Rebekah died after an incident at Knowsley Heights on Tuesday
17:43, 17 Apr 2025Updated 12:16, 18 Apr 2025
Rebekah Campbell (Image: Merseyside Police/Family handout )
Merseyside police have charged a man with murder after a woman was stabbed to death in Huyton this week. Police received a call at 10.30pm on Tuesday (April 15) that a woman, now known to be 32-year-old Rebekah Campbell, had been stabbed inside a flat at Knowsley Heights.
Officers attended and gave first aid to Rebekah until paramedics arrived. She was taken to hospital but died from her injuries.
Michael Ormandy, 34, of Linacre Road, in Litherland, was arrested the same evening and has today, Thursday April 17, been charged with murder.
Ormandy has been remanded into custody and will next appear at Liverpool Magistrate’s Court on Saturday April 19.
Earlier today Rebekah’s family paid tribute to her, saying: “Rebekah was our everything. She was a happy young woman with her whole life ahead of her and had a genuine heart of gold. If it meant putting herself out to help someone, she wouldn’t hesitate.
Rebekah Campbell (Image: Merseyside Police/Family handout )
“We are so proud of her. She was a support for vulnerable people and would use her own experiences to make other lives better.
“We are so grateful for all the messages of condolences, and we didn’t realise how many people’s lives Rebekah had touched, which just reiterates to us how special she was.
“As a family we would appreciate privacy at this time.”
A series of heartbreaking tributes have been shared on social media from Rebekah’s loved ones who described her as a “beautiful, caring” woman who “loved being around her family and friends”.
Floral tributes outside Knowsley Heights(Image: Liverpool ECHO)
A cordon remained in place outside the entrance of Knowsley Heights on Wednesday afternoon, and police divers could be seen searching part of the Leeds to Liverpool Canal in Litherland in connection with the investigation.
Pictures from the scene show a diver in the water and a number of officers stood on the canal bank. The entrance to the canal was taped off by police and a special unit vehicle could be seen parked nearby.
Diver in water as police investigate (Image: Liverpool Echo)