Liverpool Crown Court Sentencing Results

Explore 1011 verdicts at Liverpool Crown Court (Liverpool). Updated with the latest court outcomes.

June 2025 16 cases

Anthony Mcdonald

Burglary *

Sentence

40 months imprisonment

Anthony McDonald conducted a series of burglaries in Liverpool city centre to fund his drug habit. On March 13, 2025, he entered Tune Hotel via a fire escape and stole a laptop from the staff room. On March 23, 2025, he took two laptops from City Wine Bar. On April 3, 2025, he stole approximately £250 worth of alcohol from Red Door bar. On May 9, 2025, he took £353 in cash from Villa Romana restaurant. On May 11, 2025, he attempted to steal from Sony PlayStation offices but left empty-handed, then stole alcohol and a mobile phone from Tailors, followed by a tip jar containing £40 to £80 in cash. He was arrested on May 11, 2025, in possession of cannabis and has a total of 38 previous convictions, including 25 for burglary.

Pleaded guilty to seven counts of burglary, possession of cannabis and failing to provide a sample for a class A drug test. Judge remarked he is a 'complete menace who simply doesn't stop' and has a long history of drug addiction since age 15, with prior convictions.

10 Jun 2025

Graham Patterson

Sexual communication with a child *

Sentence

16 years imprisonment

Graham Patterson, 37, created fake profiles on a social media messaging platform, pretending to be a male and female teenager, to groom and extort vulnerable children aged 11-16 into sending indecent photos. He blackmailed victims by threatening to share images with their friends and family unless they sent more. In November 2024, he boasted about coercing children during a conversation with someone sharing similar interests. Arrested on December 11, 2024, at his address where he was living in his car; multiple undisclosed electronic devices were seized. Evidence showed he incited children to engage in sexual activity, caused them to watch sexual acts, and made/distributed indecent images.

Pleaded guilty to all charges. Additional five years on licence. History of child sex offences, including 6 years in 2016 for causing and inciting a child to engage in sexual activity and making/distributing indecent images, 12 months in 2021 for possessing indecent images, and 24-month suspended sentence in 2024 for failing to comply with notification requirements. Breached Sexual Harm Prevention Order.

10 Jun 2025

Peter Brooks

Attempted murder *

Sentence

life imprisonment

Peter Brooks, 61, attacked his colleague Graeme Perks by throwing petrol on the floor of Perks's Nottinghamshire home and then stabbing him, stemming from personal hatred.

Jailed for attempting to murder a colleague he hated by throwing petrol on the floor of the victim's Nottinghamshire home and stabbing him.

10 Jun 2025

Phillip Neill

Arson *

Sentence

28 months imprisonment

Phillip Neill, amid a toxic relationship with his father Robert Neill, created a petrol bomb from a Peroni bottle and threw it at his father's van on March 12, 2025, in Warrington. This followed a series of angry messages and a reconnaissance drive past the property. The device bounced off the van, causing minor damage to the road, and was motivated by a grudge stemming from family estrangement and a recent falling out over work attendance. Neill was arrested shortly after, with evidence including the bottle cap and an air rifle found in his car. His father reported significant psychological impact, including panic attacks and safety concerns.

Admitted arson being reckless as to whether life was endangered. Judge Neil Flewitt KC noted it was a revenge attack involving planning and a lack of remorse, and highlighted the defendant's danger to his father.

9 Jun 2025

Martin Pilson

Being concerned in the supply of heroin and cocaine *

Sentence

45 months imprisonment

Martin Pilson, along with Trevor Jevons, operated a busy drugs hotline supplying heroin and cocaine on behalf of other criminals, resuming operations immediately after release from police custody.

Pleaded guilty to two counts each of being concerned in the supply of heroin and cocaine. Handed a five-year criminal behaviour order.

9 Jun 2025

Michael Hollywood

Sexual assault and making indecent images of a child *

Sentence

9 years imprisonment

Michael Hollywood recorded himself sexually assaulting a teenage girl and committed a series of vile crimes over more than a decade, including taking indecent images. The offences were exposed when a family member found the images on his laptop.

Admitted to sexual assault, assault by penetration, three counts of taking indecent images of a child, voyeurism, three counts of making indecent images, and possession of indecent images. Showed no reaction during sentencing.

