Liverpool Crown Court Sentencing Results

Explore 467 verdicts at Liverpool Crown Court (Liverpool). Updated with the latest court outcomes.

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

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

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

Graham Patterson

Sexual communication with a child

June 10, 2025

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.

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

Trevor Jevons

Possession with intent to supply heroin and cocaine

June 9, 2025

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.

Sources: liverpoolecho.co.uk

Toni Casey

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

June 9, 2025

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.

Sources: liverpoolecho.co.uk

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

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.

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

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

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

Anthony Harbridge

Affray

June 4, 2025

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.

Sources: cambridge-news.co.uk

Jonathan Carl

Rape

June 1, 2025

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.

Sources: liverpoolecho.co.uk

Shaun Walker

Conspiracy to Supply Heroin, Cocaine, and Cannabis

May 22, 2025

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.

Sources: plymouthherald.co.uk

Eleanor Hepburn

Stalking

April 4, 2025

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.

Elliot Turner

Sexual activity with a child

April 1, 2025

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'.

James Fitzgerald

Assault by penetration

April 1, 2025

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'.

Jack Poulson

Rape

April 1, 2025

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.

Sources: lancs.live

Jordan Highcock

Possession with intent to supply class A drugs

April 1, 2025

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.

Sources: cheshire-live.co.uk

Ashley Darbyshire

Rape

April 1, 2025

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.

Sources: lancs.live

Brandon Harwood

Rape

April 1, 2025

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.

Sources: lancs.live

Cory Barrett

Rape

April 1, 2025

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.

Sources: lancs.live

Daniel Bainbridge-Flatters

Sexual activity with a child

April 1, 2025

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.

Sources: lancs.live

Ross Corley

Sexual activity with a child

April 1, 2025

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'.

Richard Haslam

Rape

April 1, 2025

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'.

Ross Mcginn

Conspiracy to abstract electricity

March 7, 2025

Sentence: Five years and four months imprisonment

Ross McGinn, 33, of Midway Road, Huyton, Merseyside, was a director of Elev8 Civils and Utilities Ltd. He facilitated a group that illegally diverted electricity to cannabis farms by splicing mains cables to supply houses, warehouses, and disused shops. The operation involved 54 instances over three years, enabling the production of cannabis worth around £7 million and extracting £253,980 worth of electricity.

Facilitator for the works, arranging and directing other members to illegal digs. Pleaded guilty to encouraging or assisting the commission of an offence, conspiring to steal, and conspiring to abstract electricity.

Sources: leighjournal.co.uk

Lewin Charles

Conspiracy to abstract electricity

March 7, 2025

Sentence: Two years and eight months imprisonment

Lewin Charles, 22, of Stanhope Drive, Roby, was part of a criminal operation where he helped divert electricity to cannabis farms by performing groundwork tasks like exposing cables. The group, operating under Elev8 Civils and Utilities Ltd., affected 54 sites over three years, enabling the production of cannabis worth around £7 million.

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

Sources: leighjournal.co.uk

Colin White

Conspiracy to abstract electricity

March 7, 2025

Sentence: Two years and six months imprisonment

Colin White, 32, of Warnerville Road, Liverpool, used his position at Scottish Power to assist in diverting electricity to cannabis farms. He enabled the group to cut into cables as part of Elev8 Civils and Utilities Ltd.'s operations, involving 54 sites over three years and producing cannabis worth around £7 million, with property from Scottish Power found in his home.

Employed by Scottish Power Energy Networks as a jointers mate, providing unsupervised access to equipment. Pleaded guilty to encouraging or assisting the commission of an offence and conspiring to abstract electricity.

Sources: leighjournal.co.uk

Andrew Roberts

Conspiracy to abstract electricity

March 7, 2025

Sentence: Six years imprisonment

Andrew Roberts, 42, of Bell Lane, Wigan, was involved in a sophisticated operation where he and others diverted electricity to cannabis farms run by organised crime gangs. The group used a legitimate company as cover to dig up roads and splice mains cables, affecting 54 sites across the UK over three years, resulting in cannabis production worth around £7 million.

Company director of Elev8 Civils and Utilities Ltd., facilitated works and directed organised gangs to illegal digs. Previously owned an electrical company and referenced jointing cables in messages. Pleaded guilty to encouraging or assisting the commission of an offence, conspiring to steal, and conspiring to abstract electricity.

Sources: leighjournal.co.uk

Aiden Doran

Conspiracy to abstract electricity

March 7, 2025

Sentence: Three years imprisonment

Aiden Doran, 27, of Ormskirk Road, Wigan, participated in a scheme to illegally divert electricity to cannabis farms. As part of Elev8 Civils and Utilities Ltd., he handled groundwork including exposing cables and making the work appear legitimate, across 54 sites over three years, resulting in cannabis worth around £7 million.

Involved in groundwork, such as exposing and filling cables. Worked for Elev8 Civils and Utilities Ltd. Pleaded guilty to encouraging or assisting the commission of an offence and conspiring to abstract electricity.

Sources: leighjournal.co.uk

Jack Sherry

Conspiracy to abstract electricity

March 7, 2025

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.

