Liverpool Crown Court Sentencing Results

Explore 176 verdicts at Liverpool Crown Court (Liverpool). Updated with the latest court outcomes.

Daniel Orme

Rape of a child under 13

July 2, 2025

Sentence: 6.5 years imprisonment

Daniel Orme sexually abused his seven-year-old nephew, Jake Porter, by taking him to his bedroom after playing video games and subjecting him to rape and other sexual activities. The abuse occurred when the victim was a child, leading to long-term trauma. Orme was convicted on multiple charges related to the incidents.

Danny Smith

Assault occasioning actual bodily harm

July 2, 2025

Sentence: 16 months imprisonment

Danny Smith, a prisoner from North Wales, threw a kettle filled with boiling water over his cellmate during a dispute over a vape at HMP Altcourse on July 27, 2023. The victim awoke in intense pain, suffering scalding on his left arm and neck, which resulted in light scarring and a perforated eardrum causing hearing difficulties. Smith pressed an emergency alarm and claimed the victim was going to kill him, leading to a scuffle. He confessed to the assault immediately to prison officers.

Admitted one count of assault occasioning actual bodily harm. Has 65 previous convictions for 123 offences. Judge urged him to seek mental health support and ensure access to medication upon release.

Sources: dailypost.co.uk

Dylan Threlfall

Violent Disorder

July 1, 2025

Sentence: 18 months imprisonment

Dylan Threlfall, aged 23, from Freshfield Avenue in Atherton, was involved in violent disorder in Southport on July 30, 2024. He threw items including a wheelie bin, bricks, and a concrete slab at police officers and a police van. Cannabis was found at his home during his arrest on April 3, 2025. The disorder followed the stabbing deaths of three children and involved widespread violence and looting.

Admitted violent disorder and possession of cannabis. Previously of good character, training as an electrician, and expecting another child; expressed regret for his actions and their impact on his family.

Sources: liverpoolecho.co.uk

Keelan Westbrook

Violent Disorder

July 1, 2025

Sentence: 16 months imprisonment

Keelan Westbrook, aged 21, from Freshfield Avenue in Atherton, participated in violent disorder in Southport on July 30, 2024. He was seen gesticulating towards police officers and throwing missiles at them while wearing a distinctive bright pink top. The incident was part of riots following the stabbing deaths of three children, involving a large crowd engaging in violence against police and property.

Admitted violent disorder. Previously of good character, aged 20 at the time of the offence, and expecting his first child; had aspirations to join the army but expressed remorse for getting caught up in the events.

Sources: liverpoolecho.co.uk

Pham Van Cuong

Production of cannabis

July 1, 2025

Sentence: 14 months imprisonment

Pham Van Cuong was found tending to 257 cannabis plants in a house on Beryl Walk in Fazakerley on March 10, 2025. Neighbours reported the property should have been empty, but police discovered it converted for cannabis production across all rooms, with a potential yield of 7kg to 21.5kg. He attempted to hide in the loft when police arrived and claimed he was coerced into working as a 'gardener' due to threats against his family in Vietnam, where he had been smuggled from in 2020.

Admitted one count of production of cannabis. Had a previous conviction for the same offense in Scotland. Judge Stuart Driver KC noted it as a serious aggravating factor and stated that appropriate punishment required immediate custody. He was under pressure and intimidation from third parties who smuggled him into the UK.

Sources: liverpoolecho.co.uk

Martin Threlfall

Violent Disorder

July 1, 2025

Sentence: 2 years imprisonment

Martin Threlfall, aged 29, from Windermere Road in Ince, Wigan, participated in violent disorder in Southport on July 30, 2024. He threw bricks and a wheelie bin at police officers, smashed a police van windscreen while an officer was inside, and kicked vehicles. A curved sword was seized from his home during his arrest on April 3, 2025. The incident occurred amid riots following the stabbing deaths of three children, involving a crowd of around 1,000 people.

Admitted violent disorder and possession of an offensive weapon. Described as having exemplary military service, family bereavement, and neurodivergent issues; expressed remorse and shame for his actions.