9 Jun 2025

Trevor Jevons

Possession with intent to supply heroin and cocaine *

Sentence

45 months imprisonment

Trevor Jevons and his flatmate operated a significant-scale drugs hotline, supplying heroin and cocaine, and continued their activities even after arrest and seizure of drugs and cash. He attempted to hide drugs when police arrived.

Admitted to possession of heroin and cocaine with intent to supply, and two counts each of being concerned in the supply of heroin and cocaine. Apologised to the judge and was handed a five-year criminal behaviour order.

9 Jun 2025

Toni Casey

Possession with intent to supply heroin and crack cocaine and perverting the course of justice *

Sentence

4 years and 10 months imprisonment

Toni Casey took over a pensioner's home as a base for dealing heroin and crack cocaine and provided false identity details to police to avoid detection, confessing later to her selfish behaviour.

Admitted to possession of heroin and crack cocaine with intent to supply and perverting the course of justice by providing false details to police.

9 Jun 2025

James Kelly

Assault occasioning actual bodily harm *

Sentence

10 months imprisonment

James Kelly, during a dispute over a children's football league, slashed another parent with a Stanley knife outside a leisure centre, leaving the victim permanently scarred in a brief act of violence.

Admitted to assault occasioning actual bodily harm and possession of a bladed article in a public place. Handed a five-year restraining order.

9 Jun 2025

James Morris

Robbery *

Sentence

3 years imprisonment

James Morris tried to take the law into his own hands by accusing a man of being a 'nonce', forcing him to strip half naked in the street, and stealing an irreplaceable necklace that had been given to the victim by his late nan during the vigilante attack.

Found guilty of robbery following a trial and cleared of possession of a knife. Handed a 10-year restraining order.

9 Jun 2025

Katherine Greenall

Fraud by abuse of position *

Sentence

28 months imprisonment

Katherine Greenall, while working as an accounts manager, stole nearly half a million pounds from her employer to fund her TikTok addiction, spending on tokens, holidays, hotel stays, and Amazon purchases over more than a year.

Admitted to fraud by abuse of position. Was emotional during sentencing.

9 Jun 2025

Kalem Riley

Being concerned in the supply of cocaine, ketamine, and 2CB *

Sentence

27 months imprisonment

Kalem Riley used his Instagram account to advertise cocaine, ketamine, and 2CB for sale to his followers, influenced by higher-ups in the criminal hierarchy in exchange for free drugs, despite his history of substance abuse since age 13.

Admitted to being concerned in the supply of cocaine, 2CB, and ketamine. The judge urged him to reflect on his life choices while in custody.

9 Jun 2025

Kabairathan Santhurukanthan

Wounding with intent *

Sentence

6 years and 9 months imprisonment plus 5 years on licence

On January 17, 2025, Kabairathan Santhurukanthan, recently released from prison, racially abused a shopkeeper in Liverpool city centre. When confronted by a disabled man, Damon Emina, who has learning difficulties and cerebral palsy, Santhurukanthan smashed a bottle of Desperados over the victim's head and repeatedly jabbed the broken glass into his face and neck, causing permanent facial scarring. He continued the assault until stopped by members of the public and later admitted he intended to kill the victim if not restrained. He was heavily intoxicated at the time.

Pleaded guilty to wounding with intent, assaulting an emergency services worker, and racially aggravated harassment. Judge Gary Woodhall noted his violent, threatening, and racist behaviour, and that he committed the offences to return to prison due to feeling unsafe outside.

9 Jun 2025

Christopher Fisher

Assault occasioning actual bodily harm and theft *

Sentence

3 years imprisonment

Christopher Fisher stole an Uber Eats rider's chips, leading to a confrontation where he knocked the worker to the ground, punched and stamped on him, and hurled the food back as a final act of contempt.

Admitted to assault occasioning actual bodily harm and theft. Apologised to the judge during sentencing.

9 Jun 2025

Anthony Harbridge

Affray *

Sentence

40 weeks in prison and £750 in compensation

Anthony Harbridge was involved in an incident in Cambridge city centre on November 21, 2023, where he threatened nightclub door staff, ran from police, lashed out at officers, spat in their faces, and in custody, grabbed a detention officer by the throat and threw him against the wall, leaving the officer concussed and requiring hospital treatment.

