R v Richard Burrows
Mark Connor led Jemma Gordon in prosecuting a paedophile who spent 27 years on the run in Thailand after stealing another man’s identity.
On 30th April at Chester Crown Court, Richard Burrows was sentenced to 46 years with 1-year extended licence.
Burrows was found guilty of 97 offences, including dozens of historical child sexual abuse offences. He had previously admitted to 43 of the charges and denied 54 others, but was convicted at Chester Crown Court on Monday 17th March.
Mark Connor appears in the BBC documentary The Big Cases: The Predator Who Fled to Paradise which is available on BBC iPlayer.
The sentencing was reported on the BBC, ITV News, and The Guardian.
