These are the latest ECHO headlines this morning.
Pervert pensioner exposed himself to schoolgirls from his window
A pervert pensioner regularly stripped naked to stand in his window when a school bus dropped off girls outside his home.
Former soldier Thomas Beattie, 71, also showed one of the girls a photograph of his penis on his mobile phone. Beattie denied the allegations but was convicted after a trial, during which the district judge was shown a photograph on the girl’s phone corroborating her evidence.
Although the charge of exposure of which he was found guilty only related to one day District Judge Wendy Lloyd told him: “It was well known that you would be naked at the window at the time the school bus arrived.”
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Shannen Carey, prosecuting, told Liverpool Magistrates’ Court that in early March last year the mum of a 15-year-old girl reported to police that her daughter told her she had seen Beattie exposing himself from a front window on a number of occasions over the space of a year.
Her daughter said how on March 12 she got off the bus home from school at the stop opposite waste land by his home with her friend.
Ms Carey said: “She walked past Beattie’s home and saw him stood in his front window with a phone to his ear. As she walked past he turned the telephone away towards her and on the telephone screen she saw a clear photograph of a penis. Read the full story here.
Boy, 9, 'terrified' of going to school after near miss on busy road
A Liverpool schoolboy has been left terrified of going to school after a near miss on his morning journey.
Jacob Sheridan, nine, joined hundreds of learners gearing up to head back into the classroom at Gilmour Junior School, Garston, after their six week break last month. However, the year five pupil was the subject of a near miss as he crossed the road to meet a friend and has been left suffering from flashbacks and increased anxiety.
Jacob, accompanied by dad Hugh, walked out from their car sandwiched between a number of parked vehicles and was just inches away from a car coming along Whitehedge Road. The boy was left shaking by the experience, suffering from shortness of breath while meeting with the school’s headteacher with his father.
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Jacob admitted he loves being in school but he doesn't like "going to school". Dad Hugh said more needs to be done in the surrounding roads enveloping the school to protect young people.
He said: “The busiest road is Whitehedge road where there are no signs indicating that a school exists, there are no speed limit signs close to the school, there are no yellow zig zag lines or any no stopping signs. My wife made a complaint last year and I know many parents are fearful of a child getting injured, or worse. " Read more here.
Liverpool DJ Frank Moran was 'life and soul of every party'
Tributes have flooded in for a Liverpool DJ who has died.
Hundreds of people, including local councillors, have offered condolences to the family of Frank Moran, after his sudden death on Wednesday, October 5. The DJ known as Talk2Frank, from Garston, has been described as "the life and soul of every party."
Clubs and bars have released tributes to Frank, in his 20s, with city centre venue Lost Lounge sharing a statement alongside videos of him playing DJ sets. The post said: "Today we lost one of our own. Talk2Frank sadly passed away today.
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"Only Frank could empty the upstairs like he did and bring the party downstairs! Didn’t matter that there was a couple of big hitters fresh from Creamfields, they couldn’t come anywhere near you Frank.
"Top came off for the end of the set and no one wanted to go home. You had only just started , gone far too soon mate."
Frank was due to headline an event, called Peace Patrol, at Lost Lounge next week on Saturday, October 15. The organiser confirmed that the event will go ahead as a memorial with funds raised going to Frank's family. Peace Patrol said: "We received the devastating and heartbreaking news this morning about the passing of our Headline DJ." Read the full story here.
