Liverpool Echo reporter wins right to name killer

A Liverpool Echo reporter won the right for her paper to name a youth who killed a pensioner after challenging an order which prevented his identity being known. Sarah Chapman told a judge at Liverpool crown court that the public had a right to know who had committed the crime. He agreed and lifted the ban, allowing the Echo to reveal that 16-year-old Dean Fagan had pleaded guilty to the manslaughter of a retired bus driver by running him over in a stolen car. Post & Echo managing editor Chris Walker said: "Sarah clearly made a very articulate case and did the paper proud." (Via holdthefrontpage.co.uk)