Liverpool Crown Court Sentencing Results

Michael Fields was convicted of the murder of the victim, who was fatally stabbed during a botched robbery at an address on Muirhead Avenue in West Derby during the early hours of October 15, 2024. He was sentenced alongside four others at Liverpool Crown Court.

Sarah Kasseum was convicted in connection with the death of the victim, who was fatally stabbed during a botched robbery at an address on Muirhead Avenue in West Derby during the early hours of October 15, 2024. He was sentenced alongside four others at Liverpool Crown Court.

Dylan Blundell was convicted in connection with the death of the victim, who was fatally stabbed during a botched robbery at an address on Muirhead Avenue in West Derby during the early hours of October 15, 2024. He was sentenced alongside four others at Liverpool Crown Court.

Elsadig Abrahim was convicted in connection with the death of the victim, who was fatally stabbed during a botched robbery at an address on Muirhead Avenue in West Derby during the early hours of October 15, 2024. He was sentenced alongside four others at Liverpool Crown Court.

Zayd Alasaly was convicted of the murder of the victim, who was fatally stabbed during a botched robbery at an address on Muirhead Avenue in West Derby during the early hours of October 15, 2024. He was sentenced alongside four others at Liverpool Crown Court.

Ross Fyles from Birkenhead, Merseyside, subjected a woman to a series of horrific sexual assaults including raping her at knifepoint, forcing a fake gun into her mouth while threatening to shoot her, punching her, pulling her hair, spitting at her, pressing a knife to her throat, throwing scissors at her leaving the blade in her back. He bombarded her workplace with abusive calls and messages, leaving a voicemail claiming to be Osama Bin Laden threatening to bomb the building and cut colleagues' faces off.

Andrew Edward Jones, 42, of Corbet Close in Shrewsbury, was visiting a house in St Helens, Merseyside, when he raped a woman in her 30s in April 2024.

Gavin Shaw, 62, of Warrington, entered his ex-partner's home on Manchester Road on 13 October 2025, after drinking five pints at a pub. He stabbed the 55-year-old victim twice in the chest within three minutes before leaving. She managed to exit the house but collapsed on the pavement, was taken to Aintree Hospital by air ambulance, and died five days later. Shaw confessed to his son and later to police, admitting the stabbing but claiming he had not intended to kill her. Text messages on his phone showed he knew about her new relationship, which began after a holiday in Turkey.

Klevi Pirjani and his wife systematically physically abused their three-month-old son Miguel at their home on Percy Road, Seacombe, Wirral, over a course of weeks, inflicting a fractured skull, rib fractures, collarbone fracture, arm fracture, and leg fracture, leading to an irreversible brain injury on 24 November 2024. Miguel was rushed to Alder Hey Children's Hospital, where life support was withdrawn on 29 November 2024, and he died later that day.

The victim's father and his wife Nivalda Santos Pirjani murdered their three-month-old son at their home on Percy Road in Seacombe, Wirral. Emergency services were called on Sunday 24 November after the baby was found unresponsive. He was taken to hospital but died five days later on Friday 29 November. The parents were initially arrested on suspicion of causing grievous bodily harm and Section 18 wounding with intent, and later charged with murder and causing or allowing the death of a child. A three-week trial began on Monday 6 October, during which the jury found both guilty of murder and Section 18 assault.

Klevi Pirjani and his wife murdered their three-month-old son at their home on Percy Road in Seacombe, Wirral. Emergency services were called on Sunday 24 November after the baby was found unresponsive. He was taken to hospital but died five days later on Friday 29 November. The parents were initially arrested on suspicion of causing grievous bodily harm and Section 18 wounding with intent, and later charged with murder and causing or allowing the death of a child. A three-week trial began on Monday 6 October, during which the jury found both guilty of murder and Section 18 assault.

Ryan Walsh-Westhead was part of a group that planned and carried out the shooting of a 36-year-old man in Kirkby on 17 July 2024. A balaclava-clad man on an electric bike fired four shots at the victim while he was at home with his partner and young children. The victim was shot three times and died from gunshot wounds to his chest. Walsh-Westhead denied involvement but was convicted after a trial.

Barrie Glynn, 47, was involved in planning and carrying out the targeted revenge attack on the victim, 53, who was shot dead on her doorstep at her home in Meadow Brook, Moreton, Wirral, on 30 October 2022. The murder was revenge for the loss of a mobile phone used in the illegal drugs trade, following an incident where the victim's sons took drugs, cash, and a mobile phone from James Byrne. CCTV showed Glynn arriving at the address in a black car with James Byrne minutes before the shooting. Glynn was a passenger in the vehicle used for the attack and involved in the subsequent arson.

James Byrne, 24, was involved in planning and carrying out the targeted revenge attack on the victim, 53, who was shot dead on her doorstep at her home in Meadow Brook, Moreton, Wirral, on 30 October 2022. The murder was revenge for the loss of a mobile phone used in the illegal drugs trade, following an incident where the victim's sons took drugs, cash, and a mobile phone from Byrne. CCTV showed Byrne and Barrie Glynn arriving at the address in a black car minutes before the shooting. Byrne got out of the car and went to the front door, where he shot the victim twice in the chest, killing her instantly. He then fled the scene.

Simon Allen, 55, was involved in planning and carrying out the targeted revenge attack on the victim, 53, who was shot dead on her doorstep at her home in Meadow Brook, Moreton, Wirral, on 30 October 2022. The murder was revenge for the loss of a mobile phone used in the illegal drugs trade, following an incident where the victim's sons took drugs, cash, and a mobile phone from a witness. Allen waited nearby with two other vehicles, a silver Ford and a Yamaha motorbike. After the shooting, he set the black car used in the attack on fire on a nearby street before fleeing the scene in the silver car.

David Harrison, 59, was involved in planning and carrying out the targeted revenge attack on the victim, 53, who was shot dead on her doorstep at her home in Meadow Brook, Moreton, Wirral, on 30 October 2022. The murder was revenge for the loss of a mobile phone used in the illegal drugs trade, following an incident where the victim's sons took drugs, cash, and a mobile phone from a man. Harrison transported the other men before and after the murder and assisted in the clear-up operation, including the arson of the getaway vehicle.

Ibrahim Momen raped a man in his 20s in the early hours of Sunday, 29 June 2025, near Liverpool Cathedral on St James’ Mount. Police were called after the victim reported the assault. Following a swift investigation, Momen was arrested and charged with rape. He was found guilty at trial.

Craig Middleton was found guilty of two counts of rape against a woman aged in her 20s. The offences occurred in 2009 at two properties in Leeds and formed part of a Merseyside Police investigation. He denied the offences, but a jury convicted him.

On 20 June 2025, Nimalarajah Mathiyadaranam bought a box of knives from a supermarket a few hours before going to the shop where his estranged wife worked. He grabbed her, dragged her to the entrance, and stabbed her repeatedly in a slow and methodical manner while CCTV cameras recorded the attack. The victim fell to the floor and was found bleeding heavily by a family member. Members of the public called police, and when officers arrived Mathiyadaranam said 'I did it'. The victim was taken to hospital but died shortly afterwards from her injuries. After his arrest, he collapsed and said he had taken poison; he was treated for organ failure. He initially pleaded not guilty, claiming his judgement was impaired by alcohol, but changed his plea to guilty on the third day of his trial.