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ITV Granada Reports correspondent Rob Smith was in court for the sentencing hearingA lorry driver with an “arrogant and selfish attitude to driving” was scrolling pornography on his phone moments before crashing into the back of a car – killing a fathe…
Neil Platt, 43, crashed into father-of-two Daniel Aitchison’s car, killing him instantly
19:34, 19 Sep 2025
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Neil Platt was driving his HGV from Dumfries in Scotland to Liverpool.
An HGV driver has been jailed after he was caught scrolli…
Neil Platt, 43, was looking at porn on his mobile phone while driving an HGV on the M58 in Skelmersdale before crashing into a car belonging to Danny Aitchison, who was tragically killed
20:13, 19 Sep 2025Updated 20:21, 19 Sep 2025
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Neil Platt was described as a “multi-tonne accident waiting to happen”
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19:11, 19 Sep 2025Updated 19:18, 19 Sep 2025
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Neil Platt’s lorry smashed into Danny Aitchison car at 54mph, after Platt had been distrac…
An HGV driver has been jailed for a fatal crash on the M58, after prosecutors proved he had been distracted by looking at pornography on his phone moments before the collision.
Neil Platt, 43, has been jailed for 10 years today at Preston Crown Court f…
David Lloyd thug, Rikki Berry’s killers and Lee Harrison were among those locked up last month
17:23, 01 Mar 2025
From left; Michael Smith, Sian Banks and Jacob Cleaver(Image: Merseyside Police/National Crime Agency)
A thug who stabbed a member of st…
A carer who bludgeoned her 90-year-old patient with a flask and a man who strangled his wife to death then went to Costa Coffee were brought to justice
19:00, 01 Jan 2025
From left; Amanda McDonnell, Christopher Daly and Glyn Jones(Image: Merseyside …
Murderers, drug dealers and several Hanley rioters were among the many criminals put behind bars during 2024. Also locked up during the course of the year were killer drivers, a rogue builder, fraudulent businessman, dog beater and benefits cheat mum.
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The total number of people arrested for disorder in Merseyside now stands at 144
11:43, 07 Nov 2024
Rioters descended on County Road, Liverpool(Image: Liverpool Echo)
A man and three teenagers were arrested following violent disorder across Merseysid…
This list includes men and women who were sentenced for their heinous crimes
21:38, 26 Oct 2024Updated 21:39, 26 Oct 2024
Natalie Bennett, 47, was found guilty of murdering her 24-year-old boyfriend Kasey Anderson(Image: Liverpool Echo)
In the year e…