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
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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 person s life. Rapists and paedophiles are often brought to justice thanks to the bravery of their victims, who are left mentally scarred forever. Gun thugs who endanger lives, putting at risk the safety of innocent bystanders with firearms, are treated very seriously by the courts.
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Calm after the storm in Merseyside s tinderbox after seven shootings in six months
How calm has been restored in what appeared to be Merseyside Police s most volatile patch just 12 months ago
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Police incident Chesterfield Drive, Kirkby.
Photograph Geoff Davies (Image: Geoff Davies)
Twelve months have passed since the last shooting in Kirkby, sparking hope the tables are turning in the town s fight against crime.
The period of calm represents a significant turnaround in an area that was the scene of flashpoints of severe violence during the later part of 2019 and early stages of 2020.
Detectives believe the success is the result of tactics that have placed those worst hit by the chaos at the heart of the fightback.
Stabbing neighbour, knife thug and repulsive paedophile jailed this week
An overview of the most serious cases linked to Merseyside over the last seven days
05:00, 8 MAR 2021
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These are the faces of 15 criminals locked up for crimes linked to Merseyside this past week.
One judge had to deal with a pair of brothers behind a huge cocaine conspiracy that was backed up by an arsenal of guns and grenades.
A court heard about a young knife thug and his mum who tried to help smuggle tens of thousands of pounds of drugs and other illicit items in prison
Judges had to sentence repulsive paedophiles who ruined the lives of young girls and in one instance even had the gall to blame their victim.
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