Pleaded guilty to criminal damage, three counts of assaulting a police officer, and affray. The detention officer was left concussed and needed hospital treatment.

4 Jun 2025

Jonathan Carl

Rape *

Sentence

17 years imprisonment

Jonathan Carl, aged 42, was involved in predatory rape offences, leading to his sentencing. The crimes involved predatory behaviour that potentially affected multiple victims, with police urging others to come forward for testing and support.

Convicted as a predatory rapist; police are seeking 318 potential victims to come forward for HIV tests.

1 Jun 2025

May 2025 7 cases

Ian Ashworth

Causing death by dangerous driving *

Sentence

12 months imprisonment, suspended for 18 months

On August 14, 2023, at approximately 9:05 pm, Ashworth was driving his vehicle down Thornton Common Road in Wirral when he crossed over the central white lines and collided head-on with a Ford Fiesta travelling in the opposite direction. The driver of the Fiesta, an 81-year-old man, and his passenger, 68-year-old Christine Jones, were seriously injured. The man recovered after a lengthy hospital stay, but Christine Jones died from her injuries a few days later.

Pleaded guilty at an earlier hearing. Also handed a 2-year driving disqualification and must undergo an extended retest before resuming driving.

28 May 2025

Shaun Walker

Conspiracy to Supply Heroin, Cocaine, and Cannabis *

Sentence

12 years imprisonment

Shaun Walker was involved in a large-scale drug operation distributing wholesale amounts of heroin, cocaine, and cannabis across the UK, including to places like Ipswich and Plymouth. He used encrypted communications and employed others to transport drugs and cash. He was arrested on March 28, 2025, after attempting to flee from a property in Plymouth. Additionally, in 2011, he caused the death of a passenger by driving a BMW at excessive speeds over 100mph in heavy rain, leading to a crash on the A38 in Devon.

Pleaded guilty to conspiracy to supply heroin, cocaine and cannabis, possession of heroin with intent to supply, and conspiracy to convert criminal property. He has prior convictions, including for causing death by dangerous driving, and expressed remorse. Defence highlighted his family circumstances and that his recent involvement was on a smaller scale.

22 May 2025

Sean Fagan

Conspiracy to steal motor cars *

Sentence

5 years imprisonment

Sean Fagan, 31, of Whitney Road, Woolton, conspired with others to steal 81 high-value keyless cars worth almost £1.5 million from residential addresses in Merseyside, Cheshire, Lancashire and North Wales from April to October 2022. The gang used automatic key programmers to clone keys and steal vehicles at night from driveways, which were then dismantled in chop shops for parts sold on the black market. Fagan was arrested in October 2022 near a stolen car in Fazakerley, carrying two cloned car keys and black gloves.

Pleaded guilty to conspiracy to steal motor cars.

2 May 2025

Michael Lymath

Rape of a child *

Sentence

20 years imprisonment with eight years on extended licence

Michael Lymath, 43, from Southport, groomed and sexually abused several children, including a boy and five girls, via social media and online games. He befriended them by talking about everyday things, then escalated to sexual conversations, sending indecent images of himself and demanding explicit images from them. He paid victims with money, vouchers, or promises of payment to continue, and became bullying and threatening if they tried to stop. He met some victims in person, travelling around the country including to Cumbria and Nottinghamshire, and raped one in a transit van he owned, offering to pay for taxis. The abuse was discovered when one victim told her mother. He was questioned on 8 December 2024, and searches of his home and van revealed over 2,450 indecent images, including 13 extreme category, along with devices, clothing, and handwritten notes. He was charged with 34 counts.

Pleaded guilty to 27 counts including meeting a child following sexual grooming, paying a child for sexual services, sexual assault, possession of indecent images and rape of a child. The sentencing judge described the case as one of the most serious of its type, calling Lymath 'every parent’s nightmare' and his actions 'predatory', 'manipulative' and 'monstrous'.