Sources: liverpoolecho.co.uk

John Sarawanskyj

Murder

June 30, 2025

Sentence: Life imprisonment

John Sarawanskyj murdered his father Ivan, aged 73, by beating him to death at their home on Braemar Avenue in Southport following a row over a dog called Zeus. He expressed no remorse during the proceedings.

Showed no remorse after beating his father Ivan to death and was unanimously found guilty.

Sources: liverpoolecho.co.uk

Daniel Williams

Inflicting grievous bodily harm with intent

June 30, 2025

Sentence: five years and four months imprisonment

Daniel Williams attacked his cellmate, Boniface Kutara, at HMP Liverpool on September 8, 2023, by pouring boiling sugar water over him while he slept and then repeatedly punching him in the face and body. The attack stemmed from a dispute over milk rations and television choices, leaving Kutara with burns covering nine per cent of his body, permanent scarring, damaged skin pigment, and issues with hearing, vision, flashbacks, and nightmares.

Admitted one count of inflicting grievous bodily harm with intent. Has five previous convictions for offences including threats with an offensive weapon and battery. Judge Katherine Pierpoint noted his temper and urged him to address it to avoid future imprisonments, considering his age and first adult prison experience.

Sources: manchestereveningnews.co.uk

Ian Thompson

Burglary

June 30, 2025

Sentence: 3 years and 4 months imprisonment

Ian Thompson crept into a woman's bedroom while she was sleeping and rifled through her belongings as part of a string of break-ins. The victim, a mother, woke up believing it was her husband returning from work, but instead found Thompson glaring at her, leaving her heart pounding and cowering under the covers for what felt like a lifetime. This occurred in the early hours, and he was involved in additional burglaries on Buttermere Gardens on November 4 and Desmond Grove on November 5.

Admitted five counts of burglary and asked for two further offences to be taken into consideration in sentencing. The victim described the incident as 'petrifying'.

Sources: liverpoolecho.co.uk

Callum Crofts

Rape of a child under 16

June 30, 2025

Sentence: 15 years imprisonment

Callum Crofts, 22, of King Street, Southport, abused five children through multiple sexual offences that occurred between February 2023 and March 2024. These included the rape of a child under 16, seven counts of engaging in sexual activity with a child, three counts of engaging in sexual communications with a child, one count of causing or inciting a child to engage in sexual activity, one count of sending a photograph of genitals to cause alarm, distress or humiliation, and three counts of making indecent photographs of a child (categories A, B and C).

Pleaded guilty to 11 offences against children after being found guilty of rape of a child under 16 in a trial. Detective Constable Lindsey Harris noted that Crofts acted only to satisfy his own depravity and showed no regard for the victims' emotional impact.

Sources: liverpoolecho.co.uk

Barbara Peters

Conspiracy to convey a prohibited list B article into a prison

June 30, 2025

Sentence: 10 months imprisonment

Barbara Peters, a 57-year-old prison officer at HMP Altcourse, smuggled illicit items including alcohol, tobacco, mobile phones, and other contraband into the prison on at least 15 occasions between March and June 2023. She was paid approximately £9,000 and acted under threats and blackmail from inmates. The smuggling involved hiding items in her bra and meeting associates outside the prison, such as in car parks, to receive the contraband. She was arrested on June 6, 2023, at her new workplace and provided detailed admissions during interviews.

Pleaded guilty to conspiracy to convey a prohibited list B article into a prison. Judge noted her vulnerability, manipulation by inmates, and payments received, but highlighted the seriousness of the offense. She has no prior convictions and was sentenced with regret due to her circumstances.

Sources: liverpoolecho.co.uk

David Roberts

Burglary

June 27, 2025

Sentence: 2 years and 2 months imprisonment

David Roberts broke into a mosque in Warrington while worshippers were present, stealing a jacket and a mobile phone after trying on shoes; broke into Widnes Foodbank by smashing a rear window, leaving the area covered in blood and stealing food; broke into St Alban's Church in Bewsey the next day, triggering an alarm and stealing cash from the priest's quarters where he was found hiding in the bath; and committed another burglary on Foregate Street in Chester. These crimes were motivated by his drug habit.

