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Longest jail sentences passed by Liverpool Crown Court judges so far in 2021 Murderers, rapists, gun thugs and EncroChat drug dealers all feature in the list 11:33, 3 APR 2021 Updated Dangerous criminals are sentenced every week at Liverpool Crown Court for a variety of crimes. These include murderers who have committed what is considered the most serious offence of all - taking another persons life. Rapists and paedophiles are often brought to justice thanks to the bravery of their victims, w...

Fake baby fraudster, torture killer and extremists lover jailed this week An overview of the most serious cases linked to Merseyside over the last seven days 05:00, 25 JAN 2021 L-R Heather McCarthy, Lee Knox and Victoria Webster Get the inside track on the big stories from Liverpool Crown Court with our weekly newsletterInvalid EmailSomething went wrong, please try again later. Subscribe now When you subscribe we will use the information you provide to send you these newsletters. Sometimes they...

  Gang members who poured petrol over man and set him on fire jailed for more than 60 years Gang members who murdered man by setting him on fire jailed for more than 60 years Three members of as gang who doused a man in petrol and set him on fire have been jailed for his murder. On Friday, the officers investigating the murder of Robert Beattie pledged to continue the search for two men that are still wanted in connection with the incident. The 48-year-old sadly died from his injuries t...

Three thugs who doused a vulnerable man in petrol and left him to burn alive in a brutal, horrendous and violent attack during a drugs turf war have been jailed for a total of almost 60 years. Connah Jenkinson, 26, John OBrien, 33, and Joseph McEwan, 20, carried out the horrific assault and killed Robert Beattie as part of an ongoing feud between gangs. The 48-year-old drug dealer was at his flat in Waverley in Skelmersdale, Lancashire, when he received a knock on his front door at around 1am o...

Shootings, stabbings and violent murders lead police to enforce zero tolerance crackdown A spate of murders, shootings, stabbings and a growing drugs turf war has scarred the West Lancashire town which has strong Liverpool links Updated Ennerdale in Skelmersdale after a shooting incident On what could be a massive day for Liverpool - sign up for the Liverpool Echo newsletter so you dont miss the big storiesInvalid EmailSomething went wrong, please try again later. Subscribe When you subscribe w...

Three found guilty of killing man doused in petrol and set alight in brutal attack Jurors found one man guilty of murder and two guilty of manslaughter following a trial over the death of Robert Beattie in Skelmersdale Updated Robert Beattie, who was set on fire at his doorstep in Skelmersdale on September 26, 2019 (Image: Handout) Get the inside track on the big stories from Liverpool Crown Court with our weekly newsletterInvalid EmailSomething went wrong, please try again later. Subscribe now...