Wendy household knife bandit, company director and murderer grandson jailed this week

These are the criminals in our area who have been jailed in the last seven days

A thug who hid from the police at Wendy’s with knives, a man who “chopped his head off” and killed his own grandfather, and a company director who was unmasked as a predatory sex offender were among the criminals on Merseyside. last week. Additionally, a boy who tried to kill his rival in love by stabbing his heart with a machete was also imprisoned.

Meanwhile, Liverpool Crown Court He heard that a burglar had cut a large hole in the roof of an apartment, believing the property to be a cannabis farm. Here are the faces of the 10 defendants detained in our region in the last 7 days:

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Liam Brannan

Supporters of a pedophile engaged in “disgraceful behaviour” in court after he was found guilty of rape. Liam Brannan repeatedly sexually abused his victim when she was 12 before “silencing him with fear”.

However, after finally bringing his dark secret to light, the father of three found himself in the dock with his head in his hands as he stared down the barrel of a total 17-year prison sentence. But he continues to maintain his innocence against a sickening campaign of harassment.

Carl Parkinson

A thug armed with knives was found hiding in Wendy’s house After assaulting a staff member at Go Outdoors. While the third defendant, Julie O’Brien, was trying to steal hundreds of kilos of luxury goods from the store, Carl Parkinson and his accomplice David Gray attacked the worker.

He was later caught in possession of two guns in a children’s playhouse after a father spotted on CCTV the intruder sneaking into his garden while his wife and children were at home. It came after the serial offender bit a prison officer on the leg during another spell behind bars.

Parkinson admitted robbery, assault, two counts of possession of a bladed article in a public place and assault occasioning actual bodily harm. The man, who attended HMP Liverpool via video link, was sentenced to 42 months in prison and given a two-year serious violence reduction order.

Gray pleaded guilty to burglary and assault, while O’Brien admitted theft. Both were given an 18-month community order with drug rehabilitation requirements for 12 months and rehabilitation activity requirements for up to 10 days.

Aaron Robertson

A thief who broke into a flat by cutting a large hole in the roof said he believed the property was a cannabis farm. Aaron Robertson left residents homeless after demolishing a large section of the ceiling to gain entry, with one man even being forced to sleep in his car as a result.

The intruder claims that he thought the building had been converted into a drug factory and planned to steal and sell the illegal substances he expected to find inside. But the father instead took thousands of pounds worth of his victims’ belongings, including a diamond engagement ring.

Robertson admitted theft and was sentenced to 18 months in prison. Sentencing, Recorder Michael Blakey said: “It had a significant impact on the victims in this case. They did not feel safe in their own property. At one stage you made them homeless because they were unable to reside on the property.”

Jonathan Edge

A man who has built a small business by modifying Amazon Fire Sticks for illegal streaming of premium sports, TV shows and movies has complained of being “insulted” when he was caught. Jonathan Edge earned at least £15,000 from this venture.

The 29-year-old football player advertised his services. Facebook and Instagram for £30 per Fire Stick, with discounts available on purchases of multiple devices. He pleaded guilty to three fraud charges and was sentenced to 40 months in prison.

Jakub Rembowski

A company director ‘considers himself a victim’ despite sexually assaulting a teenage girl One Tesco parking. Jakub Rembowski appeared to be a “caring family man” who was at the heart of the church community.

But he secretly subjected his victim to a vile campaign of harassment, leaving her “feeling as if her world had collapsed around her”. The owner and father of an IT consultancy says he is now “horrified” after being forced to face the consequences of his sickening actions.

After the trial, Rembowski was found guilty of three sexual offenses by a jury. Appearing in the dock wearing a dark gray suit over a white shirt, he puffed out his cheeks as he was sentenced to 18 months in prison.

Jamie Jones

A man convicted of two counts of rape has been sentenced to nine years and nine months in prison. Jamie Jones raped a woman in her 20s twice in her homeleaving him with “constant nightmares”.

Lee Ablitt

A. Gym owner’s big drug scheme exposed when police pulled over a car on the M56. Lee Ablitt was stopped by police officers on the motorway because he was a disqualified driver.

When police searched the 51-year-old man’s vehicle, they found several boxes of class C drugs. Officers then conducted further investigation which led to the search of two storage containers; This led to the discovery of a significant amount of steroids and performance-enhancing drugs, along with a large amount of cash.

Ryan Cullen

A man “lost his mind” after watching an Everton match and killed his own grandfather. Ryan Cullen beat his 73-year-old grandfather Brian CullenHe had watched the Toffees’ 2-0 defeat at Manchester City on television with him because “he wouldn’t give him money for drugs”.

The pensioner died two weeks later as a result of the injuries he received as a result of a brutal attack in his own bed. This came after the killer suffered mental health problems and drug abuse following the breakdown of his marriage.

Cullen admitted manslaughter and further counts of murder were previously dropped by the Crown Prosecution Service. He was given a five-year section 45a hybrid order after appearing handcuffed in the dock for part of the hearing and wearing a black Adidas T-shirt under a black zip-up top.

This will enable him to receive treatment in a psychiatric hospital before he is deemed fit to be transferred to prison, having been detained at Rowan View Hospital for the past nine months. Cullen will then serve the remainder of his sentence behind bars and will be eligible for release on license after serving half the sentence.

Kevin Biji

The boy dressed in a balaclava who tried to kill his beloved rival by stabbing his heart with a machete was sentenced to life imprisonment. Sixteen-year-old Kevin Biji posed as his girlfriend on Snapchat and dragged his victim into a dark alley before launching the terrifying attack.

The other teenager nearly died after being stabbed twice in the chest and was only saved by life-saving surgery. Despite the brutal attack, he was able to cycle home and seek help from family members, before texting his partner to warn her that he “could die”.

Biji was found guilty of attempted murder by the jury; He had previously admitted the lesser offenses of wounding with intent to cause grievous bodily harm and possessing a bladed article in a public place, but denied intending to kill. He has a previous conviction for causing grievous bodily harm, relating to an incident that occurred in 2022, when he was just 14 years old.

The names of defendants under the age of 18 generally cannot be disclosed by the media. But a judge lifted these reporting restrictions following a legal challenge from the ECHO due to the “great gravity” of its offending.

Appearing via video link to HMP Wetherby wearing a gray Nike jumper, Biji put his head in his hands and then sat shaking his head after being sentenced to a minimum of 10 years in a young offenders institute. He was also given a restraining order banning him from contacting his victim indefinitely.

Sina Hosseinpour

A man frantically persuaded his cousin to meet him before brutally attacking her. Sina Hosseinpour stabbed her relative up to 12 times through the taxi window seconds after pulling over to the side of the road, causing it to roll forward and hit another car.

The 25-year-old man was initially charged with attempted murder but later pleaded guilty to wounding with intent to cause grievous bodily harm and possession of a bladed instrument in a public place. He spent four and a half years in prison.