Pleaded guilty to three counts of burglary, criminal damage, and failing to surrender to bail. Has a £200-a-day drug habit, a history of 58 previous convictions, and a troubled childhood. Judge noted his mental health problems and prolific offending.

Sources: liverpoolecho.co.uk

Lee Nichols

Unlawful wounding

June 27, 2025

Sentence: 21 months imprisonment

Lee Nichols attacked a 72-year-old deaf man in retribution after being told to 'f*** off' when begging in a pub. The incident began around 9pm on October 28, 2024, in the Clairville pub on Wallasey Road, Liscard, Wirral. Nichols became aggressive, took a picture on the victim's phone as an intimidation tactic, and later punched the victim at a bus stop, breaking his glasses and causing him to fall. He then stamped on and repeatedly kicked the victim to the legs and ribs, resulting in injuries including a broken finger. The victim required two days of hospital treatment at Arrowe Park Hospital.

Pleaded guilty to unlawful wounding. Has 124 previous convictions, including violence. Judge described the attack as wholly unprovoked and unwarranted.

Sources: liverpoolecho.co.uk

Michael Flanagan

Attempting to inflict grievous bodily harm

June 27, 2025

Sentence: 4 years imprisonment

Michael Flanagan began a short-term relationship with Shannon Johanson in October 2024, but it ended due to his paranoid and jealous behaviour. On November 23, 2024, he entered her home uninvited while armed with a knife and threatened to stab her and others, believing she was seeing another man. The following day, during an argument in his car, he drove erratically at high speed, ignored her pleas to stop, and deliberately crashed into a tree on Kirklake Road near Formby, intending to cause serious injury. She escaped with minor injuries despite the crash occurring at around 60mph in a 30mph zone.

Pleaded guilty to the charges. Diagnosed with ADHD and this is his first custodial sentence. Judge noted he intended to cause really serious injury and highlighted aggravating factors such as the domestic context and his prior convictions.

Sources: liverpoolecho.co.uk

Lewis Tucker

Assault occasioning actual bodily harm

June 27, 2025

Sentence: 16 months imprisonment and a five-year restraining order

Lewis Tucker entered the victim's home on Stonehill Street in Anfield around 3am on March 28, 2025, where he threatened her by saying, 'You're all going to be dead. I'm going to be a terrorist now, and I'm going to burn your house down,' referencing her past as a victim of the 2017 Manchester Arena bombing. He armed himself with a knife from the kitchen, repeatedly punched and kicked her even after she fell to the ground, and continued the attack despite his mother's intervention. He then damaged the property by breaking the TV, ripping out the fireplace, smashing drinking vessels, and throwing a traffic cone through the front window.

Pleaded guilty to assault occasioning actual bodily harm and criminal damage. Suffered from a relapse of psychotic symptoms, diagnosed with post-traumatic stress disorder and ADHD, and likely has ASD. Had a difficult upbringing and 13 previous convictions for 31 offences.

Sources: liverpoolecho.co.uk

Peter Melia

Engaging in Controlling or Coercive Behaviour

June 26, 2025

Sentence: 2.5 years imprisonment and a 5-year restraining order

Peter Melia engaged in a pattern of domestic abuse against his girlfriend starting in July 2021, involving control over her social media, clothing, and social interactions. Incidents included striking her during sex refusals around Christmas 2022, punching her on holiday, backhanding her in Poland over a Facebook like, and on January 7, 2024, grabbing her throat, punching her, strangling her, and attempting to bite her nose after discovering she was vaping. He has prior convictions for similar offences against another partner.

Pleaded guilty to engaging in controlling or coercive behaviour, assault occasioning actual bodily harm, and intentional strangulation. Expressed remorse in court, stating it was the biggest mistake of his life and has stopped drinking. Judge hoped he would learn from the experience.

Sources: chroniclelive.co.uk

Michael Linfoot

Sexual activity with a child

June 26, 2025

Sentence: 11 months imprisonment suspended for 12 months

In 2018, Michael Linfoot, along with Callum Hesketh, picked up a 15-year-old girl and her friend in a white van in exchange for alcoholic drinks. They drove to Rivington and parked, where Linfoot raped the victim while Hesketh recorded the acts. Afterwards, the girls were returned to Adlington.

