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Lee Grimsditch

Drug stash mum, nurse's baby rape videos and 'deadly' headache

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Mum of six let boyfriend stash half a kilo of amphetamine in home

A mum-of-six let her drug dealer boyfriend stash half a kilo of amphetamine in her family's home.

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Alisha Maxwell knew Ellis Purcell was storing more than £5,000 of the Class B drug in her house.

A judge slammed the couple for having "a large amount of dangerous drugs in the home of children".

But they both walked free from court after the judge said his hands were tied by a CPS decision.

Liverpool Crown Court heard police raided Maxwell's then home, in Ince Avenue, Walton, on November 2, 2018.

Officers found a large bag containing most of the drugs in a freezer, with another smaller package nearby.

Alisha Maxwell and Ellis Purnell walked free from court. (Liverpool Echo)

For more information, read the full story here.

A&E nurse who downloaded baby rape videos walks free from court

An A&E nurse caught with baby rape videos was spared jail after a judge heard of his "positive good character".

John Wadeson worked at Aintree hospital's emergency department in Fazakerley until he was exposed as a paedophile.

The 30-year-old had previously helped victims of the Manchester Arena bombing while on placement at Bolton hospital.

But the whole time he was downloading a sick collection of indecent images of little children and disturbing extreme porn.

Liverpool Crown Court heard police raided Wadeson's home in Borron Close, Newton-le-Willows, at around 8.30am, on June 10, 2020.

John Wadeson downloaded 142 images of child sex abuse victims. (Liverpool Echo)

For more information, read the full story here.

Man who got headache at Christmas actually had deadly brain condition

A man who suffered from blurred vision, headaches and nausea was told he actually had a brain condition.

Doug Johnson was diagnosed with Hydrocephalus, an illness which causes a build up of cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) in the chambers of the brain.

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If left untreated it can be fatal.

The 33-year-old was given the news 10 years ago and was fitted with a device to control it.

However recently, Doug, from Chester, was rushed to The Walton Centre after he experienced complications.

Doug Johnson and his wife Amy. (The Walton Centre)

For more information, read the full story here.

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