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Nurse stabbed after alarm failed in middle of attack by patient
A mental health nurse cornered by a violent patient trying to "stab him to death" was left to fight for his life after his personal alarm failed to activate.
Edward Inatimi was left bleeding from wounds to his stomach, on April 18 last year, after 74-year-old Raymond Pearse racially abused him and launched an unprovoked attack without warning.
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Pearse had spent much of his life in mental health institutions since being sectioned in 1975 and had a chronic and "treatment resistant" form of paranoid schizophrenia. He was living in Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust run unit Heys Court, in Garston, at the time of the incident.
On Thursday, Liverpool Crown Court heard of a series of concerning issues that left Mr Inatimi lucky to escape without severe injuries. Firstly, before the attack Pearse had absconded from his living quarters and went on the run to London.
Little girl had 'innocence taken away' after being abused on birthday
A little girl had her "innocence taken away" after being sexually assaulted on her birthday.
Roy Brown's actions have had a "life-changing" impact for the youngster after she was preyed upon during "what should have been a time of celebration". The pensioner has now been convicted of sexual offences for a third time.
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Liverpool Crown Court heard on Friday, that the 77-year-old touched the schoolgirl to the breast area over her clothing on her birthday in what Frank Dillon, prosecuting, described as a "sustained incident". A statement read out to the court on behalf of the victim's mum described how the attack left a "horrendous effect" on them, while she "feels the defendant has taken a piece of her innocence away and forced her to grow up before her time".
Refurbished Grade II listed home on site of former garden centre for sale
A Grade II listed home has gone on the market in Merseyside, that offers more than the average house listing.
The detached six bedroom house, Runnells Lane, Thornton, has been recently fully renovated throughout, with new flooring and a kitchen being fitted. The current owner has made sure it’s ready for the new buyers to move straight into.
READ MORE: Refurbished Grade II listed home on site of former garden centre for sale
However the new buyers will not just be purchasing the historic home which was formerly known as being the site of Rushton's nurseries and garden centre. They will also be acquiring a large plot of land, with a stable block, outbuildings and plenty of parking and garden space.
The stable block has been granted planning permission, to be converted into three residential barn conversions. This means the new buyer could be in for an investment or renovation project.
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