A man has died after being rushed to hospital from a building site in Partington. Emergency services were called to reports of concern for welfare of the man at the site on Hall Lane on Monday afternoon (January 22).
03.01.2024 - 10:32 / manchestereveningnews.co.uk
A man who plotted to be sent back to prison entered a town hall armed with a pair of scissors and demanded 'give me all the money' in his bid to get back behind bars.
Serial robber David McCrimmon threatened the receptionist at Bootle Town Hall in Merseyside in October last year, telling her he 'wasn't f***ing moving' and reported he had slept rough the night before. He was sentenced at Liverpool Crown Court on Tuesday (January 2) where he moaned that his sentencing was 'taking too long'.
The 48-year-old said he had "done it because he wanted to go back to jail" as he was taken from the scene to custody, reports the Liverpool Echo.
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Liverpool Crown Court heard that McCrimmon entered the town hall shortly before 10am on October 13 last year "mumbling something about probation". Michael Stephenson, prosecuting, described how a receptionist informed him that the Probation Service was no longer based within the building, but McCrimmon - who reported that he had "slept rough" the previous evening - replied that he "wasn't f***ing moving".
He was given the new address for probation, but did not leave and was said to have been "very agitated and possibly under the influence of drink or drugs". The member of staff reported that he then "began talking about going back to jail", and asked her to call the police while making reference to "robbing things in Formby".
While the staff member was on the phone, McCrimmon walked around the counter and said "give me all the money" while holding a pair of scissors. CCTV footage of the incident, which was played to the court, showed him "rooting around" shelves behind the reception desk and "waving the
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