Convicted child sex offender plotted to shoot Merseyside grandmother on doorstepThree men were convicted over the October 2022 murder of 53-year-old grandmother Jackie Rutter after more than 15 hours of jury deliberations at the Liverpool Crown CourtView 3 Images Simon Allen was found guilty of the murder of Jackie Rutter (Image: Merseyside Police)One of three men found guilty of the murder of a grandmother shot on her own doorstep has been named as a convicted child sex offender, it has been revealed. James Byrne, Barrie Glynn and David Harrison have also been on trial for murder at Liverpool Crown Court. View 3 Images Jackie Rutter was shot dead on her doorstep (Image: Liverpool Echo)Byrne, Allen and Harrison were unanimously convicted of murder. View 3 Images Jackie Rutter was shot in the chest in October 2022 (file image) (Image: Merseyside Police)He was handed a total of three-and-a-half years behind bars after downloading 250 indecent pictures and videos before sending some onwards to four others. Allen, 55, of no fixed address, was meanwhile said to have previous convictions in the Netherlands relating to extreme pornographic images and drug offences.