Lockdown breakers blamed broken TV and house full of smackheads
Excuses landed five people in court for ignoring lockdown rules, including one man who said he drove 280 miles to give his friend a lift
15:22, 19 APR 2021
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A huge VERTY HIGH Covid risk sign in Liverpool city centre last October (Image: Julian Hamilton/Daily Miiror)
A broken TV, hunting for “fit fellas” and a house “full of smackheads” were just some of the excuses Merseyside residents gave for breaking lockdown last year that landed them in court. While most lockdown breaches were dealt with using on-the-sport fines, 31 people managed to end up in court for breaking the rules.
Cecil Cain (center) is pictured with son Ed Cain (left) and grandson Dillon Cain (right) while volunteering at the GSM Food Pantry .[Photo contributed]
The holidays often bring out the best in people, and that was certainly the case recently for a family of Good Samaritan Ministries volunteers.
Cecil Cain, who began volunteering in 2015 with a group from Salt Creek Baptist Church, recently brought his son, Ed Cain, and grandson, Dillon Cain, to assist with the GSM Food Pantry.
“Not often do we have three generations at one time,” said Stacy Walker, Volunteer Coordinator at GSM. “We have grandparents that bring their grandchildren with them, but on this special occasion, since during the month of December we need extra helpers, his son and grandson were visiting at the time and he asked if they would come in and volunteer with him that day. That was a great experience for us to get to share in that.