Racist who made Nazi salute, coked up son and kitten hurling dad spared jail this month
These are the 20 criminals who walked free from court this year
Left to right: Louis Mann, Lee Stephens, Jacqueline Preston
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Here is a look at some St Helens cases heard in the courts over the past month.
Christopher Lane Christopher Lane A man who set fire to a car and the front door of a house while two children were inside the property was put behind bars. Detectives welcomed the 10-year prison sentence given to Christopher Lane for domestic-related arson and other offences. Lane, of no fixed address, but from Whiston, started the fires while his ex-girlfriend was in the house in Clock Face as well as her two children. He was sentenced at Liverpool Crown Court on Monday, January 11.
By David Baines, leader of St Helens Borough Council
Council leader s column
Council leader David Baines WE VE had a very positive and enthusiastic response to the draft Economic Recovery Plan we published recently. The plan is a great example of a balanced approach to different priorities, with the overall goal of improving prosperity and quality of life here in St Helens. On this subject, last week’s Star featured a letter asking why plans were passed last year for a new Home Bargains distribution centre at the M62 Omega site in Bold, on a site in the greenbelt. It’s a fair question, and one I’m happy to try and answer in the short space I have.
Single mum of three who attacked love triangle rival walks free due to her children
No one else could care for her three children because their dads are all in prison
18:24, 27 JAN 2021
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Gayle Smylie attacked her partner s ex-girlfriend (Image: Liverpool Echo)
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Vile bully s fake life as TV soap star and Instagram influencer
He claimed to be a Hollyoaks, Coronation Street and Emmerdale star and was booked for a Christmas lights switch on but it was all a lie
19:57, 25 JAN 2021
Ryan Barr, aka Romeo Barr, who subjected a girlfriend to disgusting abuse, pretended he was a soap actor (Image: Liverpool Echo)
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