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'Coward' Connor Chapman was found guilty of the murder of beautician Elle Edwards on Thursday, as well as two counts of attempted murder following the horrific attack outside a pub on Christmas Eve

Elle Edwards' family statements were read out to the court before killer Connor Chapman was handed a life sentence to gasps and outbursts from those in the public gallery

Innocent Elle Edwards was shot dead when Connor Chapman fired 12 rounds from a submachine gun at a pub on Christmas Eve as she was standing next to one of his targets

Elle Edwards' murder was described as a "human tragedy in its purest and most appalling sense" at Liverpool Crown Court today as jurors found Connor Chapman guilty of the killing

Elle Edwards was fatally shot outside the Lighthouse Inn, a pub in Wallasey, Merseyside, on Christmas Eve and now Connor Chapman has been convicted of murder and other charges

The former ring star says the growing culture of knife crime among young people has left him fearful for his children's safety on the streets

Leeann White has insisted new rules which give police extra powers to search previous offenders for blades do not go far enough as they can only be used on over-18s

Her mum, Cheryl, 47, led the tributes on what would have been her daughter’s birthday - and placed a message at a tree in memory of her daughter

Olivia Pratt-Korbel's devastated mum Cheryl wants to continue to celebrate her daughter's life on what would be her 10th birthday - and is calling on help to ensure her name is never forgotten

Letby, 33, is accused of murdering seven babies and the attempted murder of 10 others between 2015 and 2016 while she worked at the Countess of Chester Hospital

Experts warned parents all dogs can bite, as they predict a spike in attacks in the summer holidays amid Mirror campaign for law-change

In setting out to get more people on the stem cell register in a bid to find his ‘genetic twin’, Pete McCleave has found donors for more than 20 others around the world

Dad Pete McCleave from Bunbury, Cheshire, has so far managed to save the lives of 20 others in the search for a suitable stem cell donor as he battles myeloma - a cancer of the bone marrow

The fundraiser has opened up on his 20-year battle with addiction which prompted him to walk 6,000 miles in his pants

After the 12-year-old's death in Liverpool in 2021, mum Leeann set up the Ava White Foundation, raising funds to install 37 bleed kits in the city - and they are already having an effect

A key witness in the Olivia Pratt-Korbel murder case felt compelled to come forward after learning that Thomas Cashman, with whom she was having an affair, had killed the nine-year-old

A total of three horses died across three days of racing at Aintree in ­Liverpool last week. Hill Sixteen, owned by Jimmy Fyffe, fell at the first fence on Saturday, suffering terminal injuries

Liz Martins, 51, will be running in aid of the medical centre that cared for Girls Aloud star Sarah before her death from breast cancer in 2021

Detectives at Merseyside Police said at least three fatal shootings last year involved a Skorpion sub-machine gun, manufactured in Czech, but not in the case of Olivia Pratt-Korbel’s murder

The killer of little Olivia Pratt-Korbel was seen in a twisted picture showing him holding gun fingers head of a waxwork figure depicting Queen Elizabeth II. Thomas Cashman was today convicted of gunning down Olivia last year

Three people were arrested on suspicion of owning a dangerous dog after a young girl was rushed to hospital following the attack at an address in Greater Manchester

Thomas Cashman, who is accused of killing nine-year-old Olivia Pratt-Korbel, woke a female witness up in her bedroom on the night of the alleged shooting, a court has heard

Olivia Pratt-Korbel's mum had much of Manchester Crown Court in tears today as it heard the two heartbreaking words she uttered after her nine-year-old daughter's lips turned blue and she tragically passed away

Thomas Cashman, 34, is accused of killing Olivia Pratt-Korbel in August last year when he is said to have travelled to the area 12 times on the day of the shooting

Liam Sutcliffe is just one of dozens of seriously ill patients 50-year-old doctor Tom Owen has proved the perfect tonic for since he decided to start taking his guitar to work three years ago