2 May 2025

Curtis Morrison

Conspiracy to steal motor cars *

Sentence

5 years imprisonment

Curtis Morrison, 31, of Sparrow Hall Road, Walton, conspired with others to steal 81 high-value keyless cars worth almost £1.5 million from residential addresses in Merseyside, Cheshire, Lancashire and North Wales from April to October 2022. The gang used automatic key programmers to clone keys and steal vehicles at night from driveways, which were then dismantled in chop shops for parts sold on the black market. Morrison organised thefts in North Wales in September 2022, leaving a bag with 45 car keys, a key programming device, car battery and cannabis in a Rhyl coffee shop, leading to police involvement. He was arrested after a search of his girlfriend's house in Walton following a report of a stolen car nearby, where gang equipment including cloned keys, false number plates and a knuckle duster were found.

Pleaded guilty to conspiracy to steal motor cars.

2 May 2025

Daniel Johnston

Conspiracy to steal motor cars *

Sentence

2 years and 9 months imprisonment

Daniel Johnston, 37, of Ingrave Road, Walton, conspired with others to steal 81 high-value keyless cars worth almost £1.5 million from residential addresses in Merseyside, Cheshire, Lancashire and North Wales from July to October 2022. The gang used automatic key programmers to clone keys and steal vehicles at night from driveways, which were then dismantled in chop shops for parts sold on the black market. Johnston joined the operation in July 2022 and was arrested ten days after Fagan in October 2022 near the scene of a crashed stolen car in Fazakerley, Liverpool.

Pleaded guilty to conspiracy to steal motor cars.

2 May 2025

Francis Jordan

Supply of cannabis *

Sentence

imprisonment

Francis Jordan sold cannabis using his 'El Hachis L5' Instagram account, one of the first examples of this new generation of drug dealers utilising social media for criminal activities.

Locked up for selling cannabis using his 'El Hachis L5' Instagram account.

1 May 2025

April 2025 18 cases

Elliott Turner

Sexual activity with a child *

Sentence

2 years imprisonment

Elliott Turner engaged in sexual activity with girls under 16, using coercive and manipulative behaviours to exploit them. He abused the same girls as part of the group exploitation.

Convicted of sexual activity with a child x2.

29 Apr 2025

Harvie Aspden

Sexual activity with a child *

Sentence

1 year and 3 months imprisonment, suspended for 2 years

Harvie Aspden engaged in sexual activity with girls under 16, using manipulative behaviours to exploit them. He participated in the abuse as part of the group that targeted the same victims.

Sentenced for sexual activity with a child by a young person x2.

29 Apr 2025

Corey Barrett

Rape *

Sentence

12 years imprisonment

Corey Barrett engaged in sexual activity with girls under 16, exploiting them through manipulative behaviours. He was involved in abusing the same girls after witnessing initial abuse by the lead perpetrator.

Sentenced for rape x5, assault by penetration x1.

29 Apr 2025

Brandon Jacob Harwood

Attempted rape and sexual activity with a child *

Sentence

10 years imprisonment

Brandon Jacob Harwood, 25, of Queen Street, Bolton, was a cocaine supplier to the Bolton grooming gang that exploited vulnerable underage girls in the Blackrod area. He was convicted of attempted rape and sexual activity with a child after directly participating in sexual activity with one of the victims. The gang, led by Ashley Darbyshire, targeted a girl who had been groomed from the age of 13, plying her with drugs — including cocaine supplied by Harwood — to facilitate sexual exploitation in a ‘party house’ on Vicarage Road West. The abuse occurred between 2015 and 2018, and the case emerged after a 2018 car crash involving the complainant, triggering a Greater Manchester Police investigation.

Convicted of attempted rape and sexual activity with a child. Was a cocaine supplier to the Bolton grooming gang. Must sign the Sex Offenders Register. Offences occurred between 2015 and 2018.

28 Apr 2025

Nadir Elezaj

Being concerned in the supply of cannabis *

Sentence

39 months' detention in a Young Offender Institution

On 19 May 2024, officers in Ipswich spotted Nadir Elezaj riding a mountain bike on London Road. He fled on bike and foot, abandoning it; cannabis pouches were found in bushes. A search of premises on Wherstead Road revealed his ID, a counterfeit Romanian driving licence, 301 re-sealable pouches of cannabis valued at £12,500, and £2,220 cash. Released on conditional bail to youth accommodation in Kent but failed to comply and relocated to Merseyside. On 21 February 2025, Merseyside Police found him in a cannabis factory.

