Child left alone in flat with axe and drugs 'in easy reach' as dealer sold cannabis
manchestereveningnews.co.ukA young child was abandoned in a flat stashed with weapons, drugs and dogs when the man who was meant to be looking after her was out on the street selling cannabis.
Dean Welch left the child in his "squalid" and freezing cold flat with only a school jumper and a nappy. The squalid apartment was described as having an "overwhelming smell of excrement and urine" and doubled as a storehouse for thousands of pounds worth of cocaine, the Liverpool Echo reports.
Liverpool Crown Court heard how plain clothes police on duty in Seacombe, Wirral, spotted a drug deal in progress in December last year.
Joanne Maxwell, prosecuting, described how a cyclist involved was detained by officers and was found in possession of two wraps of cannabis, meanwhile, Welch had ran off but was shortly detained after a chase. Try MEN Premium for FREE by clicking here for no ads, fun puzzles and brilliant new features The 40-year-old was found to be carrying two £20 notes and a "burner type" Nokia mobile phone.
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