Helen Spree exchanged sexually explicit messages with three serving inmates and kept pillows emblazoned with pictures of killer Dylan Westall @liverpoolecho.co.uk www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/liverpo...

Four men and a woman robbed Paul Foster, one of them stabbed him dead, fingers were pointed, but nobody owned up @liverpoolecho.co.uk www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/liverpo...

Zayd Alasaly and Michael Fields will be sentenced for the murder of Paul Foster today, with Elsadig Abrahim, Dylan Blundell and Sarah Kasseum to appear in court after being convicted of manslaughter. Live updates from the hearing here @liverpoolecho.co.uk www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/liverpo...

This Week in Court: Liverpool Crown Court has started to see its first three-year suspended sentences, with prison terms under 12 months often not being served @liverpoolecho.co.uk www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/liverpo...

George Gordon is due to stand trial later this year charged with murdering 64-year-old Delia McInerney after human remains were found in a flat @liverpoolecho.co.uk www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/liverpo...

A judge told Sean Garner he had tried to 'contest the incontestable' by telling a series of 'offensive lies' @liverpoolecho.co.uk www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/liverpo...

Paul Foster died aged 47 after being knifed once in the back by a gang of 'tooled up' men during a drugs 'taxing' @liverpoolecho.co.uk www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/liverpo...

We will have live updates as Joey Barton appears in court this morning @liverpoolecho.co.uk www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/liverpo...

When John McColl was killed on the way home from his weekly Monday visit to the pub, Sean Garner set about covering his tracks from a Pizza Hut car park @liverpoolecho.co.uk www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/liverpo...

Gavin Shaw stabbed his ex-wife Michele Kennedy to death while motivated by 'jealousy and resentment' after the nan met a new boyfriend on holiday in Turkey @liverpoolecho.co.uk www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/liverpo...

Sean Garner told his family 'love yous all' before he was found guilty and remanded into custody @liverpoolecho.co.uk www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/liverpo...

A 'placid man of integrity', Gary Youds' advocacy has remained undiminished for more than 20 years in spite of the consequences @liverpoolecho.co.uk www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/liverpo...

Miguel Pirjani was left with numerous broken bones and a bleed on the brain after being 'systematically abused' by his parents Klevi and Nivalda Pirjani @liverpoolecho.co.uk www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/liverpo...

Walter Chahwanda was seen as a charismatic, respected church leader and male beauty pageant winner. But he abused his power to satisfy a perverse 'obsession of being exposed', having bombarded his victims with unwanted explicit images @liverpoolecho.co.uk www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/liverpo...

Proposals to scrap jury trials in many cases has moved a step nearer, but opposition within the legal profession remains fierce @liverpoolecho.co.uk www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/liverpo...

BREAKING: Kevin Weetman has been jailed for life with a minimum of 25 years behind bars for the manslaughter of 77-year-old Eric Greener and 83-year-old Sheila Jackson @liverpoolecho.co.uk www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/liverpo...

We'll have live updates from courtroom 51 as Kevin Weetman, Kylie Maynard and Lee Owens are sentenced for the manslaughter of 77-year-old Eric Greener and 83-year-old Sheila Jackson @liverpoolecho.co.uk www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/liverpo...

BREAKING: Kevin Weetman and Kylie Maynard were convicted of the manslaughter of 77-year-old Eric Greener and 83-year-old Sheila Jackson, a charge which Lee Owens admitted @liverpoolecho.co.uk www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/liverpo...

"What the motive was remains a mystery. Whatever it was, it did not justify shooting someone dead. It has achieved nothing other than the destruction of one life and the destruction of the futures of you and the other three." @liverpoolecho.co.uk www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/liverpo...

BREAKING: Ryan Walsh-Westhead has unanimously been found guilty of the murder of Rikki Berry @liverpoolecho.co.uk www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/liverpo...

A male model, author, singer and entrepreneur, Walter Chahwanda's innate charisma allowed him to build a devoted following in a converted former printing shop. Instead of using his power for good, he abused it in the most appalling way @liverpoolecho.co.uk www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/liverpo...

Three men have told me how they were convinced to invest tens of thousands of pounds in the sales of famous Turner paintings by their charismatic neighbour As the years rolled on, they started to realise things were not going to plan Full investigation 👇

Today's @liverpoolecho.co.uk front page and four pages inside covers my investigation into men who were convinced to invest thousands into art sales by their neighbour and who never got their money back You can read the full detailed investigation here www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/liverpo...

A trial which was expected to take six weeks lasted nearly four months but was never short on twists, turns and flashpoints @liverpoolecho.co.uk www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/liverpo...

James Byrne, Simon Allen, David Harrison and Barrie Glynn have been jailed for a combined total of 124 years @liverpoolecho.co.uk www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/liverpo...