12 months for Suffolk offences consecutive to 27 months for Merseyside offences. Suffolk: being concerned in the supply of cannabis, possession with intent to supply, possession of a counterfeit document, possession of criminal property (£2,260 cash). Merseyside: production of cannabis and abstracting electricity. Failed to comply with bail conditions.

25 Apr 2025

Rahim Mottley

Conspiracy to commit misconduct *

Sentence

2 years 4 months imprisonment

Rahim Mottley, 28, had a physical relationship with corrupt officer Choni Kenny, who accessed and passed police intelligence to him, including details of investigations and planned raids. He tasked her with monitoring police informants while under investigation.

Pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit misconduct in public office. Extradited from Spain.

22 Apr 2025

Josh Whelan

Prison contraband possession *

Sentence

2 years 8 months imprisonment

Josh Whelan, 31, from Purley Avenue, Wythenshawe, Manchester, a committed criminal, had a casual sexual relationship with corrupt officer Choni Kenny, who provided him with 20 mobile phones in prison (2021-2023) for communication and passed confidential police information, including victim statements from his violence case.

Admitted three counts of possessing a specified item in prison, possession of a bladed article, racially aggravated assault, threatening behaviour, and bail offence. Funded phones by corrupt officer Choni Kenny.

22 Apr 2025

Eleanor Hepburn

Stalking *

Sentence

22 months imprisonment

Eleanor Hepburn, 22, formerly of East Street, Havant, stalked her ex-partner by posting a dead mouse through their letterbox, scattering mice, barricading their door, throwing eggs, and threatening to post fireworks, starting in August 2024.

Pleaded guilty to stalking involving serious alarm and distress.

4 Apr 2025

Elliot Turner

Sexual activity with a child *

Sentence

2 years imprisonment

Elliot Turner engaged in sexual activity with a child as part of a grooming gang that abused a teenage girl over two years. The abuse involved plying her with alcohol and drugs in the Blackrod and Adlington areas, where she was treated as a 'human sexual commodity'.

Convicted of two counts of sexual activity with a child.

1 Apr 2025

Jack Poulson

Rape *

Sentence

17 years imprisonment

Jack Poulson was one of the defendants who abused a teenage girl over two years, raping her as part of a grooming gang that plied her with alcohol and drugs. The abuse took place mainly in the Blackrod and Adlington areas, where she was treated as a 'human sexual commodity'.

Convicted of 11 offences, including two counts of rape. He is seeking to appeal the length of his sentence.

1 Apr 2025

James Fitzgerald

Assault by penetration *

Sentence

5.5 years imprisonment

James Fitzgerald assaulted a teenage girl by penetration as part of a grooming gang's abuse over two years. The incidents occurred in the Blackrod and Adlington areas, involving plying her with alcohol and drugs and treating her as a 'human sexual commodity'.

Convicted of assault by penetration.

1 Apr 2025

Jordan Highcock

Possession with intent to supply class A drugs *

Sentence

2 years and 4 months imprisonment

Jordan Highcock, 26, of Bracknell Avenue, Kirkby, was reported for dealing drugs while riding an electronic bike dressed as a delivery driver. On February 13, he was stopped on Winwick Road, where drugs and a knife were found in his possession.

Pleaded guilty to possession with intent to supply class A drugs and was caught disguising himself as a Just Eat delivery driver while dealing drugs.

1 Apr 2025

Brandon Harwood

Rape *

Sentence

10 years imprisonment

Brandon Harwood abused a teenage girl as part of a grooming gang, committing rape and attempted rape. The abuse occurred over two years in the Blackrod and Adlington areas, involving plying her with alcohol and drugs and treating her as a 'human sexual commodity'.

Convicted of rape, attempted rape and sexual activity with a child. He is seeking to appeal the length of his sentence.

1 Apr 2025

Ashley Darbyshire

Rape *

Sentence

15 years imprisonment

Ashley Darbyshire used social media to contact and groom a 13-year-old girl, asking for photos of her body and pressuring her into sexual activity in locations such as bushes near Blackrod community centre. He showed no genuine affection, using her to satisfy his sexual urges. The abuse included tying her up and raping her, as part of a catalogue of child sex offences committed against several girls from 2016 to 2018.

