Good morning, these are the latest ECHO headlines today.
Man hid in wardrobe after sexually assaulting friend
A Liverpool student felt "helpless" and "scared" after a friend sexually assaulted her before hiding in her wardrobe.
Zeenia Naqvee, 21, said her friend shoved his hands down her trousers as she cooked dinner.
In a bizarre twist, Zeenia said he then hid in her wardrobe after he followed her to her bedroom while he 'begged for sex' despite Zeenia repeatedly rejecting his advances.
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Speaking of the assault that put her on edge, Zeenia, from Sheffield, told the ECHO: "I was in my own house. I should be safe."
She added: "I was just really surprised because we were friends. Since then, I've been quite wary."
Zeenia reported the assault to the police in June 2020 and in July 2021 he was ordered to pay her £400 in compensation for the sexual assault under Section 3 of the Sexual Offences Act 2003 an was given a 12 week prison sentence suspended for two years.
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Mum 'disgusted' as rat chews through daughter's carpet in area 'overrun' with vermin
A mum said her area's rat problems are out of control after her daughter was woken up by a rat chewing through her bedroom carpet.
After that incident in November last year, the mum-of-two said rats also started to appear in the kitchen of her Page Moss family home.
The mum, who asked not to be named, said that after installing shop bought and makeshift traps she caught four rats in her kitchen – which she had banned her children, aged seven and ten. from going in “because it’s just not safe.”
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The mum said that she reported the infestation to her housing provider and to Knowsley Council ’s environmental health team, who came out to visit last week.
After finding a hole in the cupboard, she put chicken wire and nails into the hole and for a few weeks everything seemed fine.
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Jailed in Liverpool: Uzi and AK47 courier, teen yob and disturbing stalker
This list includes 11 people locked up for crimes linked to Merseyside this past week.
One judge sentenced an unrepentant child rapist who was told he was "in denial" about his sick past.
Courts heard about a gangland middle-man who delivered machine guns and AK-47s to crooks.
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Judges sentenced a teenage yob who was involved in an appalling police chase and a disturbing stalker.
One court heard about a cowardly ex-boyfriend who battered his former partner while she was holding their baby in her arms.
And a judge had to sentence a man who smashed a broken wine bottle into a woman's face.
Here is an overview of some of the most serious cases to have concluded this past week.