James Byrne, Simon Allen and David Harrison were yesterday convicted of Jackie Rutter's murder, while Barrie Glynn was found guilty of manslaughter @liverpoolecho.co.uk www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/liverpo...

James Byrne, Simon Allen and David Harrison have been found guilty of the murder of Jackie Rutter, while Barrie Glynn was convicted of manslaughter @liverpoolecho.co.uk www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/liverpo...

We will have live updates from courtroom 41 as Kevin Weetman, Lee Owens and Kylie Maynard face a trial accused of murdering 77-year-old Eric Greener and 83-year-old Sheila Jackson @liverpoolecho.co.uk www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/liverpo...

A raw account of Nilani Nimalarajah's death from her teenage daughter was among the most distressing pieces of evidence to be heard by Liverpool Crown Court @liverpoolecho.co.uk www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/liverpo...

Jake Gerrard set up his own home-based chocolate factory, complete with commercial scale catering equipment @liverpoolecho.co.uk www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/liverpo...

BREAKING: Nimalarajah Mathiyadaranam has been jailed for life with a minimum term of 29 years for the murder of his estranged wife Nilani Nimalarajah @liverpoolecho.co.uk www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/liverpo...

BREAKING: Nimalarajah Mathiyadaranam had admitted the murder of Nilani Nimalarajah @liverpoolecho.co.uk www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/liverpo...

Nimalarajah Mathiyadaranam was said to have knifed Nilani Nimalarajah 18 times due to his 'anger' over not being invited to a family celebration @liverpoolecho.co.uk www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/liverpo...

Jamie Fernandes and Matthew Greenhalgh died when the taxi they were taxi to Liverpool Airport was crushed between two HGVs @liverpoolecho.co.uk www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/liverpo...

Lisa Haughey had only previously had a handful of minor brushes with the law, and yet she was left a nervous wreck as she faced the all too real prospect of being sent to HMP Styal @liverpoolecho.co.uk www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/liverpo...

Steven Naylor drunkenly reached speeds of up to 120mph on the M62 after his wife's birthday party before crashing into 23-year-old Owen Baugh's motorbike @liverpoolecho.co.uk www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/liverpo...

"Liverpool Crown Court shows the system can work with juries intact through investment, suitable infrastructure and proactive case management." @liverpoolecho.co.uk www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/liverpo...

Two ex-military men were sharing courtroom 41 this week. One's name will forever go down in infamy, the other should never have to buy a pint in Liverpool again @liverpoolecho.co.uk www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/liverpo...

Daniel Barr is remarkably blasé over his act of heroism, but what he did undoubtedly prevented further fans from being seriously injured and may well have saved lives @liverpoolecho.co.uk www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/liverpo...

Paul Doyle briefly closed his eyes then stared forwards as he was handed 21-and-a-half years behind bars @liverpoolecho.co.uk www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/liverpo...

Paul Doyle was previously jailed for biting a sailor's ear off during a drunken fight in a pub, it has been revealed @liverpoolecho.co.uk www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/liverpo...

Back in courtroom 41 with @paddyedrich.bsky.social shortly as Paul Doyle's sentencing continues for a second day. Live updates here @liverpoolecho.co.uk www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/liverpo...

Myself and @paddyedrich.bsky.social will be in court today and tomorrow as Paul Doyle faces sentence after he ploughed his car into 134 men, women and children at Liverpool's Premier League title victory parade. Live updates here @liverpoolecho.co.uk www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/liverpo...

With @liverpoolecho.co.uk's new offering of quality, in-depth reporting, subscribers can access exclusive reads like This Week in Court. In our first edition, what Joey Barton's case says about the future of jury trials and the sentence Paul Doyle can expect. www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/liverpo...

BREAKING: New police cover up details surrounding Hillsborough disaster revealed in major new investigation Landmark report confirms appalling actions of police officers from two forces before, during and after 1989 tragedy led to the unlawful killing of 97 Liverpool fans Full story:

Stephen Bates has been jailed for life with a minimum term of 18 years for the murder of Martin O'Donovan @liverpoolecho.co.uk www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/liverpo...

BREAKING: Paul Doyle has pleaded to all charges @liverpoolecho.co.uk www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/liverpo...

Myself and @paddyedrich.bsky.social are in courtroom 41, with the trial of Paul Doyle due to start this morning. We'll have live updates throughout the case @liverpoolecho.co.uk www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/liverpo...

We'll have live updates this afternoon as Paul Doyle appears in court @liverpoolecho.co.uk www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/liverpo...

Stephen Bates ran over and killed Martin O’Donovan after meeting at a 70th birthday party where they downed Jagerbombs together @liverpoolecho.co.uk www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/liverpo...