Little girl s dad catches paedophile abusing his daughter
He saw the 64-year-old molesting his child but the pervert said it was her fault
05:00, 6 MAR 2021
Updated
Robert Gardener claimed he was just playing with his victim
A little girl s dad caught a paedophile abusing his daughter only for the pervert to claim it was her fault.
Robert Gardener twice targeted the child but covered up the first incident by suggesting he was just playing .
The 64-year-old predator s lies came crashing down when the victim s father saw the sick abuse for himself.
However, Gardener, of Rocastle Close, Kensington, then had the gall to claim that the child instigated it.
Mum who sprayed air freshener to hide £100k of cannabis in court
She was previously spared jail because of her children but now has to pay out
16:53, 2 MAR 2021
Updated
Jasmine Vaughan-Jones outside Liverpool Crown Court
A mum who sprayed air freshener to try to disguise the smell of £100,000 of cannabis must pay back her ill-gotten gains.
Jasmine Vaughan-Jones, 31, and her partner Ian Kennedy, 42, were caught moving 9.5kg of cannabis from Liverpool to Wirral.
The smell coming from their van was so strong that police stopped the vehicle in Bootle and discovered 14 bin bags full of drugs.
Prosecutors said when officers halted the pungent van, Vaughan-Jones had clearly tried to mask the smell with an aerosol .
Man had sex with step daughter he groomed with drink
He told police he was best friends with his victim
General view of Liverpool Crown court. (Image: liverpoolecho)
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Woman smuggles ecstasy and cocaine into rave for mystery man
A judge questioned her claim that she hid the drugs in her skirt out of misplaced loyalty
15:51, 21 JAN 2021
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Antonia Newell hid ecstasy and cocaine in her skirt when trying to get into a house and techno event (Image: Liverpool Echo)
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