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A man from Middleton attacked his own dad as he slept leaving him with a broken jaw. Mark Meredith, who had been drinking, set on his own father as he lay snoozing on a sofa, grabbing hold of him violently and he fell hitting his head on a brick wall.

A group of wedding guests had to be evacuated after a dad kicked out of comedy club set fire to a hotel. Daniel Barker, 39, started the blaze after arguing with his girlfriend over sex.

Court heard the first incident took place after the mum went to bed early, leaving the child with his dad overnight.In the morning, the dad said he had noticed marks on one of his son's legs which she should look at, leading her to call medics.Doctors at Alder Hey Children's Hospital found three bruises on his thigh, lower back and hips, which a consultant paediatrician said "were bruises and non-accidental".Care proceedings were launched and the dad admitted squeezing his son but said he relaxed his grip when his crying became higher pitched.Liverpool Echo reports Katy Appleton, prosecuting, said: "He admitted that he had been frustrated with the continuous crying." When the baby was 12 weeks old, the couple were allowed to see their baby

McDonald’s customer with a machete for no reason, a court heard.

The Liverpool Echo reports he carried out the horrifying attack on Samuel Liggett, 20, who needed 12 hours of surgery to reattach his left hand. Hughes later posted a picture of himself spattered in blood on Snapchat - 'revelling' in what he had done.