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.