Ringleader of a grooming gang; convicted for 19 offences involving five girls, including rape; had a specific sexual interest in young teenage girls and deliberately groomed victims from age 13.

1 Apr 2025

Cory Barrett

Rape *

Sentence

12 years imprisonment

Cory Barrett abused a teenage girl who was targeted by Ashley Darbyshire, raping her multiple times as part of a group that treated her as a 'human sexual commodity'. The abuse involved plying her with alcohol and drugs and occurred over two years in the Blackrod and Adlington areas.

Convicted of five counts of rape and one of assault by penetration. The sentence was considered within the judge's discretion.

1 Apr 2025

Daniel Bainbridge-Flatters

Sexual activity with a child *

Sentence

7 years imprisonment

Daniel Bainbridge-Flatters sexually abused a teenage girl as part of a grooming gang over two years, including giving her cocaine on her 15th birthday. The abuse occurred in the Blackrod and Adlington areas, involving plying her with alcohol and drugs. It ended after he stole and crashed a car with her as a passenger, leading to her disclosure of the abuse.

Convicted of four counts of sexual activity with a child and pleaded guilty to supplying cocaine and aggravated vehicle taking.

1 Apr 2025

Richard Haslam

Rape *

Sentence

16 years imprisonment

Richard Haslam was involved in sexually abusing a teenage girl over two years as part of a grooming gang, raping her multiple times. The abuse took place in the Blackrod and Adlington areas, where she was plied with alcohol and drugs and treated as a 'human sexual commodity'.

Convicted of seven offences, including three counts of rape.

1 Apr 2025

Ross Corley

Sexual activity with a child *

Sentence

2 years and 4 months imprisonment

Ross Corley engaged in sexual activity with a child as part of a grooming gang that abused a teenage girl over two years. The abuse took place in the Blackrod and Adlington areas, involving plying her with alcohol and drugs and treating her as a 'human sexual commodity'.

Admitted two counts of sexual activity with a child.

1 Apr 2025

March 2025 9 cases

Owen Lloyd

Conspiracy to supply Class A and B drugs *

Sentence

six years and nine months imprisonment

Owen Lloyd was part of a group that trafficked in the region of 8kg of cocaine and 200kg of cannabis across Cheshire between July 2023 and September 2024, making estimated profits of over £1 million. The group was arrested on 5 September 2024 when North West Regional Organised Crime Unit detectives carried out simultaneous warrants across Cheshire. Large amounts of cash, drugs and high value items including jewellery, watches and vehicles were seized from the addresses.

20 Mar 2025

Stephen Lloyd

Conspiracy to supply Class A and B drugs *

Sentence

12 years and nine months imprisonment

Stephen Lloyd was part of a group that trafficked in the region of 8kg of cocaine and 200kg of cannabis across Cheshire between July 2023 and September 2024, making estimated profits of over £1 million. The group was arrested on 5 September 2024 when North West Regional Organised Crime Unit detectives carried out simultaneous warrants across Cheshire. Large amounts of cash, drugs and high value items including jewellery, watches and vehicles were seized from the addresses.

20 Mar 2025

Corneliu Magureanu

Violent disorder *

Sentence

18 months in a young offenders' institute

Corneliu Magureanu, then 19 and a University of Chester student from St Anne's Close in Birkenhead, became involved in violent disorder in Liverpool city centre on Paradise Street on August 3, 2024, days after the Southport stabbings. Caught on CCTV wearing an England rugby shirt, he watched missiles thrown at police, was handed a rock by a masked man, hurled it towards officers, and shouted 'you're a disgrace to the country'. He had finished a pub shift early near Central Station, stayed with a group for two hours as he missed his train home. He handed himself in at Birkenhead Police Station on December 2, 2024, after his image was released.

Admitted violent disorder. No previous convictions. Remorseful and handed himself in. Judge noted he remained in the wrong place for two hours but credited his surrender and good character references.

