Lidl thug, sobbing chef and twin brothers among 18 criminals jailed this week

These are the defendants from our region who were locked up over the past seven days

Twin brothers who “hunted” down and shot a rival gang member, a sobbing chef and a woman who battered her boyfriend outside Lidl were among the Merseyside criminals jailed over the past week. Also locked up were members of a drugs gang who hid behind the front of a valeting company.

Meanwhile, Liverpool Crown Court heard that a pervert preyed upon a teenage girl who was walking down his street before taking her to a park and sexually abusing her. Here are the faces of 18 defendants from our region who were imprisoned over the last seven days:

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Rahmijah Hindes

A prison inmate raped a fellow convicted sex offender after telling him he “wanted him to feel like his victims felt”. Rahmijah Hindes had been serving a sentence for sexually assaulting a teenage girl as she walked home from a chip shop when he committed the brutal attack on his cellmate.

It came after the 24-year-old had apparently become disgruntled that the two men were being forced to share a room. He was mere months away from being released from jail at the time of the incident.

Hindes admitted one count of rape. Appearing via video link to HMP Altcourse, he was handed six years and three months – of which he must serve at least two thirds behind bars before becoming eligible for release – and handed an additional five years on licence.

Anthony May

A man who pocketed a kitchen knife he found on the street was arrested after dropping the blade in Home Bargains. Anthony May admitted possession of a bladed article in a public place and was jailed for four months.

Anthony Doyle

An EncroChat dealer was unmasked as “TinBrow” who played a “leading role” in a 175kg drug plot. Anthony James Doyle conspired with others to supply the huge quantity of cocaine, heroin, amphetamine, ketamine and cannabis.

The 35-year-old pleaded guilty to two charges of supplying class A controlled drugs and three charges of conspiring to supply class B drugs. He was jailed for 14 years and eight months.

Gary Stockley

A man has been jailed on his birthday after being unmasked as a depraved “monster”. Gary Stockley subjected one young girl to a catalogue of horrific sexual abuse.

He also took sickening pictures of another child on his mobile phone. The mum of one of his victims labelled him as the “lowest of the low” and the “dregs of society” as he was handed a lengthy prison sentence on the day he turned 43 on Tuesday.

Stockley was convicted of five counts of rape, three of attempted rape, 12 charges of sexual assault, taking indecent images of a child and making indecent images following two trials. He also admitted three offences of possession of extreme pornographic images and publishing extreme pornographic images and, appearing via video link to HMP Altcourse, was imprisoned for 22 years and handed an additional three years on licence.

Christopher Beard, Lee Powell and Adam Latty

A dad seen with a “maniacal grin” at the front of a crowd during disorder in Southport has been jailed. Christopher Beard “shouted”, “gesticulated” and threw objects towards police officers at the front of a crowd which gathered outside a mosque.

The 33-year-old grandad-to-be was also seen piling wheelie bins on top of each other and helping to build a bonfire in the middle of the road. He admitted violent disorder and was locked up for two years and eight months on Tuesday.

Beard was sentenced alongside Lee Powell, 46, who claimed he was in the area to lay flowers and became “trapped” on the wrong side of the police line as he tried to get back to his car. But a judge said he “utterly” rejected that account and imprisoned the 46-year-old for two years and four months for violent disorder.

Adam Latty was meanwhile identified as being involved by a distinctive tattoo on his arm after he took his top off and tied it around the lower part of his face. The 24-year-old was then seen throwing missiles, including a glass bottle, toward police.

Latty admitted violent disorder. He was jailed for 20 months.

Dean Hughes, Owen Smith and Liam Maloney

An organised crime group used a valeting service as a front for dealing heroin and crack cocaine. The “Scouse Jonno” county lines operation saw class A drugs trafficked from Merseyside into the Cheshire area.

Gang members Dean Hughes, Owen Smith and Liam Maloney also recruited a teenage boy to peddle illicit substances on their behalf. The former told a supporter “tell my bird I love her” as he was locked up.

All three defendants were convicted of conspiracy to supply heroin and crack cocaine and arranging or facilitating travel with a view to exploitation by a jury. Hughes was jailed for 10 years, Smith was handed eight-and-a-half years and Maloney received four-and-a-half years.

Derek Perry

A paedophile preyed upon a teenage girl as she walked to school down his street before taking her to a park and sexually abusing her. Derek Perry told his victim that she was “pretty” and said that he wanted to “practice kissing” with her, then subjected her to a vile attack which left her in tears.

He later went on to steal a bike from his neighbours and attempted to hatch a bungled plot from behind bars in a vain attempt to get himself off the hook. But he too was left weeping after he was ultimately forced to confess to his crimes.

