A woman reduced children to tears when she arrived at their door with a pair of scissors. Samantha Hurley also attacked a shop owner and insulted a stranger by calling him a “f***” after he refused to pay for a taxi. After drinking a litre of vodka, he punched both men before attacking two police… Read More »
A mother has said she ‘felt sick’ after being forced to watch CCTV footage of herself drunkenly attacking a woman with her stilettos during a night out. Ellie Brown left her victim permanently blind in one eye after the ‘horrific’ attack in Liverpool city centre, the Liverpool Echo reports. Footage of the fight was played… Read More »
A father-of-three arrived at Manchester Airport after returning from a holiday in Greece and was arrested minutes on the plane over his involvement in the violence in Southport. Thomas Whitehead, 53, was seen “in and among a large group” gathered outside a mosque in the town on July 30, Liverpool Crown Court heard. Prosecutor Rebecca… Read More »
They were two 11-year-old boys having a fun day together, but for John Greenwood and Gary Miller, an adventure to the dump turned into a nightmare. The children were found dead by a dog walker after being brutally beaten before being thrown under a mattress in Whiston, Merseyside. To date, no one has been convicted… Read More »
Hundreds of people attended the funeral of “dream child” Alice da Silva Aguiar, who was killed in a mass stabbing at a dance class in Southport. The nine-year-old’s parents, Sergio and Alexandra, were with family and friends at St Patrick’s Catholic Church in the town. Among those paying their respects were Merseyside Police Chief Constable… Read More »
Liverpool residents have expressed their horror and disgust after hundreds of masked rioters stormed the city on a night of chaos. Unrest following a far-right demonstration in the city centre on Saturday resulted in police turning into “serious disorder” and several police officers being injured. Merseyside Police said two officers were taken to hospital during… Read More »
The government has said thugs who cause crime on the streets will “pay the price” and warned that more violence could occur in the coming days. On Saturday, towns and cities across Britain and Northern Ireland clashed with anti-immigration demonstrators and counter-protesters, with police officers attacked, people injured, scores arrested and more promised. The violence… Read More »
An innocent man will receive no compensation after police officers forced their way into his home. Leo Wallace-Barr first saw police outside his home in Speke on the Ring doorbell app, the Liverpool Echo reports. He was working a job in Ambleside, Cumbria, when the app ‘suddenly went crazy’. The doorbell caught a ‘large commotion’… Read More »
A rapist’s twisted plan to drug a woman for a second time has been revealed after she quickly “took matters into her own hands”. Kevin Knox had previously spiked his victim’s drink with sleeping pills. A court heard how he took advantage of the woman by sexually assaulting her while she lay in her bed… Read More »
A teenager was stabbed on his way to school by a robber who demanded his trainers. Jamal Adam-Neale stabbed the teenager twice ‘at random’ after telling an unidentified accomplice ‘give me the knife, I’ll do it’. He was later arrested after police spotted him riding his blood-stained bike through Liverpool city centre. He dropped a… Read More »