20 Mar 2025

Choni Kenny

Misconduct in public office *

Sentence

3 years and 9 months imprisonment

Choni Kenny, a former Greater Manchester Police officer who joined in 2020, engaged in a casual sexual relationship with drug dealer Josh Whelan, 31, and was filmed embracing him at Forest Bank Prison in Salford. She later started a physical but casual relationship with her former schoolmate Rahim Mottley, 27, who was under investigation by GMP. Kenny used her position to access police databases and pass information to both men. She was attracted to both and may have been infatuated with Whelan.

Pleaded guilty to four offences of misconduct in public office and one of conspiracy to commit misconduct. Served 9 months before release.

20 Mar 2025

John Collins

Conspiracy to supply Class A and B drugs *

Sentence

12 years and nine months imprisonment

John Collins was part of a group that trafficked in the region of 8kg of cocaine and 200kg of cannabis across Cheshire between July 2023 and September 2024, making estimated profits of over £1 million. The group was arrested on 5 September 2024 when North West Regional Organised Crime Unit detectives carried out simultaneous warrants across Cheshire. Large amounts of cash, drugs and high value items including jewellery, watches and vehicles were seized from the addresses.

20 Mar 2025

Konrad Kupczyk

Conspiracy to supply Class A and B drugs *

Sentence

seven years and six months imprisonment

Konrad Kupczyk was part of a group that trafficked in the region of 8kg of cocaine and 200kg of cannabis across Cheshire between July 2023 and September 2024, making estimated profits of over £1 million. The group was arrested on 5 September 2024 when North West Regional Organised Crime Unit detectives carried out simultaneous warrants across Cheshire. Large amounts of cash, drugs and high value items including jewellery, watches and vehicles were seized from the addresses.

20 Mar 2025

Jack Miller

Conspiracy to supply Class A and B drugs *

Sentence

six years and nine months imprisonment

Jack Miller was part of a group that trafficked in the region of 8kg of cocaine and 200kg of cannabis across Cheshire between July 2023 and September 2024, making estimated profits of over £1 million. The group was arrested on 5 September 2024 when North West Regional Organised Crime Unit detectives carried out simultaneous warrants across Cheshire. Large amounts of cash, drugs and high value items including jewellery, watches and vehicles were seized from the addresses.

20 Mar 2025

Iain Barton

Sexual activity with a person with a mental disorder by a care worker *

Sentence

three years' imprisonment

Iain Barton, a 58-year-old support worker at a Merseyside home for people recovering from mental health disorders, engaged in a sexual relationship with a vulnerable younger female client he was caring for. The relationship, which the victim believed was consensual, began a couple of years before December 2022 when Barton left his job. The victim had been admitted to the home following hospital treatment for severe mental health problems. She revealed the relationship to staff in January 2023 and later discovered she was pregnant with Barton's child, after which she supported the prosecution. Barton was arrested in January 2023, answered 'No Comment' to police questions, and the offences caused significant distress to the victim, impacting her mental and physical health.

Pleaded guilty to five counts of sexual activity with a person with a mental disorder by a care worker. A Sexual Harm Prevention Order and a restraining order were also imposed.

13 Mar 2025

Jack Sherry

Conspiracy to abstract electricity *

Sentence

One year and ten months imprisonment, suspended for 18 months

Jack Sherry, 20, of Keats Avenue, Wigan, was involved in groundwork for a group that illegally diverted electricity to cannabis farms. Operating under Elev8 Civils and Utilities Ltd., the operation covered 54 sites over three years, allowing organised crime gangs to produce cannabis worth around £7 million.

Involved in groundwork tasks. Worked for Elev8 Civils and Utilities Ltd. Pleaded guilty to encouraging or assisting the commission of an offence and conspiring to abstract electricity.

7 Mar 2025

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Liverpool Crown Court Sentencing Results

Anthony Mcdonald

Graham Patterson

Peter Brooks

Phillip Neill

Martin Pilson

Michael Hollywood

Trevor Jevons

Toni Casey

James Kelly

James Morris

Katherine Greenall

Kalem Riley

Kabairathan Santhurukanthan

Christopher Fisher

Anthony Harbridge

Jonathan Carl

Ian Ashworth

Shaun Walker

Sean Fagan

Michael Lymath

Curtis Morrison

Daniel Johnston

Francis Jordan

Elliott Turner

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