Jack Hartley

Supply of cocaine and cannabis

June 26, 2025

Sentence: five years and eight months imprisonment

Jack Hartley used an Instagram account under the name 'Harry Pothead' to sell cocaine and cannabis. On May 1, 2025, police searched his mother's home on Kremlin Drive in Tuebrook and found 722.64g of cocaine hidden in a cement mixer, along with £935.35 in cash, scales, snap bags, and a note with login details. Hartley attempted to destroy mobile phones linked to the account by smashing them and flushing them down the toilet. He was out on licence at the time and had previously been subject to a serious crime prevention order from Preston Crown Court in February 2022, which he failed to comply with.

Pleaded guilty to the charges. Counsel stated he is wasting his life and aims to prove himself upon release. This is his third conviction for drug trafficking offences.

Sources: liverpoolecho.co.uk

Callum Hesketh

Sexual activity with a child and making indecent videos

June 26, 2025

Sentence: 8 months imprisonment suspended for 12 months

In 2018, Callum Hesketh contacted a 15-year-old girl via social media, proposing a threesome which she declined. He persisted with calls and messages, video calling her to request sexual poses while he masturbated. Later, he picked up the victim and her friend in a van, drove to Rivington, and recorded sex acts on his phone during the assault, broadcasting them with the caption 'GANG BANG OUT HERE'. Three more men arrived, and the incident involved multiple perpetrators.

Pleaded guilty to sending sexualised social media messages and making indecent videos of a child.

Sources: lancs.live

Thomas Rae

Sexual activity with a child

June 26, 2025

Sentence: 11 months imprisonment suspended for 12 months

In 2018, Thomas Rae arrived at the scene in Rivington on a motorbike after being summoned by Callum Hesketh. He approached the van and orally raped the 15-year-old victim during the ongoing assault.

John Carmichael

Drink driving

June 25, 2025

Sentence: £500 fine, £400 to Crown Prosecution Service, £200 surcharge, and 10 points on driving licence

On September 11, 2024, John Carmichael was found in charge of a Ford Focus in the St Helens Linkway Tesco car park while having 81 micrograms of alcohol per 100 millilitres of breath, exceeding the legal limit of 35 micrograms. He was also in possession of the class B drug cannabis and did not have valid insurance for the vehicle.

Pled guilty to three offences. Not disqualified due to mitigating circumstances, including loss of employment, potential loss of accommodation, and impact on his and his family's health.

Sources: sthelensstar.co.uk

Lee Houghton

Attempted Robbery

June 24, 2025

Sentence: 34 months imprisonment

On March 25, 2025, Lee Houghton, while intoxicated and begging in a café at the Liverpool University Dental Hospital, became aggressive and punched security guard John Baxter in the head when asked to leave. He then approached Kim Harries, a woman in her 60s using walking sticks, outside the hospital, attempted to snatch her prescription medication by shouting and pushing her, causing her to fall and sustain injuries including bruising and swelling to her knee and elbow. He was arrested the following day and later stripped naked in custody while insulting his solicitor.

Admitted attempted robbery and assaulting an emergency services worker. Has 51 previous convictions, including offences of dishonesty. Judge warned him to 'get a grip of his life' and address issues with drugs and alcohol, or face longer sentences.

Sources: liverpoolecho.co.uk

David Croke

Robbery

June 24, 2025

Sentence: 25 months imprisonment

On January 4, 2025, David Croke entered a convenience store on Whitefield Road in Anfield, approached the employee at the counter, and threatened him with a knife, claiming he would take items from the shop. He placed detergent and washing products worth £25.46 into a bag but was unable to leave after the employee lowered the shutters. Croke begged to be released, confessed he was not armed, and threatened the victim before attempting to escape through the staff toilet, where he was locked in until police arrived.

Pleaded guilty to robbery. Has a history of drug and alcohol addiction, which motivated the offence to fund his addictions. Previous convictions include a six-year sentence for robbery in 2014. Judge noted aggravating factors such as prior convictions and attempts to dissuade the victim from reporting.

