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.
Jailed in Liverpool: Paedophile dog killer, disgraced cop and young gunman jailed this week
An overview of Liverpool court cases and those jailed for crimes linked to Merseyside
05:00, 19 APR 2021
L-R Matthew Friend, Charlie Harrison and Thomas Anderson.
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These are the faces of 26 criminals locked up for crimes in court cases linked to Liverpool and Merseyside this past week.
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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.