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Teenager accused of murdering stabbing victim James Halewood appears in court

There were tears in the public gallery from supporters of the alleged killer

Day by day, all the evidence the jury heard in the Yousef Makki murder trial

It was a trial featuring detailed and, at times, shocking evidence that began on June 16

Teenager cleared of murdering grammar school friend with flick knife

A teenager has been cleared of the murder of his grammar schoolboy friend with a flick knife.

School boy stabbed to death ‘by friend’ as they ‘played middle class gangsters’

Yousef Makki, died after being stabbed with a flick knife in Cheshire

Liverpool care worker ‘used plastic bag to divert patient’s mind’

A care worker accused of putting a plastic bag over a 79-year-old patient's head told a court he he wanted to "divert her mind".

Yousef Makki: Teenager denies ‘red mist’ led to stabbing death

A teenager on trial for murder has been accused of stabbing his school friend in the heart after "red mist" descended.

Yousef Makki murder trial: Boy denies murder of MGS student

The 17-year-old Manchester Grammar School pupil was stabbed in the chest in Hale Barns

Boy, 17, denies ‘red mist’ took over before he stabbed friend in heart

A teenager accused of stabbing his friend to death said he doesn’t know how his knife pierced the boy’s heart.

Boy accused of murdering pupil Yousef Makki was a knife-obsessed ‘wannabe hardman’, court told

Yousef, 17, died after he was knifed through the heart on Gorse Bank Road in Hale Barns during the evening of March 2 this year

Yousef Makki: ‘Wannabe hard man’ stabbed school friend, court hears

A teenager accused of murdering his friend is a "wannabe hard man" who is "obsessed" with knives, a jury heard.

Dad-of-three brutally beaten to death by cocaine addict desperate for drugs

"We've been robbed of our dad. He will not be involved in our futures.

Three mates, one dead and two in the dock - what we learned in the Yousef Makki murder trial.

The trial of two teenagers has heard how the Manchester Grammar School pupil died, despite desperate efforts to save him.

Extra jail term for ATM raider

A CRIMINAL jailed for his involvement in a daring ATM ram raid plot has received another prison term, for handling stolen goods

Carer accused of putting plastic bag over pensioner’s head ‘said he was playing peekaboo’

Santosh Bhatta denies placing the bag over the head of vulnerable Olinda Mansfield, 79.

Worker’s face is being rebuilt after she was scalped from her eyebrows to the back of her head

when her hair was caught in machinery at timber factory fined £466,000 for safety breaches

Woman’s face rebuilt by doctors after scalp ripped off in gruesome factory accident

The 29-year-old's hair became caught in a machine which damaged her ears and the top of her skull

Jailed this Week: Gun minders, hapless drug dealers and a depraved paedophile

Liverpool Crown Court has heard the conclusion of some shocking cases this week.

Yousef Makki, 17, was ‘stabbed by his friend’ in Hale Burns, Cheshire on March 2

Two 17-year-old boys have gone on trial in Manchester over the alleged murder

Fatal stabbing of pupil followed botched attempt to rob drug dealer, court hears

Yousef Makki, 17, was a pupil at the prestigious Manchester Grammar School. Photo:

Boy, 17, died after being ‘stabbed in heart by friend when robbery attempt went wrong’

A grammar school pupil was stabbed in the heart by his teenage friend after a botched attempt to rob a drug dealer of £45.

Schoolboy fatally stabbed by friend after bungled drug deal, court hears

Alleged killer of Yousef Makki, 17, denies murder and charge of conspiracy to robbery

‘KNIFED IN THE HEART’ Private schoolboy, 17,

A TALENTED private schoolboy was knifed to death by his rich friend during a fight over a £45 drugs heist gone wrong.

Yousef Makki death: Pupil stabbed ‘after botched drug robbery’

A grammar school pupil was stabbed in the heart by his teenage friend after a botched attempt to rob a drug dealer a court heard

Murder trial over death of teenager shot in head on bike collapses

James Meadows' family stormed out in disgust after weeks of delays

Terrifying ‘assassin’s kit’ found in manbag to be used for gangland drugs turf war

"You made those firearms available for use to maim, kill, intimidate and terrorise others"

Drug dealer promises to ‘go straight’ for baby son after being jailed

"To quote Humphrey Bogart, 'when you lie down with dogs, you get up with fleas'"

Shotgun death trial jury hear final arguments from prosecution and defence

Peter Colwell died when a shotgun went off in the back of a Land Rover

Injury by cricket ball

Peter Harthan

Chances to make safe shotgun that killed teen were missed, jury hears

Failure to do so cost a teenager his, a trial heard today

‘Bullying’ carer devoured dinner intended for dementia sufferer while hungry victim watched

Suspicious colleague found remains of food washed down sink U-bend

Carer jailed after eating pensioner’s meals leaving her to starve

Joan Barnett jailed for 10 months for 'cruel and heartless' treatment of pensioner

Woman caught drink-driving for 3rd time claims she was traumatised by death of Coupar Angus boy

Lynda Berwick said she had been left disturbed by being a witness to the tragic death of Kane Morris, 10, in the flat above her

Doorman turned gangster film actor tried to save cannabis plants as his home burned

Bennett admitted being concerned in the production of cannabis and possessing the Class B drug with intent to supply.

