Man gave fist bump and said he'd 'put two in the chest' as nan shot dead, court hears – Liverpool Echo Skip to main content A man accused of murder has told a jury that his co-defendant fist bumped him and said "I've just put two in the chest" after a nan was dead in her own home. Mum-of-six and grandma-of-five Jackie Rutter died aged 53 after being shot in the chest on the doorstep of her own home on Meadowbrook Road in Moreton, Wirral. Four men, Simon Allen, James Byrne, Barrie Glynn and David Harrison, are currently on trial at Liverpool Crown Court accused of her murder. A fifth defendant, Anna McGinn, is charged with assisting an offender in connection with the fatal shooting. The attack was apparently motivated by a "robbery" in which Ms Rutter's sons Peter and Steven reportedly stole a mobile phone which Byrne and another man, Preston Connolly, had been using to conduct their drug dealing business. These two men were then said to have carried out the shooting the following day as Glynn acted as their getaway driver.
Published: November 14, 2025 2:38 pm
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