A woman was found with significant injuries inside a home
Merseyside Police outside a home on Clent Road(Image: Liverpool Echo)
A man has been arrested on suspicion of murder. On Sunday, July 13, Merseyside Police were called at around 1.10pm to reports that a woman, in her 70s, had been found with significant injuries inside a home on Clent Road in Maghull.
Emergency services attended the scene, but she was pronounced dead. A 44-year-old man, understood to have known the victim, has been arrested on suspicion of murder, and he remains in custody to be questioned.
The death is being treated as a domestic incident, police have said. A cordon remains in place at the home, and officers are at the scene to offer reassurance to the community and also carry out house-to-house and CCTV inquiries.
Detective Chief Inspector Alan Nuttall said: “Our thoughts first and foremost are with the woman’s family, and they will be fully supported by specialist officers in the coming days and weeks.
“The community too will feel the shock and upset of this incident, and officers remain at the scene to hopefully provide reassurance and help carry out the initial stages of the investigation.
“Detectives will continue to gather witness statements and forensic evidence to establish a full understanding of what took place.
“We are in the very early stages of our investigation, but this is currently being treated as a domestic incident in which the suspect and victim knew each other, and we are not looking for anyone else in connection with it.
“Thankfully we were swiftly able to make an arrest following the incident. Although we have a suspect in custody, we are still appealing for anyone with information to come forward.”
Anyone with information should contact Merseyside Police social media desk via X @MerPolCC or on Facebook ‘Merseyside Police Contact Centre’ quoting 25000576112.
You can also report information via the website: https://www.merseyside.police.uk/ro/report/ocr/af/how-to-report-a-crime/ or call 101.
Alternatively, contact the independent charity Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111, or via their website here: https://crimestoppers-uk.org/give-information/forms/give-information-anonymously.
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