Sources: liverpoolecho.co.uk

Keiron Pickett

Making indecent images of children

June 20, 2025

Sentence: 20 months imprisonment and a 10-year sexual harm prevention order

Keiron Pickett, a 24-year-old teaching assistant, secretly filmed upskirt videos of Year 7 girls at his school between September 2023 and January 2024. He stored six such videos on his iPhone, along with 62 indecent images (including category A material), 28 category B images, 192 category C images, and handwritten notes about his students. His account was flagged on Instagram on September 9, 2024, leading to his arrest. He panicked during arrest and threatened self-harm but provided his phone password. The crimes involved abusing his position of trust with vulnerable children who had complex learning needs.

Pleaded guilty to operating equipment under clothing without consent, taking indecent images of children, five counts of making indecent images, and possession of cannabis. No previous convictions. Judge commented on the abuse of his position of trust and the impact on victims.

Sources: dailyrecord.co.uk

Richard Mellor

Conspiracy to supply heroin and cocaine

June 20, 2025

Sentence: 14 years and 18 months imprisonment

Richard Mellor organised and directed the supply of 48.5kg of cocaine and 21.5kg of heroin via the EncroChat platform, using the handle 'Wonky Kite'. He kept detailed ledgers of his activities. After the network was infiltrated in 2020, he fled to Spain but was arrested on August 25, 2024, and extradited to the UK. He has three children and a grandchild, and was involved in volunteering for football and boxing.

Pleaded guilty to conspiracy to supply heroin and cocaine. No previous convictions. Described as a model prisoner and involved in community work, including as a health and wellbeing mentor. Judge noted his remorse and previous good character.

Sources: liverpoolecho.co.uk

Michael Oakes

Violent disorder

June 19, 2025

Sentence: 28 months imprisonment

Michael Oakes was part of a 1,000-strong mob involved in violent disorder in Southport on July 30, 2024, the day after three children were murdered. He threw missiles at unprotected police officers, who were deployed near a mosque, resulting in injuries to 50 officers. He was seen on CCTV throwing objects, searching for more missiles, and attempting to break a paving slab while under the influence of alcohol.

Pleaded guilty to violent disorder. The judge noted his involvement caused serious fear, distress, and disruption in the community. He has previous convictions including battery, theft, criminal damage, and drug offences, and was non-compliant with court orders. His partner is expecting their first child, and he has been engaging with drug services and caring for his grandmother.

Sources: wigantoday.net

Michael Kelly

Rape and Sexual Assault

June 19, 2025

Sentence: 21 years imprisonment and 1 year on licence

Michael Kelly, a 66-year-old man, targeted children as young as eight over approximately a decade in the Wirral and Worcestershire areas. He sexually assaulted and raped multiple victims, including forcing a girl to strip during games of hide and seek in exchange for access to his phone and using threats to keep them silent. Victims reported suffering from nightmares, flashbacks, feelings of worthlessness, and long-term emotional trauma.

Found guilty of 24 sexual offences after a trial. No previous convictions. Suffers from Parkinson's disease, colitis, and depression. Served in the armed forces for six years. Judge stated that his offending ruined lives and that he represents a danger of causing serious sexual harm to children, with no remorse shown.

Sources: liverpoolecho.co.uk

Rachel Wilson

Fraud by abuse of position

June 18, 2025

Sentence: 2 years and 2 months imprisonment

Rachel Wilson, employed as head cashier at Liverpool Legal Services Ltd for 16 years, engaged in a four-year campaign of fraud by making 89 fraudulent payments totalling £13,529.25 into her own accounts and fabricating cheques worth £196,000 for fictitious office expenses. This was discovered by a colleague during her holiday in August 2024, and she confessed during a disciplinary hearing and police interview. The crimes occurred between April 2020 and 2024, involving abuse of her trusted position to steal over £200,000.

Pleaded guilty to fraud by abuse of position. The judge considered her remorse, lack of prior convictions, and personal circumstances, including funding her husband's drug habit under pressure, as well as her ongoing rehabilitation for anxiety and depression.

