Overview
- James Evans, Samuel Hopgood and Alfie Forsyth were sentenced at Preston Crown Court after their November convictions for conspiracy to commit violent disorder.
- Local coverage reports differing allocations of immediate prison terms versus a suspended term, though the court imposed a mix of custodial and suspended sentences.
- Evidence at trial included Snapchat messages and CCTV indicating an organised trip from Maghull to Ormskirk to seek revenge after an earlier assault.
- In separate proceedings, Thomas Dures and Henry Houghton were convicted of Matthew Daulby’s murder and received life sentences with minimum terms of 23 and 20 years.
- Matthew’s father detailed the family’s enduring loss in a victim impact statement as the judge criticised the defendants for failing to assist police and attempting to cover up events.