Sources: leighjournal.co.uk

Greg Black

Conspiracy to abstract electricity

March 7, 2025

Sentence: Three years and nine months imprisonment

Greg Black, 28, of Brookwood Road, Huyton, was part of a group that diverted electricity to cannabis farms by splicing mains cables. As an employee of Elev8 Civils and Utilities Ltd., he supervised and participated in illegal operations across 54 sites over three years, facilitating cannabis production worth around £7 million.

Had a supervisory role and was involved in illegal jointing. Worked for Elev8 Civils and Utilities Ltd. Pleaded guilty to encouraging or assisting the commission of an offence and conspiring to abstract electricity.

Sources: leighjournal.co.uk

Graham Roberts

Conspiracy to abstract electricity

March 7, 2025

Sentence: Five years and three months imprisonment

Graham Roberts, 47, of Ryton Close, Wigan, was an integral part of a group that illegally diverted electricity to cannabis farms. Working for Elev8 Civils and Utilities Ltd., he performed the physical cable jointing for 54 instances over three years, enabling organised crime gangs to grow cannabis on an industrial scale worth around £7 million.

Skilled worker known as 'Ganny', a cable jointer by trade, responsible for physical fitting of new electric cables from mains to premises. Pleaded guilty to encouraging or assisting the commission of an offence and conspiring to abstract electricity.

Sources: leighjournal.co.uk

Andrew Mcintyre

Inciting violent disorder

January 31, 2025

Sentence: 7.5 years imprisonment

Andrew McIntyre established a Telegram channel named 'Southport Wake Up' and shared content inciting violent disorder and criminal damage following the Southport knife attack on July 29, 2024. He posted messages urging people to 'rise up' and warned others to 'stand in our way', with his phone and car present in the area during the disorder on July 30, 2024. He congratulated those involved in the disorder and shared information about immigration advisers. Police arrested him on August 8, 2024, finding a knife in his car and weapons along with a copy of Hitler's Mein Kampf at his home in Rufford, near Ormskirk.

Pleaded guilty but delayed his plea; motivated by racial hatred; incited violence and possessed a knife; appeal against sentence was dismissed.

Sources: lancs.live

Axel Rudakubana

Murder and Attempted Murder

January 1, 2025

Sentence: Life imprisonment with a minimum term of 52 years

Axel Rudakubana carried out a mass stabbing attack at a Taylor Swift-themed dance party on Hart Street, Southport, on July 29, 2024, where he killed three young girls and injured eight other children, as well as two adults. He specifically targeted women and girls, saved the precise address in his phone to remember the location, booked a taxi to arrive at the end of the event, and used a knife he had purchased online weeks earlier.

Hannah Conlan

Possession of crack cocaine and heroin with intent to supply

January 1, 2025

Sentence: 20 months imprisonment suspended for 2 years, rehabilitation activity requirement of up to 25 days, 6-month drug rehabilitation requirement, 12-month mental health treatment requirement

On April 26, 2023, at around 8.15pm, Hannah Conlan was detained with Richard Senior in Morrisons supermarket in Southport after being observed selling drugs outside Victoria Park to known users. She had 11 wraps of crack cocaine in her bra, £175 cash, and a mobile phone. Further search found 16.99g of crack cocaine and 12.8g of heroin. Previously concealed 93 wraps of crack and 39 of heroin inside her body.

Sentenced in a previous hearing in January. Found with 11 wraps of crack cocaine hidden in her bra, £175 cash, and a ringing mobile phone. Strip search revealed additional drugs. A previous court hearing indicated she had 93 wraps of crack and 39 of heroin concealed inside her body.

Sources: liverpoolecho.co.uk

Liam Cowley

Rape

December 10, 2024

Sentence: 18 years imprisonment with 5 years extended licence

Liam Cowley, 32, of no fixed abode, entered a pregnant woman's home in Liverpool multiple times using a stolen key, blackmailing her with threats to involve social services and take her children. He headbutted, punched, strangled, and kicked her, smashing her phone to prevent calling for help. While her children slept upstairs, he took knives from the kitchen, threatened her life, and raped her twice during an hours-long attack. The victim fled with her children to a mobile phone shop and called police. Cowley was arrested but fled to Norfolk, using the alias Tommy Lee King, where he assaulted a 19-year-old girlfriend multiple times, including strangling and punching her. He was rearrested after his identity was discovered.

Found guilty on three counts of rape, four counts of intentional strangulation, and making threats to kill; pleaded guilty to two counts of assault and one breach of bail. Defence claimed unverified conditions like ADHD and brain injury, but no evidence found. Described as dangerous; has participated in courses while in custody.

Sources: liverpoolecho.co.uk

Neil Maguire

Conspiracy to supply cocaine

December 1, 2024

Sentence: 11 years and 4 months imprisonment

Neil Maguire was part of an organised crime group involved in supplying cocaine, including trading 8.5kg worth around £300,000 via EncroChat. He participated in handovers, such as delivering a bag containing half a kilogram of cocaine at a Beefeater pub and moving chemicals and drugs to various addresses.

Pleaded guilty to two counts of conspiracy to supply cocaine. Used the handle 'Holy Book' on EncroChat and was involved in trading cocaine.

Sources: liverpoolecho.co.uk