Sources: liverpoolecho.co.uk

Matthew Bushell

Breaching a sexual harm prevention order

June 17, 2025

Sentence: 8 months imprisonment

Matthew Bushell, a 52-year-old convicted sex offender subject to an indefinite sexual harm prevention order from 2014, breached the order by deleting his internet history on 356 occasions on his phone and 125 times on his tablet. He searched for terms related to online sex chats, pornographic websites, and escort services on Viva Street. This occurred shortly after his release from prison on June 3, 2024, at his home on Cobden Road in Southport. He confessed during police interview that he deleted the history because he was scared and thought he could get away with it, and he has been recalled on licence from a previous 16-month sentence for similar breaches.

Admitted to breaching a sexual harm prevention order. Has nine previous convictions for 19 offences, including prior breaches. Judge remarked that this was not his first offence and highlighted his awareness of the order's requirements. Defence noted issues with alcohol abuse and his understanding of the need to avoid further trouble.

Sources: liverpoolecho.co.uk

Edward Jarvis

Drug trafficking

June 17, 2025

Sentence: 25 years in prison

Edward Jarvis was sentenced to 25 years in prison for his instrumental role in the Huyton Firm's drugs trade success, which involved drug-related activities.

Aaron Godfrey

Possession of MDMA

June 16, 2025

Sentence: 2 years and 10 months imprisonment

Aaron Godfrey attempted to enter Creamfields festival with dozens of MDMA tablets in 2017, leading to his arrest and eventual sentencing after evading justice.

Caught with MDMA tablets at a festival in 2017 and fled the country twice while on bail before being jailed.

Sources: liverpoolecho.co.uk

Liam Greenwood

Assault occasioning actual bodily harm

June 16, 2025

Sentence: 22 months imprisonment

Liam Greenwood choked his ex-girlfriend until she passed out and kicked her while unconscious after she asked him to clean up a mess, turning their lives upside down.

Admitted assault occasioning actual bodily harm, intentional strangulation and criminal damage. Recently released from prison and carried out the assault in front of his daughter.

Sources: liverpoolecho.co.uk

Kenneth Mcnabb

Indecent Assault

June 16, 2025

Sentence: Six-and-a-half years imprisonment

Kenneth McNabb sexually assaulted a boy in his early teens on two occasions in the 1990s in Skelmersdale, involving placing the victim's hand on his own penis and instructing the boy to perform a sex act, claiming it was to teach him. The victim suffered long-term effects, including suicidal thoughts and nightmares. McNabb also possessed and made indecent images of children, including five category A images, three category B, three category C, and prohibited computer-generated images, while breaching a lifelong sexual offences prevention order. He used VPN software to hide his online activities.

Judge David Swinnerton berated him for wearing two poppies to court, viewing it as an attempt to curry favour, and noted his expressions of remorse rang hollow due to repeated opportunities to change. He has prior convictions, including a five-year sentence in 1999 for sexually assaulting two girls, and offences related to indecent images in 2011, 2014, and 2021. Defence highlighted alcohol as a factor in his offending and his concerns about losing accommodation and health issues, including PTSD from an armed robbery.

Sources: lancs.live

Lee Roach

Assault occasioning actual bodily harm

June 16, 2025

Sentence: 58 months imprisonment

Lee Roach stole a phone from a customer in a Wetherspoons pub and, while fleeing, crashed his bike into a 70-year-old woman, leaving her with a permanent facial scar and a broken arm. He also set fire to his bedroom while facing eviction.

Admitted arson being reckless as to whether life was endangered, assault occasioning actual bodily harm and theft. Described as acting recklessly and now claims it is time to grow up.

Sources: liverpoolecho.co.uk

Samantha Bennett

Sexual activity with a child

June 16, 2025

Sentence: 5 years and 6 months imprisonment

Samantha Bennett groomed a teenage girl with gifts, including an iPad and a puppy, leading to sexual abuse. She forced the victim to engage in acts no child should have to do, stealing her childhood and innocence while being a married mother to a six-month-old baby.

Found guilty of six sexual offences, including sexual activity with a child. She maintains her innocence and was described as having brainwashed her victim.

Sources: liverpoolecho.co.uk

William Ali

Possession of a bladed article

June 16, 2025

Sentence: 9 months imprisonment

William Ali was caught carrying a 12-inch kitchen knife in Liverpool city centre and made threats, including telling police to 'suck your mum' and joking about stabbings.

