Overview
- Anfield stabbing: Mason Breen, 20, was charged with grievous bodily harm with intent and possession of a blade after a man in his 50s was wounded on Breck Road and taken to hospital in a stable condition.
- Willenhall shooting: a man in his 20s suffered life-threatening injuries on Wordsworth Road as two men, aged 50 and 27, were arrested on suspicion of attempted murder during quick-time enquiries.
- Wolverhampton fatality: a 30-year-old man was stabbed to death on Burcot Avenue in the early hours of Christmas Day and two men, aged 35 and 58, were arrested on suspicion of murder as forensic and CCTV work continues.
- Syston death: police launched a murder probe after a man in his 40s was found dead in a flat and a 49-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of murder, with officers stating the men were known to each other.
- Road incidents: a 55-year-old pedestrian died after being struck by a car on Marine Drive in Southport, and four people, including an eight-year-old boy, were taken to hospital after a two-car crash on the East Lancashire Road in Croxteth.