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Victim 'had a heart of gold and was robbed of her future'
Liverpool Echo
|January 30, 2026
A killer was told “we pity you, you coward, we hope you rot in hell" as he was jailed for life with a minimum term of 40 years.
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Jackie Rutter’s daughter-in-law Jemma Rixon earlier addressed the court from the witness box during the hearing, saying in an emotional statement: “She had a heart of gold and loved everybody. Jackie didn't have a bad bone in her body. She will not be defined by what's happened to her. Instead, she will be remembered as the beautiful mother and grandmother she was.
This story is from the January 30, 2026 edition of Liverpool Echo.
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