Admitted possession of a bladed article in a public place. Claimed he carried the weapon for protection as there was a price on his head due to robbing drug dealers.

Sources: liverpoolecho.co.uk

Zoe Bundy

Fraud by abuse of position

June 11, 2025

Sentence: 12 months imprisonment, suspended for 2 years; 30 days rehabilitation activity; court costs and victim surcharge

Zoe Bundy, employed as an office administrator at North West Climate Services in St Helens, Merseyside, embezzled over £33,000 from her employer between January 29, 2023, and September 9, 2023. She achieved this by altering bank details on business invoices to redirect payments to her own account, which she then spent on holidays abroad. This left the company struggling financially, affecting its ability to pay suppliers and taxes.

Pleaded guilty to three charges of fraud by abuse of position. The money has been repaid.

Sources: dailyrecord.co.uk

Aaron Kerr

Assault occasioning actual bodily harm

June 11, 2025

Sentence: 2 years imprisonment

Aaron Kerr, from Beechwood, Wirral, Merseyside, engaged in multiple incidents of drunken violence in pubs. On March 27, 2025, he caused a disturbance at the Stork Hotel in Birkenhead by trespassing behind the bar, throwing drinks, setting off fire extinguishers, assaulting a customer by grabbing him around the neck and punching him repeatedly, and threatening staff and police with scissors. On May 17, 2025, at the Coach and Horses pub in Moreton, he placed a metal ashtray on a woman's head as a joke, then threw it at her head when she reciprocated, causing a wound measuring three to four centimetres in length and one to two centimetres wide. These acts occurred while he was intoxicated and followed a previous community order for similar offences.

Pleaded guilty to two counts of assault occasioning actual bodily harm, affray, assault, possession of a bladed article in a public place, and breaching a community order. Judge Swinnerton noted his alcohol-fuelled behaviour and prior opportunity for rehabilitation, stating that custody was necessary due to repeated offences.

Sources: mirror.co.uk

Callum Lydiate

Assault occasioning actual bodily harm

June 11, 2025

Sentence: 18 months imprisonment and a five-year restraining order

Callum Lydiate met his girlfriend on TikTok and began a relationship around three months before the incident. On May 2, after consuming alcohol, he became paranoid about her having an affair or hiding someone in the loft at her home in Liscard, Wirral. He assaulted her by repeatedly punching and kicking her in her bedroom, pulling out clumps of her hair, and smashing her television. She attempted to escape, but he pursued her, hid her phone, and threatened, 'You're not getting out of this house alive.' He later dragged her outside by her hair, where neighbours intervened as he hit his own head against the pavement and a fence. Police arrested him at the scene.

Pleaded guilty to assault occasioning actual bodily harm and criminal damage. Has five previous convictions, including assaults on ex-girlfriends. Judge described him as having a 'worrying side to his personality' and hopes he will take advantage of courses in custody.

Sources: manchestereveningnews.co.uk

Anthony Mcdonald

Burglary

June 10, 2025

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.

Sources: liverpoolecho.co.uk

Peter Brooks

Attempted murder

June 10, 2025

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.

Sources: liverpoolecho.co.uk

Phillip Neill

Arson

June 9, 2025

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.

Sources: liverpoolecho.co.uk

Martin Pilson

Being concerned in the supply of heroin and cocaine

June 9, 2025

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.

Sources: liverpoolecho.co.uk

Michael Hollywood

Sexual assault and making indecent images of a child

June 9, 2025

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.

Sources: liverpoolecho.co.uk

Kabairathan Santhurukanthan

Wounding with intent

June 9, 2025

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.

Sources: liverpoolecho.co.uk

Kalem Riley

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

June 9, 2025

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.

Sources: liverpoolecho.co.uk

Katherine Greenall

Fraud by abuse of position

June 9, 2025

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.

James Kelly

Assault occasioning actual bodily harm

June 9, 2025

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.

Sources: liverpoolecho.co.uk

James Morris

Robbery

June 9, 2025

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.

Sources: liverpoolecho.co.uk

Christopher Fisher

Assault occasioning actual bodily harm and theft

June 9, 2025

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.

Sources: liverpoolecho.co.uk

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