Man who called himself a paedophile hunter was actually a paedophile himself

Court heard details of horrific child abuse photographs collected by 32-year-old, who was spared jail

Woman who witnessed death of child caught drink driving

Lynda Berwick overheard the tragic death of

Dad carrying child suffers broken neck after being hit by firework at “DIY” display

The brave dad miraculously managed to pass his daughter on before collapsing

Father and firm in court after scaffolder fell to death through factory roof

A father received a suspended sentence after his 26-year-old son fell to his death through a factory’s fragile roof.

7 Harrington street Chambers Margaret Parr led in a case before the Court of Appeal

Chambers Congratulate Miss Janet Reaney on her appointment to Circuit Bench

Hancock v Promontoria Pine Designated Activity Company (2019)

(Liverpool County Court, Business and Property)

29-year-old woman dragged 40 metres to her death by driver who walked free from court

Christine Hannah carried on for another six metres after not realising Kirsty Upton was under her car

Grandmother of teen shot in head on motorbike thought he’d been in a crash

Court hears James Meadows' family, doctors and police were confused when he came off a bike in Huyton

Killers smile and give middle finger to murdered teen’s family in court

Brandon Regan, 17, was stabbed to death over a stolen scooter leaving his relatives in "unbearable" pain

Three men on trial accused of murder of Huyton teenager James Meadows: updates

The teenager was shot in the head while riding as a passenger on a motorbike just weeks before his 18th birthday

Smirking killer shows finger to Brandon Regan’s family in court - sentencing updates

Two men were found guilty of murder and one was found guilty of manslaughter

CCTV played in court shows Brandon Regan less than an hour before his brutal murder

Two men have been convicted of murder and one of manslaughter over Brandon's death

Drug dealer who stabbed teen to death over stolen scooter found guilty of murder

Steven Jones and Lewis Gibbons convicted of murdering Brandon Regan as Jack Butterworth found guilty of manslaughter

Evil thug battered six stone victim to death - then tried to blame ‘drinking buddy’

Ronald Culshaw was jailed for life for a brutal attack on much-loved and 'carefree soul' Ian Conning

Drug dealer who stabbed teen to death ‘no angel’ but not a murderer, jury told

Defence lawyers say Steven Jones knifed Brandon Regan four times in 'self-defence'

Life sentences for two found guilty of murdering Birkenhead woman Glenda Jackson

TWO brothers have been jailed for life this afternoon for the murder of popular Wirral woman Glenda Jackson.

Self defence claims of Brandon Regan murder suspect do not even ‘get out of the blocks’, jurors told

Prosecutor Nigel Power, QC, says stabbing of teen followed 'assault on standing' of Steven Jones

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Alleged murderer ‘doesn’t know’ how his DNA got on axe and meat cleaver

Three men are accused of the murder of Brandon Regan who was stabbed to death in Speke

Chambers Congratulate Katherine O’Donohue on her Appointment as Deputy District Judge

Chambers Congratulate Katherine O'Donohue on her Appointment as Deputy District Judge

“Passionate” LFC fan stole £12,000 from disabled supporters to feed gambling habit

"Despicable and selfish" Philip Lea has voluntarily banned himself from the game for two years

Teen on scooter ‘run off road and then knifed four times’

Brandon Regan's rib was severed when a knife was thrust in his back with severe force

Driver who ‘ran murdered teen off road’ tried to sell car afterwards

Brandon Regan was allegedly hit by a black Audi A4 while fleeing on a stolen scooter, then stabbed to death

Richard Pratt QC and Jamil Khan in the High Court Family Division for 15 weeks

Three men accused of murdering teenager Brandon Regan who was found dead in garden - trial updates

A fourth man has been cleared of murdering the 17-year-old fatally knifed in Speke

James Lockett inquest: Cause of death ‘impossible to tell’

A man found dead in his flat was so badly decomposed it was "impossible" to establish a cause of death, a coroner has said.

Man grins at detectives after being cleared of murdering stabbed teen

Prosecutors offered no further evidence against one of four people on trial over Brandon Regan's death.

Boy stabbed to death ‘chased by man wielding butcher’s knife’

Brandon Regan murder trial hears man shouted: 'Carry on running - I'm just going to go to your mum's'

Video shows boy stabbed to death buying slushy and riding bike before he was killed

A witness says a man in a car following Brandon Regan shouted "I'm going to f***ing kill you"

Boy stabbed to death after ‘stealing scooter’ was found dead in back garden

The stolen vehicle's owner allegedly told Brandon Regan's friend: "We got your boy"

Four men accused of murdering teenager found dead in garden Brandon Regan - trial updates

The 17-year-old was fatally knifed in Critchley Road on January 28 last year

‘The best thing in our life has been taken away’ murdered teen’s mum on the heartbreak of losing son

Eddie was just 18 years old when he was brutally stabbed to death after a feud over a girl

Mum makes heartbreaking plea after son stabbed to death in dispute over girl

Eddie O'Rourke's killers were found guilty earlier this week, and his mum has said the family have been 'left in turmoil'

“Eddie was not only my son but my best friend”- Mum pays tribute after killers found guilty

THE mother of 18-year-old Eddie O'Rourke who was killed at a birthday party in Runcorn last year has paid tribute.

