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Merseyside mothers TWICE as likely to be killed by their own sons

Alan Williams (left), James Dempsey (centre) and John Owens, who killed their mothers in the Liverpool.
Alan Williams (left), James Dempsey (centre) and John Owens, who killed their mothers in the Liverpool.
Merseyside mothers TWICE as likely to be killed by their own sons

Karen Dempsey, 55, was stabbed in the heart trying to break up a fight involving her son James at the Brambles pub in Kirkby in 2022; he told her 'mum, I'm sorry', hugged her and fled, and she died within little more than an hour of reaching hospital.

John Owens was jailed for four and a half years after fatally assaulting his mother Julie Owens, 52.

'Manipulation disguised as love,' says Jenny Dennett of The First Step, describing mothers silenced by their sons.

Seeking support 'does not mean giving up on their son', Merseyside Police and Crime Commissioner Emily Spurrell tells mothers.

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