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George Leather A man who stabbed his wife hundreds of times has today been sentenced to a minimum jail term of 18 years for her murder. Emergency services were called to Tinling Close in Prescot to reports that 56-year-old Paula Leather had been found seriously injured at around 1.20am on Monday, November 16 2020. Her death was confirmed a short time later. Mrs Leather, who worked at Asda in St Helens, had suffered around 50 to 100 injuries to her face and neck and between 200 to 300 injuries to her body. Her husband, George Leather, was arrested at the scene and charged with murder. He pleaded guilty to murder and was sentenced to 18 years in prison.
Drug enforcer The Bear and Mini Eggs carrying predator jailed in April in St Helens
These are some of the most serious cases linked to St Helens that came before the courts
14:30, 1 MAY 2021
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L-R Robbie Broughton, Adam Whitfield and Paul Coulthwaite
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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.