{"id":40216,"date":"2025-04-22T05:15:13","date_gmt":"2025-04-22T05:15:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/40216\/"},"modified":"2025-04-22T05:15:13","modified_gmt":"2025-04-22T05:15:13","slug":"man-charged-with-murder-of-rebekah-campbell-to-appear-in-court","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/40216\/","title":{"rendered":"Man charged with murder of Rebekah Campbell to appear in court"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Michael Ormandy was not asked to enter a plea during his previous appearance at Liverpool Magistrates&#8217; Court<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/0_Michael-Ormandy-34-is-accused-of-murder-after-the-death-of-Rebekah-Campbell.jpg\" alt=\"Michael Ormandy, 34, is accused of murder after the death of Rebekah Campbell\" loading=\"eager\"  \/>Michael Ormandy, 34, is accused of murder after the death of Rebekah Campbell<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">A man charged with the murder of a young woman will appear before the city&#8217;s crown court today.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">Michael Ormandy, 34, is <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.liverpoolecho.co.uk\/all-about\/crime\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"charged with the murder of Rebekah CampbellLink opens in a new tab.\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\">charged with the murder of Rebekah Campbell<\/a>, who died after suffering stab wounds inside a flat at <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.liverpoolecho.co.uk\/all-about\/knowsley\" target=\"\" aria-label=\"\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\">Knowsley<\/a> Heights in <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.liverpoolecho.co.uk\/all-about\/huyton\" target=\"\" aria-label=\"\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\">Huyton<\/a> at around 10.30pm on Tuesday, April 15.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">Officers who attended the scene administered first aid to Ms Campbell, 32, until paramedics arrived, but she died later of her injuries in hospital.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">Ormandy, of Linacre Road in <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.liverpoolecho.co.uk\/all-about\/litherland\" target=\"\" aria-label=\"\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\">Litherland<\/a>, was arrested on the same evening and <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.liverpoolecho.co.uk\/all-about\/crime\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"charged with murderLink opens in a new tab.\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\">charged with murder<\/a> two days later.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">He appeared at <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.liverpoolecho.co.uk\/all-about\/courts\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"Liverpool Magistrates&#039; CourtLink opens in a new tab.\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\">Liverpool Magistrates&#8217; Court<\/a> on Saturday, April 19 for his first appearance. He spoke only to confirm his address and his date of birth.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">He was not asked to enter a plea because, due to <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.liverpoolecho.co.uk\/all-about\/courts\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"the severity of the chargeLink opens in a new tab.\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\">the severity of the charge<\/a>, his case can only be dealt with at the <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.liverpoolecho.co.uk\/all-about\/courts\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"crown courtLink opens in a new tab.\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\">crown court<\/a>. Ormandy, who was dressed all in grey, was remanded in custody to appear before Liverpool Crown Court this morning, Tuesday, April 22.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">In a <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.liverpoolecho.co.uk\/all-about\/merseyside-police\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"statement issued through Merseyside PoliceLink opens in a new tab.\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\">statement issued through Merseyside Police<\/a>, Ms Campbell&#8217;s family said: &#8220;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\u2019t hesitate.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">&#8220;We are so proud of her. She was a support for vulnerable people and would use her own experiences to make other lives better.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">&#8220;We are so grateful for all the messages of condolences, and we didn\u2019t realise how many people\u2019s lives Rebekah had touched, which just reiterates to us how special she was.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \"><a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.liverpoolecho.co.uk\/all-about\/merseyside-police\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"Merseyside PoliceLink opens in a new tab.\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\">Merseyside Police<\/a> said people can still get in touch with them if they have any information about the incident.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">Call 101 or DM @MerPolCC on social media and quote reference number 25000309360 or call Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \"><strong class=\"Strong_strong__e2x35\">For the latest news and breaking news visit <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.liverpoolecho.co.uk\/news\/\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"[object Object]Link opens in a new tab.\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\">http:\/\/www.liverpoolecho.co.uk\/news\/<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \"><strong class=\"Strong_strong__e2x35\">Get all the big headlines, pictures, analysis, opinion and video on the stories that matter to you.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \"><strong class=\"Strong_strong__e2x35\">Join the Liverpool ECHO Breaking News and Top Stories WhatsApp community to receive the latest news straight to your phone <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.liverpoolecho.co.uk\/news\/liverpool-news\/join-liverpool-echos-whatsapp-community-26664885\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"[object Object]Link opens in a new tab.\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\">by clicking here<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Michael Ormandy was not asked to enter a plea during his previous appearance at Liverpool Magistrates&#8217; CourtMichael Ormandy,&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":40217,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8815],"tags":[748,30,188,393,4884,16552,179,16,15],"class_list":{"0":"post-40216","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-liverpool","8":"tag-britain","9":"tag-courts","10":"tag-crime","11":"tag-england","12":"tag-great-britain","13":"tag-huyton","14":"tag-liverpool","15":"tag-uk","16":"tag-united-kingdom"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/114379917426167903","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/40216","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=40216"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/40216\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/40217"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=40216"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=40216"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=40216"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}