These are the criminals from our region who were locked up over the past seven days
A robber who joked with an old woman on a bus before attacking her, a paedophile who whisked a boy away from his mum in a shopping centre and a stalker police sergeant were among the Merseyside criminals jailed over the past week.
McKay admitted 12 counts of arson being reckless as to whether life was endangered. Appearing via video link to HMP Altcourse, he was jailed for 50 months by Recorder Kate Cornell.A police sergeant used the force's system to stalk a junior colleague after she called off their affair. In February this year, four people attacked a "vulnerable" man in his own home as they attempted to chop off his thumb and little finger with garden secateurs. Liverpool Crown Court heard the man, who had been a victim of cuckooing, had been forced out of his own home in the Fairfield area for several months so that class A drug supply could take place.
Mr Parry-Jones said the flat had been "taken over" for the past 12 months and that Gildea was the "leading man". When the victim returned to pick up his belongings he was "grabbed by his neck" and the 40-year-old attempted to remove his little finger with the weapon, shouting "he's coming here, he wants your finger."
Raymond Henharen befriended the youngster's family on a day trip before his behaviour started to ring alarm bells with his parents. The convicted sex offender began obsessing over the teenager, convincing his unwitting mother to leave him in her care and hounding his dad to allow them to play football together.
Whalley admitted two counts of robbery and possession of a bladed article in a public place. Appearing via video link to HMP Altcourse, he was jailed for nine years.A teenage girl was left in tears after being sexually assaulted as she walked to the shop.
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