Friend of two brothers charged with murder denies he attacked Glenda Jackson ‘with kicks and stamps’

James Lunt was drinking with the brothers the night Glenda Jackson died, and appeared in court as a witness

Worker exposed to Sellafield plutonium had skin removed

Sellafield has been ordered to pay almost £500,000 after a worker was exposed to eight times the annual limit of plutonium.

Woman stabbed to death hours after telling police she was victim of homophobic attack

Nicholas Curtis says he acted in self-defence after being stabbed by Glenda Jackson

‘Bully’ Nelson drug dealer tortured ‘vulnerable’ man to death.

A drug dealer who tortured and killed a "vulnerable" man in a "depraved" attack has been jailed for life.

Verdict due in Atif Muhmood ‘torture murder’ trial

Jurors at Preston Crown Court have heard how Mr Moore dealt drugs for Muhmood to feed his own habit.

Partygoer, 18, was ‘stabbed to death with a 12-inch “Pirates of the Caribbean” knife.

Two boys, 17 and 15, are accused of his murder but have both pleaded not guilty

Runcorn stab death: Teenagers deny ‘Pirates’ knife murder

An 18-year-old was stabbed to death with a "Pirates of the Caribbean" knife in a row with another teenager over a girl.

Teens face charge of murdering Runcorn 18-year-old Eddie O’Rourke - updates

Two boys aged 15 and 17, who cannot be named for legal reasons, both deny the charge of murder

Shocking moment gas blast devastates town in ‘insurance scam’

Nigel Lawrence QC, prosecuting, accused Blasio of deliberately causing the blast that injured 81 people.

Sean Cox: Man jailed for Liverpool fan assault

A man who left a Liverpool fan in a coma in an attack outside the club's Anfield stadium has been jailed.

Telford brothers behind bars after police chase and string of burglaries

Two Telford brothers have been put behind bars for nearly nine years for a string of burglaries.

How car salesman lived the high-life by skimming £400k from his company

Paul Owens stole swish Mazdas and Mercedes to fund Caribbean holidays and expensive jewellery

Blake Brown’s “professional execution” compared to “wild west” by senior barrister

Defendant Lee Blowes accused of being a "switch on criminal" who was "in the thick of it"

Wirral gas explosion jury fail to reach verdict

Pascal Blasio was charged with causing a gas blast at the Homes In Style shop in New Ferry, Wirral, in 2017

‘Wealthy’ teenage drug dealer caught with ecstasy at Y-Not festival

Harrison Tudor-Jackson told security officers a bump they could feel in his trousers was his private parts

Man whose failing business blew up says he has “no idea” who turned the gas on

Pascal Blasio ran a furniture shop on Bebington Road which was on the verge of financial collapse, his trial is told

Inquest told of family worries about ambulance response time

The family of a woman from the Welsh border who died last year, fear an ambulance delay may have played a part in her death.

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New Ferry gas explosion was ‘insurance job gone wrong’

An "apocalyptic" explosion that injured 81 people and caused "utter devastation" was an insurance job that went badly wrong,

Man stabbed his mum to death and tried to kill gran’s carer in psychotic episode

Christian Lacey today admitted the manslaughter of Liz Lacey and attempted murder of Edwina Holden

Chambers Congratulate Fiaz Siddique on Tenancy

Thieving police officer cleared over indecent images of children

A FORMER Greater Manchester policeman, who stole electronic items seized during investigations, was jailed for 12 months

Man murdered his own dad by stabbing him NINETEEN times

Graham Renshaw had called police on his son a month before the murder, telling them he was armed with a knife

Son accused of stabbing his Ellesmere Port father to death while he slept on the couch

AN ELLESMERE Port man aged 52 was stabbed to death by his son in an unprovoked frenzied attack as he lay asleep on a settee.

Mr Jamil Khan & Mr Michael Jones (instructed by Fiona Bruce Solicitors) for the Appellant.

successful appellant in the Court of Appeal in the case of C :

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUSTICE FAMILY DIVISION

MR J KHAN and Ms F TURNER for the Second Respondent

Property developer Nigel Russell cleared of sending threatening email to Liverpool City Council

Louise Connelly failed to disclose her criminal past to the council when required to do so

Three men accused of murdering Huyton teen James Meadows set to stand trial

The 17-year-old was shot in the head while riding as a passenger on a motorbike

REBECCA FERGUSON HELPS LAUNCH BRAND NEW CHILDREN’S CHARITY FOR LIVERPOOL

The new charity is chaired by Iain Goldrein QC

Boy, 15, killed man with knife after ‘drinking for six days’

The teenager, who cannot be named for legal reasons, has been found guilty of manslaughter

Boy, 15, accused of Macclesfield murder claims he acted in self defence

Ian Schofield, 37, was fatally stabbed in May this year