An investigation has been launched into the death
Dylan Rose, of Waverley Road, Liverpool(Image: Merseyside police)
A vicious abuser who chased down his girlfriend in a dark alleyway before knocking her down and string her with a pole has died in prison two years after appearing in court for his crimes. Dylan Rose, of Waverley Road, Liverpool, stalked his ex-partner for months, bombarding her with abusive text messages and threatening to set his dogs on her and burn her mother’s house down.
Rose, who was 27 at the time of his appearance at Liverpool Crown Court in 2023, pleaded guilty to stalking, witness intimidation and criminal damage. Prosecutor Paul Blasbery said Rose, a dad of one, had known the woman for five years before they became involved in a relationship in September 2021.
But Rose soon began showing signs of controlling behaviour, and the young mum decided to end the relationship in March 2022.
In April 2022, Rose messaged the woman boasting he had kicked down her front door, and when she returned home the next day she found her door had indeed been damaged.
His behaviour escalated further as he began to threaten her. On October 30 2022, he sent her a message which read: “Get your a** home now, or I’ll smoke her house out”, in reference to the woman’s mother.
The court heard the situation exploded into violence on several occasions. On June 18 2022, the woman was walking down an alleyway in Liverpool city centre in the early hours of the morning when Rose, on his bicycle, attacked her from behind, punching her in the head and jabbing a metal pole at her, causing her to bleed.
After the woman endured a further five months of Rose’s behaviour and threats, she reported him to police on November 25 before he texted her: “I’m going to get you done for doing this to me, and spin it all on you.”
In a police interview, Rose accused the woman of being jealous after the break-up, boasting: “I had the pick of three women and chose the best one.”
He initially denied the charges, but changed his pleas to guilty the day his trial was due to begin.
John Rowan, defending, said Rose had started an anger management course at HMP Altcourse while awaiting his sentence, and was trying to overcome his problems with drug use.
He said Rose continued to deny attacking the woman in the alleyway in June 2022.
Rose was sentenced to two years and eight months in prison and issued a restraining order forbidding him from contacting his ex-girlfriend.
The Prison and Probations Service has now announced an investigation after Rose died while serving his sentence at HMP Hindley on June 6.
In response to the death of Rose, 29, a spokesperson for the Ministry of Defence said: “Dylan Rose died in custody at HMP Hindley on 6 June, 2025. As with all deaths in custody, the Prison and Probation Ombudsman will investigate.”