Paedophile battered by vigilante gang stole from OAP and took wedding and funeral deposits

Invalid EmailSomething went wrong, please try again later.When you subscribe we will use the information you provide to send you these newsletters. Your information will be used in accordance with ourPrivacy Notice.A sick paedophile battered by vigilantes is an ex-hotel worker who stole deposits for wedding and funeral functions. Matthew Atkinson set up a SnapChat profile using a photo of a former work colleague to ‘catfish’ young boys online. When she reported it to the police, officers raided his home and discovered a twisted collection of child rape photos. READ MORE:Paedophile attacked by vigilantes Liverpool Crown Court heard Atkinson has since been attacked by a group of men who “rampaged” through and smashed up his flat. He was spared jail after a judge said he wanted him to take a course to make sure he didn’t progress to even more serious offences. The ECHO can now reveal that Atkinson, 36, formerly of Seaforth, is also a lowlife thief who once targeted a 92-year-old woman. And when working at the Holiday Inn Express in Hoylake, he helped himself to £13,600 in wedding party and even funeral deposits. The then 32-year-old crook left his employers footing the bill for seven events, after…
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