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Man who claimed to be a "citizen journalist" found guilty of harassment

A man who used social media channels to name “criminals” who were in fact innocent has been found guilty of harassment at Wirral Magistrates Court.

Man found guilty of stalking Cheshire MP

A man has been found guilty of stalking a Cheshire MP.

UPDATED WITH SENTENCE: Man convicted of murdering man because he thought he had scared his daughter

UPDATE: At Liverpool Crown Court on Thursday 10 August, James Ireland was sentenced to life imprisonment for murder. He must serve a minimum of 19 years.

Man jailed for life for murdering girlfriend of five years

A man who strangled his girlfriend of five years has been jailed for life for her murder.

UPDATED WITH SENTENCE: Man found guilty of murdering an innocent woman outside a pub on Christmas Eve

A man has been found guilty of shooting dead an innocent woman with a submachine gun outside a pub on the Wirral on Christmas Eve.

CPS statement on the sentencing of Abu Musa and Abdulrahman Hassan

Brian Forshaw, from CPS Mersey-Cheshire, said: “This was an appalling pre-mediated attack on a young woman by Musa and Hassan.

“They knew the victim did not consent, nor could she consent, as they plied her with alcohol and forced her to suffer an evening of sustained sexual abuse.

“Their calculated actions and utter disregard for their victim have left her life completely changed, as she now suffers anxiety and is afraid to leave her house.

Woman who posed as a man to have a relationship with a woman is convicted of a sexual assault

A woman who posed as a man to become romantically involved with another woman has been found guilty of a sexual assault.

CPS on Merseyside first to successfully apply for new knife crime measures

The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) in Merseyside is the first CPS Area in the country to successfully apply for the courts to impose new measures to stop persistent knife crime offenders.

Former Cheshire Police officer jailed for researching a defendant while he was a juror

A former Cheshire police officer who was dismissed for gross misconduct has been jailed for six months for conducting research while he a juror.

Abattoir sentenced for breaching the law on the treatment of animals

An abattoir in the Midlands has been fined for breaching the law around the treatment of animals.

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