![]() ![]() "Instead, thereafter, he preyed upon obvious vulnerability i.e. "There was no lawful reason or justification for taking him away from the shop and the court can be sure of that because he did not in fact contact the police himself at all to get them to come to help. His fraudulent activities vitiated the apparent consent or willingness of to walk with him. "By the way that he dressed and also by telling the shopkeeper that he would ‘radio in’ to the police, by fraud, he got to go with him, away from the safety of the shop. Nicola Daley, prosecuting, told the court: "When he saw, who was upset and trying to get the police to assist him to go home in order to spend time with alone he presented himself, both to the shopkeeper and, as someone who could assist in getting to the police. However while Byrne and the boy were sipping their drinks, the real police turned up before Byrne was able "to form the intent to commit a sexual offence". The court heard that they then walked to the McDonald's on Lord Street as the toilets at the Lime Street branch were locked, and Byrne bought the boy a hot chocolate. ![]() The court heard Byrne told the shopkeeper he would "radio in" the lost boy, and walked away with him towards McDonald's at Lime Street, telling him "I was due to finish early but now I have to deal with you". READ MORE: James Preston murder trial must restart after juror's baby taken ill READ MORE: Brianna Ghey live court updates as murder trial continues Liverpool Crown Court heard today (Tuesday) that Byrne, of Fountains Road in Birkenhead, was flagged down by the shopkeeper at around 3.10am, who had been previously led to believe Byrne was an undercover officer. Meanwhile, prolific child abuser Robert Byrne, 56, was prowling the area wearing a bullet proof vest and a utility belt, holding what appeared to be a wireless radio. ![]() However he ended up lost and scared in the early hours of February 27 this year, and turned to a city centre shopkeeper for help. The 13-year-old victim had run away from where he was living with his nan and travelled on his own to Liverpool, hoping to find his mum's house in the Everton area. A lost and distressed boy fell into the clutches of a prolific paedophile who was prowling Liverpool City Centre at 3am dressed like a police officer. ![]()
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