Overview
- Officers responding to a late-night concern-for-safety call on January 8 found human remains inside a flat at Gerards Court in St Helens.
- George Gordon, 65, has been charged with preventing lawful and decent burial and obstructing a coroner and is due at Liverpool Magistrates’ Court today.
- A 58-year-old man from St Helens was arrested on suspicion of assisting an offender and remains in police custody for questioning.
- Detectives are pursuing inquiries across linked locations, including a second scene on Douglas Road in Anfield, supported by a forensic tent and a mobile police station.
- Investigators report ongoing house-to-house work, CCTV reviews and forensic examinations, and urge the public to share information through official channels while avoiding prejudicial reporting.