An evil paedophile who raped an "extremely young child" more than 60 times died in prison just a few weeks into his 25 year sentence.
James Knowles, 78, carried out "depraved sexual acts" on the girl decades ago, but enjoyed his freedom until he was finally jailed in July last year. His traumatised and psychologically damaged victim first went to the police in the 1990s, but said she was told "there was nothing they could do, because it happened years ago".
However, the woman found the courage to come forward again in 2018, and this time her claims were taken seriously by detectives. Knowles, formerly of Amber Way in Stockbridge Village, was jailed at Liverpool Crown Court and sent to HMP Liverpool where he was told he would almost certainly die due to his end stage heart disease.
