Fake gun thugs and dad who battered ex while kids slept jailed in Sefton
A rapist, major drug dealers, and a cowardly thug who beat his ex-partner were among those put behind bars this month
Jamie LopezSouthport and West Lancs reporter
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L-R John Garnett, James Farquhar, Ryan Thorp
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78 jailed in April for crimes linked to Merseyside
A murdering husband, triple shooter and child rapists are among those put behind bars this month
05:00, 1 MAY 2021
These are the faces of 78 people jailed in April for crimes linked to Merseyside.
One judge had to deal with a monstrous husband who stabbed his wife 300 times, while another locked up a gunman who shot three people in one home.
Disturbing cases included a child rapist who targeted two teenage girls on Snapchat, a predatory maths teacher who exploited a vulnerable pupil, and a serial child rapist who made the lives of three young victims hell.
Photo by K. Michelle Moran
Longtime Farms concession stand operator offered stellar service with a smile At top, the concession stand at Pier Park in Grosse Pointe Farms was run down when Graves acquired it in 1980. Below, Graves spruced up the exterior and interior of the building before opening to customers.
Photo provided by Richard Graves
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GROSSE POINTE FARMS When Grosse Pointe Farms resident Richard “Dick” Graves Jr. took over the concession stand at Pier Park in 1980, the building was a worn-down structure that had few customers and had earned the moniker of “The Shack.”
Graves’ first task was to spruce up the place, paneling the unfinished interior walls, adding compressed wood siding to dress up the exterior and planting flowers around the building. He even started mowing the grass around the building, which made it a popular spot for sunbathers to plop down a towel and soak up some rays. But it was the food that made the concession stand a
Horror movie attack boyfriend and child rapists jailed this week
An overview of the most serious cases linked to Merseyside over the last seven days
07:00, 5 APR 2021
These are the faces of seven criminals locked up for crimes linked to Merseyside this past week.
One judge sentenced a key player in an estimated £1m a month cocaine gang whose lavish lifestyle was laid bare.
A court heard about a paedophile who filmed a girl undressing at a popular Merseyside beach, before he was caught with a stash of vile photos.
Judges had to sentence a woman beater who left his partner covered in blood and a convicted rapist who enjoyed holidays abroad in breach of his notification requirements.
Rapist breached sex offender licence by flying to Philippines
James Farquhar had been released after serving 12 years for repeatedly raping a teenage girl
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James Farquhar, 62, from Litherland, who was jailed for nine months for breaching the requirements of the sex offenders register (Image: Merseyside Police)
A convicted rapist who twice went on foreign holidays including to the Philippines without telling the police was put back behind bars today. James Farquhar, who served 12 years in prison for repeatedly raping a teenage girl, was required to tell the police if he applied for a passport or went abroad under the terms of the Sex Offenders Register.