Perry admitted three counts of sexual assault after his victim had been subjected to a pre-recorded cross-examination in advance of a scheduled trial, while he pleaded guilty to robbery and possession of amphetamine. Appearing via video link to HMP Liverpool, he sat with his head hung and wiped tears away with a tissue and his jumper as he was jailed for six years and handed a sexual harm prevention order.

Anthony Buck

A dad’s “curiosity” led to him being hit with batons four times by police officers and PAVA sprayed twice. Anthony Buck says that he was met with such retaliation after launching four missiles towards PCs when scenes of violence erupted in Southport following the fatal stabbings of six-year-old Bebe King, seven-year-old Elsie Dot Stancombe and nine-year-old Alice DaSilva Aguiar.

Christopher Taylor, prosecuting, described how Buck was also seen on CCTV in close proximity to Windsor Mini Mart as the shop was looted, with cigarettes, crates of beer and bottles of spirits being taken from inside after the shutters were ripped open. The 52-year-old, formerly of Shakespeare Street, was said to have been “front and centre” as entry was forced to the premises, although he did not enter the store.

Simon Christie, defending, told the court: “”He bitterly regrets his part in the serious violent disorder on the streets of Southport. He instructs that he went to the crowd out of curiosity and then, out of pure stupidity, allowed himself to get involved and remained at the scene, and he threw a number of objects towards the police.”

Buck admitted violent disorder. Appearing in the dock wearing a black North Face t-shirt, he nodded as he was jailed for 28 months on Wednesday.

Callum O’Donohue

A teenager’s DNA was found on the trigger of a Russian-made pistol used in a targeted attack that saw a house sprayed with bullets. The DNA of Callum O’Donohue was also found on the gun’s internal barrel, although there was no evidence to link him to the firing of the weapon.

Several shots were fired at an address on Woolfall Crescent in Huyton in the early hours of June 13 2021, causing damage to its downstairs window and front door. Three days later, police officers carrying out searches in a wooded area behind Waterpark Drive found a loaded pistol and a magazine loaded with ammunition stashed in two bags.

Experts subsequently confirmed it to be a blank firing Russian Baikal pistol which had been converted to enable the firing of live 9mm bullets, with three rounds of ammunition were found in the magazine. Further investigations into the weapon revealed that it had been fired at the house on Woolfall Crescent.

O’Donohue’s DNA was found on the weapon and he was arrested, after which he gave a no comment interview. But the 21-year-old later pleaded guilty to possession of a firearm and was jailed for three years.

Rubel Ahmed

A chef sobbed and prayed in the dock after demanding £2,000 from a woman while threatening to upload sexual videos of her to a pornographic website. Rubel Ahmed was arrested at an airport upon his arrival back in the UK, having sent the clips to her boyfriend’s relatives.

He admitted threatening to disclose private sexual images and assault. Assisted by an interpreter and wearing a black Adidas tracksuit top in the dock, he held his hands together in a praying stance and appeared to be in tears as he was jailed for a year.

Amy Gibney

A woman was caught on camera pummelling her defenceless boyfriend in a drunken rage outside a Lidl store in Liverpool city centre. Amy Gibney rained punches, kicks and stamps down on her victim as he laid motionless on the ground, leaving him covered in blood.

She pleaded guilty to inflicting grievous bodily harm. The 38-year-old was jailed for 20 months.

Connor Piggott

A man tried to hide his face as he launched bricks at police officers but his efforts were in vain. Connor Piggott took part in violent scenes which broke out on St Luke’s Road in Southport on July 30.

The 25-year-old, of Landsdown Road in Chester, was spotted on video repeatedly throwing bricks at police officers. He wore a balaclava to try and hide his face, but as detectives trawled through hours of CCTV and social media he was identified.

Piggott pleaded guilty to violent disorder. He was sentenced to two years and four months in prison.

James Byrne and Curtis Byrne

A pair of twins who formed a “pack” and “hunted” down and shot a rival gang member in the leg have been jailed for life. Gunman James Byrne and his brother Curtis Byrne travelled in convoy on electric bikes before locating their target near to a social club and firing six bullets at him.

It came after a third defendant, Mason Smith, was hit by a car, as well as another incident which saw a volley of shots fired at a drug dealer in the street. One of the Byrnes later jumped out of a bedroom window when the police visited his mum’s house.

All three stood trial at Liverpool Crown Court accused of attempted murder and possession of a firearm with intent to endanger life in July. The Byrnes were unanimously convicted of these charges and returned to the same court for sentencing on Friday, although Smith was cleared of both counts and the lesser offence of wounding with intent.

The brothers appeared via video link to HMP Liverpool, with James Byrne sporting a dark grey puffer coat and Curtis Byrne wearing a light grey Monterrain tracksuit. Both were handed life imprisonments with minimum terms of 18 years and eight months.