Wirral man recalled to prison for breaching licence conditions

A Wirral man who was jailed for an assault in Rock Ferry in 2022 has been recalled to prison for breaching his licence conditions.

Jake Duffy, aged 24, originally from Beechwood, was sentenced on February 20 2023, to two years for assault and nine months for affray to run concurrently following an incident on December 23 2022 where a man was assaulted at the junction of Bedford Road and Highfield Road.

The victim sustained several injuries to his face and lower back in the attack and required hospital treatment.

Duffy was released from prison in January 2024 with strict licence conditions.

He was arrested on August 1 for breaching his licence conditions and returned to prison the following day to serve the remainder of his sentence after he was found associating with people in a Liverpool restaurant on his non-association list.

Duffy is also subject to a two-year gang injunction that he was handed last August.

Merseyside Police is proactively targeting gang-related activity in the Birkenhead area and works closely with our partners from EVOLVE Wirral, a Home Office-based Clear, Hold, Build initiative designed to help and regenerate areas worst affected by serious and organised crime.

Inspector Al McKeon said: “Gang-related activity has a profoundly detrimental effect on those who live or work in areas where these criminals operate, often recklessly with complete disregard for others.

“We are using all the powers and legislation available to us to disrupt and deter gang-related activity and will continue to robustly tackle serious and organised crime in Merseyside.

“But to have the greatest impact we cannot do this alone and need people to tell us about any criminality they hear or see so we can get those responsible off our streets.

“Together we are always stronger and I urge members of the public to come forward with information about those involved in organised crime and criminal activity so we can continue to take action against the organised crime groups who bring misery to our streets.

“This information can be passed on to Crimestoppers anonymously – no-one but you will ever know you made that report – and your information, no matter how small you may think it is, can help us to make our communities safer for generations to come.”

Anyone with information can contact Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111, or via an online report here Give information 100% anonymously about organised crime in Merseyside | Crimestoppers (crimestoppers-uk.org). Alternatively, contact us directly at @MerpolCC or by calling 101. In an emergency always call 999.