All news on the topic: Merseyside Police

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'I made a horrifying discovery about my teenager when I checked his old phone'
A court heard the teenage boy was living in fear of Carl Ashall and Neil Swift, who recruited him to deal drugs, because he felt Ashall, in particular, was "dangerous"
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Moment 'mini tornado' strikes festival as boy in zorb ball hurled 65ft into air
Merseyside Police are investigating the accident - which saw a nine-year-old boy catapulted "15 to 20 metres" into the air - amid reports that it was caused by a "freak weather phenomena"
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Mum plans touching tribute to teen, 15, who died while swimming with pal in lake
Kirsty Madden lost her 15-year-old daughter in a tragedy at Carr Mill Dams in St Helen's, Merseyside last week after she went swimming in the lake with a friend
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Mum high on laughing gas crashes car in 100mph fireball smash that killed friend
Nasrin Saleh, 26, was sentenced at Liverpool Crown Court to four and a half years in jail after pleading guilty to causing the death of Luqman Mehboob by dangerous driving on October 10, 2021
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'I tried to catch the zorb that catapulted boy sky high - it was chaos'
A man has shared how he rushed to help a nine-year-old boy who was left seriously injured at a family festival in Southport when an inflatable zorb ball blew away in a sudden strong wind
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Second child swept into air while inside zorb ball in freak festival accident
Police have confirmed a second child was swept into the air by a freak gust of wind while playing inside a zorb ball at a family festival after a nine-year-old was left with 'serious injuries'
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Boy injured as inflatable ball blows away in strong wind with him trapped inside
An air ambulance has been dispatched to Victoria Park in Southport, Merseyside, following the accident understood to have been caused by a "freak gust of wind" this afternoon
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Mum says life 'won't be the same' after teen dies during swim with friends
Kirsty Madden paid tribute to 'beautiful soul' 15-year-old daughter Erin who died after getting into trouble at Carr Mill Dam at St Helen's, Merseyside, on Thursday
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Body of missing man found in lorry was mistaken for a horror movie prop
Ian Roberts was reported missing back in October last year, but when the 35-year-old was found dead in a lorry, the person who found him thought his body was a horror movie prop
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Body of teenage girl found in lake after huge emergency search at Carr Mill Dam
Emergency services raced to Carr Mill Dam earlier today after police said they were concerned for the safety of a teenage girl. This afternoon, a police spokesperson confirmed her body has been found
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Sister heard 'blood-curdling scream' as much-loved brother dies in front of her
Nicola Ellison described the heart-wrenching moment she received a call telling her to get to the hospital as her brother Adam had been stabbed - sadly, doctors could not save him
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Tributes to woman, 21, with 'kindest soul' who died after tragic car crash
Kate Swale, 21, died after a tragic crash on the M62 in Liverpool yesterday. A 22-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of causing death by dangerous driving
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Man, 22, arrested after woman, 21, killed in horror M62 smash
Merseyside Police have confirmed a 22-year-old man has been arrested after a woman, 21, was killed in a crash between a Vauxhall Corsa and a Mercedes C180 on the M62 near Liverpool
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Missing mum's burnt body found in fire pit as cops make fresh appeal
Paula Hounslea, 37, went missing from her home in West Derby, Liverpool, in 2009 and her burnt body was found three years later in a fire pit on a disused railway line
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'My murdered daughter has never been found – but her killer could walk free'
Jean Taylor, whose daughter Chantel Taylor was murdered and dismembered by evil Stephen Wynne in 2004, has shared her heartache at never being able to lay her to rest
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Son stabs own mum to death in pub car park brawl with drug dealer
Jamie Dempsey stabbed his mother by accident in retaliation to an attack by Brian Flynn, a convicted drug dealer, over an unpaid drug debt
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One of UK's most wanted men arrested in Spain - after seven years on the run
Mark Francis Roberts was arrested in the Costa Del Sol on Wednesday following a surveillance operation to identify him - the 29-year-old from Liverpool was wanted in connection with an attack and attempted robbery in 2016
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Pregnant daughter, 26, held dad in arms after he was shot dead outside home
Nicky Ayers, 46, was shot seven times at close range in the early hours of April 29, 2010, outside his mum-in-law's house in West Derb - no one has ever been charged with his murder
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Four dead as murder and mayhem breaks out across Coronation bank holiday weekend
Four lives have been lost with other people injured as a spate of stabbings, attacks and other violence broke out across the country with Liverpool, Bath, the Midlands and South-East all affected, despite millions enjoying the Coronation celebrations
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Man stabbed inside barber shop after frenzied brawl breaks out
A man in his 20s was found with several stab wounds to his legs and back after a brawl broke out in the barber shop, with forensics officers later seen outside placing items into a bag
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Hunt for drive-by-shooting killers shifts 300 miles from Liverpool to Plymouth
Sam Rimmer, 22, was killed in Liverpool last August by killers on electric bikes which are now believed to have been taken from the murder scene to another city
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Eurovision bosses brace themselves for eco-protesters to disrupt singing contest
Execs have been working with police to devise a plan to minimise any potential disruption to the grand final on May 13, at Liverpool Arena
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Paedophile who abducted girl, 6, handed in by own dad after he saw CCTV image
Lewis Jones, 24, of Brocklebank Lane, Allerton, abducted and violently attacked the girl while she was playing in a field with her cousin's near a family member's home
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'Feral' teen gang shout 'smash her head in' as attack on girl, 12, filmed
A girl aged 12 has been filmed being attacked by a gang of children on Merseyside where one of the kids is heard saying "smash her head in" as she is left with a bloodied face
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Football mad boy, 10, dead in horror crash as devastated family pay tribute
Charlie Lowe's family have paid tribute to him after the 10-year-old died in hospital on Friday after he was hit by a Ford Puma in Walton