helens, is currently serving a three-year prison sentence for breaching his Sexual Offences Prevention Order (SOPO), by communicating with a child under 16 without supervision and allowing the child to visit his address without supervision or consent from parents.NCA officers established that in December 2020, Roberts had additionally breached the […]
